May 21 – Day of Political Prisoners in Belarus.
On this day three years ago, political prisoner and activist Vitold Ašurak was tortured to death in a colony. The Belarusian PEN joins in commemorating this date and urges support for Belarusian political prisoners, expressing solidarity with them, and demanding their release from the authorities.
According to our monitoring, as of May 15, there are at least 37 People of Word and at least 156 cultural figures in detention. Detailed analytics on the state of cultural rights in Belarus can be found in our monitoring report for the first quarter of 2024.
To mark the Day of Political Prisoners in Belarus,
we have prepared prints featuring Aleś Bialacki and Maksim Znak
You can download the print templates for free and print them yourself. Wear T-shirts with images of Belarusian political prisoners and remind the world that Belarus needs help to free people from behind bars.
Download print templates featuring Aleś Bialacki here.
Download print templates featuring Maksim Znak here.
Read about Aleś Bialacki and Maksim Znak and find links to their works on our website.