Cultural rights

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...

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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Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-30 June 2026)

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Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 June 2026)

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Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-31 May 2026)

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Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (1-15 May 2026)

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Monitoring of violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures. Belarus, January – March 2026

This report draws on data collected by the PEN Belarus monitoring group from open sources, individual contacts, and p...

Freedom for Andrzej Poczobut must lead to more releases

‘Andrzej Poczobut spent over five years in prison in Belarus simply for daring to speak truth to power. That he was r...

Chronicle of human rights violations in the sphere of culture (15-30 April 2026)

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Writers Under Siege: Defying Silence – PEN International Case List 2026

“When literary heritage and expression are attacked, our capacity to develop the narratives and ideas necessary to un...