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“Death penalty. Indifference kills”
“No enemy is worse than indifference! All mischief takes place with the tacit consent of the indifferent." Read more…
“Last Dawn” as an opportunity to share one's position on the death penalty
The rock concert “Last Dawn”, dedicated to the issue of the use of the death penalty in Belarus, was held on 5 October in Bialystok. Thanks to the online broadcasting, it was wathced by thousands of Belarusians, regardless the border between Poland and Belarus, the "black lists" of the musicians who took part in the concert, and a ban on the discussion of the topic of the death penalty in the public space in Belarus. Read more…
Application for a picket against the death penalty filed in Vitsebsk
The application was filed to the Chyhunachny District Executive Committee of Vitsebsk by the human rights defender Leanid Svetsik who intends to hold the picket to hold a discussion with Vitsebskers concerning the ongoing use of the death penalty in Belarus. Read more…
Hrodna City Executive Committee issues a “cynic” picket ban
Hrodna City Executive Committee once again prohibited the human rights defenders Uladzimir Khilmanovich, Raman Yurhel and Viktar Sazonau to hold an informational picket. The activists intended to hold a picket against the death penalty on 10 October, the World Day against the Death Penalty, and inform the citizens about this issue. Read more…
“The death penalty: a way to the past” (video)
The new video, dedicated to the topic of the death penalty in Belarus, was created as part of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty". Its presentation at youtube is dated to the World Day against the Death Penalty, which is celebrated on 10 October in most countries of the world. Read more…
Belarusians express their opinions about the death penalty
Last week, a discussion was held in Minsk for the participants of the educational program “Pcholka” ("Bee") on the subject of the death penalty in Belarus. The event was attended by representatives of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty" – Andrei Paluda and Valiantsin Stefanovich. Read more…
Alena Laptsionak: the death penalty is the murder on behalf of the state
Human rights activists announce a "Week against the death penalty". The culmination of the week will be 10 October, the World Day against the Death Penalty. On that day a press-conference with the relatives of death convicts, and some other events will take place. Belarus is the only country in Europe where the death penalty is still used. A member of the Human Rights Center “Viasn” Alena Laptsionak paid a visit to our studio. Read more…
“Last Dawn” rock concert held in Bialystok
In the evening on 5 October Bialystok hosted a rock concert "Last Dawn" , an online broadcast joined by viewers from around the world . The participants of the musical project advocate discontinuing the practice of the death penalty in Belarus. Read more…
“Viasna” presents a special web-page about the death penalty
At present the Human Rights Center "Viasna " offers its readers a separate web page with the latest news and archival information gathered as a part of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against the death penalty in Belarus": dp.spring96.org. Read more…
Invitation to the presentation of the sociological research “Crime and Punishment in the Eyes of the Society”
On the eve of the World day against Death Penalty at the initiative of the Moscow office of Penal Reform International (Penal Reform International) in Minsk a presentation of the survey “Crime and Punishment in the Eyes of the Society” was presented. Read more…
“Last Dawn”. Music saves lives
The opening of the musical project "The Last Dawn", whose members advocate for an end to the practice of the death penalty in Belarus will take place on 5 October on the live air of the web portal tut.by ad the internet editions naviny.by and "Nasha Niva". The live air will started at 7 p.m. Read more…
Death penalty music project: on crucifixion and gas chambers
A joint music project entitled Aposhni Zolak (“The Last Dawn”) is expected to be presented online in early October. Its participants advocate for an end to the practice of the death penalty in Belarus. Read more…
Belarusian musicians: Yes to Punishment, No to Death Penalty
Belarusian rock musicians are preparing for the launch of the new joint project Aposhni Zolak (“The Last Dawn”). Its participants told TUT.BY about the problems of society, crime and punishment, the value of life, lifting the veil of secrecy over the contents of the long-awaited project. Read more…
Priests discuss death penalty
The issue of the death penalty is discussed in Minsk by Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant ministers. Even priests have a lot to discuss, says Yulia Khlashchankova, representative of the Belarusian Helsinki Committee, in her comment for Radio Free Europe’s Belarus service. Read more…
Supreme Court confirms death verdict for Pavel Sialiun
The Supreme Court dismissed today an appeal against the death sentence handed down on June 12 by the Hrodna Regional Court to Pavel Sialiun, who found guilty of committing four criminal offences, including double murder, theft and desecration of corpses. Read more…
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