🇬🇪Adoption of proposed “foreign agent” legislation 'would mark a U-turn' for Georgia’s place within international rules-based order. “Moreover, what is at stake is the end of a vibrant civil society,” writes HRHF’s Kety Abashidze for Index on Censorship.

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Join author & English PEN Honorary Member Hanna Komar for the launch of her book 'When I'm Out of Here' PEN Belarus PEN International

In #Belarus , the authorities have stigmatised and repressed Belarusian literature and language. In 2023, books by Nobel Prize laureate and former PEN Belarus President, #SvetlanaAlexievich were withdrawn from libraries. Learn more about #BookBans worldwide:…

Waiting with baited breath for the prize ceremony to begin ⁦Republic of Consciousness Prize⁩ ⁦British Council Arts⁩ ⁦PEN Belarus⁩ ⁦@BelarusInUK⁩

'She urged the United Nations to “act more actively” to help the 61-year-old Bialiatski, who is serving a 10-year sentence linked to his human rights activities, and other political prisoners in #Belarus '

Members of the Network of Human Rights Houses urge authorities in Georgia 🇬🇪 and Republika Srpska 🇧🇦 to withdraw legislation threatening to stifle independent civil society.

Full statement ➡️ bit.ly/3TJ6unG

Join us in taking action for imprisoned writer #MaksimZnak , call on the #Belarus authorities to:
-Release him immediately and end his incommunicado detention
- Ensure he is provided with access to health care and communication with family and lawyers:
pen-international.org/our-campaigns/…

On Freedom Day in #Belarus , we share Taciana Niadbaj's powerful poem “2020-2023”, which reveals the price many in the country are paying as they work towards a #FreeBelarus . PEN Belarus

'They considered us totally buried.
But how can one just bury a plant?
Our greens broke persistent through bedrock, And the blue sky we finally found!'

#Belarus : take action for PEN Belarus member #MaksimZnak . We urge his immediate and unconditional release.

On #WorldPoetryDay , PEN International releases War, Censorship, and Persecution: our Case List 2023/2024, highlighting challenges for writers in global conflicts and emphasising the need to safeguard freedom of expression, especially in war-torn regions: pen-international.org/news/pen-inter…

#Belarus : 1,499 violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures recorded by @PEN_Belarus in 2023. Read the report now and join the call for justice and accountability: penbelarus.org/en/2024/03/03/…

#Belarus : read the latest harrowing report by PEN Belarus, which details 1,499 violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures in 2023. Perpetrators must be held to account.

penbelarus.org/en/2024/03/03/…