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Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 July 2026)
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Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, January – June 2026
This report draws on data collected by the PEN Belarus monitoring group from open sources, personal contacts, and dir...
Nadzieja Staravojtava (completed her sentence at the end of July 2026)
Writer, candidate of philological sciences, associate professor, popularizer of the Belarusian language.
Serbia: End pervasive crackdown on dissent and rights
PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about pervasive crackdown on dissent and rights in Serbia. ‘The ...
UN Special Rapporteur’s Report: cultural and national identity in Belarus has become a marker of “opposition”
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Belarus Nils Muižnieks has presented a new report on the hu...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 July 2026)
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Serbia: Violent attack on writer Vladimir Arsenijević condemned
PEN Belarus joins the statement of PEN International about Vladimir Arsenijević. ‘The brutal assault on writer Vladim...
Natalla Sivickaja (completed her sentence in July 2026)
Candidate of philological sciences, author, lecturer.
Alaksandr Iljin (according to our calculations, he has completed his sentence)
Alaksandr Iljin is a songwriter and vocalist of the band "Nizkiz."
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-30 June 2026)
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verse X change: Inside the Belarusian–Nordic Poetic Dialogue [video]
In spring 2026, we launched the Belarusian–Danish–Swedish poetry exchange, verse X change. Belarusian poets travelled...
Anthology preview
We are pleased to share a preview of the anthology created within the PEN project “verse X change”, which brought tog...