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Persecution, Convictions, Censorship, Cultural Policy<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Kiry\u0142 Saleje\u016d<\/b>, sound producer of the Youth Theater in Minsk, musician, was imprisoned two weeks ago. He is charged under Art. 342 of the Criminal Code (actions that grossly violate public order), but the details are unknown.<\/span><\/p>\n Andrej Ko\u0142as<\/b>, a historian and lecturer at the Mova Nanova Belarusian language courses, was detained on September 27 on the formal grounds of “checking his hunting rifle” and sentenced to 10 days in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n Anatol Kud\u0142asievi\u010d<\/b>, a bard and writer, was detained on September 29 after his apartment was turned into a mess by the police officers. The following day he was fined about 990 Euro for the white-red-white flag in his window.<\/span><\/p>\n On October 1, the Supreme Court liquidated the <\/span>Union of Belarusian Writers<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n Life of the Imprisoned People<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Kanstancin Sieviaryniec<\/b>, a Belarusian poet, translator, publicist and journalist, <\/span>Pavie\u0142 Sieviaryniec<\/b>‘s father, died of coronavirus on the night of October 1. Pavie\u0142 wasn\u2019t allowed to attend his father’s funeral.<\/span><\/p>\n Natalla Chier\u0161e <\/b>has been transferred from the colony to male prison. In a colony, prisoners go to the canteen and to work, can walk around the closed territory of the colony, and are not in the cell all the time, like in prison.<\/span><\/p>\n Ale\u015b Pu\u0161kin <\/b>in his letter writes that he refused writing a pardon petition, that he had to spend 5 days in solitary confinement, and that he has distributed about a hundred portraits of prisoners. He shares plans for a joint exhibition with artists who have been imprisoned, and is working on a play under the working title \u201cBlack Stork\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n Ihar Bancer<\/b> will be transferred to the Viciebsk colony for the remaining 1 month and 25 days of his term for “violating the regime” of the open air prison (\u201ckhimiya\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n Maria Kalesnikava<\/b> tells <\/span><\/a>in detail about her life in prison, her principles and faith in the Belarusian people.<\/span><\/p>\n Anton \u0160nip<\/b>, an imprisoned bagpiper from the band Irdorath, intends to marry his girlfriend in the pre-trial detention center, but hasn\u2019t received a response from the Investigative Committee. \u0160nip’s defence was suspended until October 15, his lawyer\u2019s license is likely to be revoked.<\/span><\/p>\n Dissent and Cultural Activism <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n PEN Belarus<\/b> has <\/span>published<\/span><\/a> the <\/span>“Vague Time Manifesto”<\/b>, which includes the most important principles of the organization’s existence and activity in the conditions of the political crisis in Belarus after August 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n Here are some points from it:<\/span><\/p>\n PEN Belarus sees its mission in building a space for the development of culture, dialogue and realization of the potential of creators, in protecting the civil and cultural rights and freedoms of the People of the Word.<\/span><\/p>\n PEN Belarus considers literature and culture to be the basis of a stable democratic system.<\/span><\/p>\n PEN Belarususes a human rights approach.<\/span><\/p>\n The\u00a0PEN Belarus assesses the current state of affairs in Belarus as a situation of terror and calls on the regime to stop it immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n In times of crisis and uncertainty, the PEN Belarus strives for constructive models of behavior: mutual respect, solidarity, non-violence, transparency, consistent protection of one\u2019s own values \u200b\u200band rights.<\/span><\/p>\n PEN Belarus considers Belarus-centricity to be the most important principle of its activity. Everything we do, we do with thoughts about Belarus and for Belarus.<\/span> The book “Ninety-Six” by <\/span>Siarhej Navum\u010dyk<\/b>, a member of PEN Belarus, was published in the series “Library of Freedom. XXI century” of Radio Liberty\/Free Europe. <\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/penbelarus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1_kiryl-saleeu-340x240.jpg\")
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