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International Mother Language Day: Take Action for Nobel Laureate Ales Bialiatski (Belarus)

Held every year on 21 February, International Mother Language Day is observed to promote linguistic and cultural diversity, and multilingualism.

To mark this anniversary, PEN International features the case of Belarusian writer, human rights defender, Nobel Peace Prize winner and PEN Belarus member Ales Bialiatski, detained since 2021 and currently on trial.

Visit the campaign page and take action.

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