Cultural rights
Statement on the Systemic Persecution in the Book Sector and the Designation of Literary Organisations as “Extremist Formations”
PEN Belarus, along with the human rights and cultural community, strongly condemns the current large-scale repression...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 March 2026)
To report a violation (including confidentially) or to correct data presented in the report, please contact us at dap...
International Women’s Day 2026: Take Action for Valeryja Kaściuhova (Belarus)
8 March 2026: Writer, editor and political scientist Valeryja Kaściuhova is serving a 10-year prison sentence in Home...
PEN Belarus Designated an “Extremist Formation”!
The Belarusian authorities continue the systematic destruction of the independent cultural space. On 16 February 2026...
Prints featuring Kaciaryna Andrejeva, Vacłaŭ Areška and Dzmitryj Hałavač
March 3 – World Writers’ Day. On this day, we are publishing prints featuring Belarusian political prisoners – impris...
Belarus: Statement on the systematic confiscation and destruction of manuscripts by prison authorities
In Belarus, prison authorities systematically confiscate and destroy the literary manuscripts and letters of those im...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-28 February 2026)
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Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1–15 February 2026)
To report a violation (including confidentially) or to correct data presented in the report, please contact us at dap...
Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, 2025
This report has been prepared based on consolidated information collected by PEN Belarus’ monitoring group from open ...
Film premiere! Belarus. Banned Books
The banning of books is not only an act of censorship, but also a violation of the right to freedom of expression and...
Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 January 2026)
To report a violation (including confidentially) or to correct data presented in the report, please contact us at dap...
Survey of infringements of language rights in Belarus from July 1st to December 31st, 2025
The association “International Union of Belarusian Writers” continues to monitor the state of the Belarusian language...