Members of Congress Speak Out in Support of Belarus
Members of the U.S. Congress from across the political spectrum rally in support of the Belarusian people who continue their struggle in the streets. More
Poet and PEN Belarus Member Imprisoned for Demonstrating
“Strotsev now joins a long list of Belarusian cultural figures who have been unjustly detained and faced brutal treatment for expressing dissent through their art." More
Arrest of PEN Belarus Member Represents Another Attack on Cultural Leaders
"These disgraceful, ongoing attacks on people exercising their basic rights to expression and peaceful protest must end." More
The PEN Pod: Resisting Political Violence and Dictatorship in Belarus with Hanna Komar
“I. . . and we as Belarusians fighting for our freedom, want the world to know that Lukashenko is not our president, because we didn’t vote for him.” More
PEN America Condemns Belarus’ Campaign of Intimidation Against Nobel-Winner Svetlana Alexievich
"All that stands between Svetlana Alexievich and arrest is international pressure and the physical bodies of European diplomats." More
PEN America Calls for the Immediate Release of PEN Belarus Members and Employees
"PEN America is outraged at the unjust detention of our colleagues, leaders of a venerated literary and human rights organization." More
Belarus: PEN Calls for the Immediate Release of Political Prisoners
We are highly concerned about the systematic violations of the right to freedom of expression in the run-up to the presidential elections in Belarus. More
Charges Against Marina Zolotova Part of Relentless Persecution of Independent Belarusian Media
"This tenuous accusation of 'official inaction' is very clearly an attempt to punish an independent journalist by any available means." More