{"id":71513,"date":"2024-03-06T20:47:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T17:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/71513\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"belarusian-pen-104-artists-behind-bars-in-politically-motivated-cases","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/71513\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarusian PEN: 104 artists behind bars in politically-motivated cases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>March 6, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Belarusian human rights groups consider 104 artists political prisoners, says a report by the Belarusian PEN monitoring violations of cultural rights and human rights of cultural figures in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report recorded 1,499 violations of cultural rights last year, including 163 against 147 cultural organizations and communities, as well as 57 targeting historical and cultural heritage and the Belarusian language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information ministry blacklisted content created by 182 artists as extremist, including their social media, music videos, books, journals, websites and YouTube channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, blogger Mika\u0142aj Klimovi\u010d, artists Ale\u015b Pu\u0161kin and Rus\u0142an Kar\u010dauli died in prison, PEN noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, authorities said that 80 artists were allegedly involved in &#8220;extremist activities,&#8221; while 10 cultural figures were put on the &#8220;terrorist&#8221; register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dissent and freedom of expression have been suppressed under the guise of fighting extremism and terrorism, human rights defenders stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official policies in culture focus on marginalizing dissenters, imposing pro-government views, avoiding international cooperation and opting for pro-Russian perspectives, PEN said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 6, Pozirk. 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