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PEN Belarus has learned that on 7 September 2026, the Central District Court of Minsk designated the following book as “extremist materials”: Marc Levy, Noa, trans. from French by Ekaterina Cherezova (Moscow: Inostranka, Azbuka-Atticus, 2023) Noa by Marc Levy is the final installment in the “Group 9” trilogy, which follows a team of hackers exposing corruption

PEN Belarus has learned that on 1 September 2026, the Leninsky District Court of Mahiloŭ designated two new books as “extremist materials”: Anatol Sanacienka, Return to the Homeland (Minsk: Hałiafy, 2016) / Kamunikat.org Digital Library Anatol Varšaŭski, Heavenly Flax (Kamunikat.org Digital Library, 2024) Both books were published in the Belarusian online library Kamunikat.org: Anatol Sanacienka’s

As PEN Belarus has learned, on 12 August 2026 the Zavodski District Court of Minsk designated six printed publications as “extremist materials”: Piotra Rudkoŭski, The Rise of Belarus (Vilnius: Institute of Belarusian Studies, 2007) / Naša Niva Pavał Sieviaryniec, The Young Front Generation: A History of the Youth Born in 1970–1985 (Minsk, 2004) Uładzimir Roŭda, The

As PEN Belarus has learned, on 31 July 2026 the Kastryčnicki District Court of Minsk designated three printed publications as “extremist materials”: Alaksandr Bal’s collections The Merciless Little Waltz and Night. And You…; Oleg Kashin’s book Finish Off the Survivors: The Origins and Meaning of Russian Trumpism. All three books were published in 2026. Alaksandr

It has become known that on 2 July 2026, the Zavodski District Court of Minsk added nine new books to Belarus’s official list of “extremist materials.” Svetlana Alexievich, 100 Quotes on Radio Liberty (Radio Svaboda, 2019) White Is the Frozen Expanse. A Collection of Songs Set to Poems by Larysa Hienijuš and Piotra Rusaŭ (Tekhnaprint, 2003) Minsk Spring

Today it became known that on April 2, 2026 four new books were added to the list of “extremist materials.” Makar, The Last Generation Kamiła Cień, Next Stop – Death Maks Ščur, Where We Are Not Alaksandr Cvikievič, Historical Works. Volume 1 We remind you that the inclusion in the “National List of Extremist Materials”

Today it became known that on March 13, 2026 two new books were added to the list of “extremist materials.” Pavel Antipov, To Arrive Somewhere, Do Something, and Leave (Miane Niama, 2025) Yuri Felshtinsky, Natalia Radina’s Belarus. A Journalist Against the Dictator (ISIA Media Verlag, 2025) We remind you that the inclusion in the “National List

Today it became known that on March 6, 2026, by the decision of the Partyzanski District Court of Minsk, a new book was added to the list of “extremist materials.” Diaries of an NKVD Officer: A Documentary Exposure of Stalinism, comp., ed., and comment. by A. Zelenkova We remind you that the inclusion in the

On February 26, 2026, 16 new books were added to the list of printed publications that, according to the authorities, “may harm the national interests of the Republic of Belarus”: A Smile – A Pilgrim of the Soul: Poems, Translations — Vladimir Khoroshko (Belarus) BDSM. Infinite Kindness, Compassion and Mercy — Alexander Chashchin (Russia) Your Mari

Today it became known that on February 18, 2026, by the decision of the Partyzanski District Court of Minsk, a new book was added to the list of “extremist materials.” Eliash Bart, Dzha: The Legend of the Stolen Heart (Technałohija, 2023) This is a children’s story about a dinosaur named Dzha who collected curious treasures: feathers, shells,