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Man sentenced to death in Homieĺ
The Homieĺ Regional Court sentenced today Siarhei Vostrykau, 33, to death on charges of raping and murdering two women. Read more…
Amnesty International deplores the execution of Siarhei Ivanou
Amnesty International strongly condemns the execution of 22-year old Siarhei Ivanou in Belarus. He is the first person known to have been executed since November 2014, AI said in a statement. Read more…
EU Condemns Belarus After Latest Execution
The European Union has expressed concern after news that Belarus, the only country in Europe still to apply capital punishment, had executed another prisoner. Read more…
Belarus executes another death convict
Death convict Siarhei Ivanou has been executed, according to another death convict Siarhei Khmialeuski, who reportedly shared a cell with Ivanou on death row in jail No. 1 in Minsk. Read more…
Supreme Court confirms death sentence for Siarhei Khmialeuski
The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence handed down to Siarhei Khmialeuski after hearing today his appeal against a verdict by the Minsk Region Court. Read more…
Amnesty International calls to commute death sentence to Henadz Yakavitski
"The Supreme Court of Belarus upheld the death sentence of Gennadii Yakovitskii [Henadz Yakavitski] on 4 April. He is now at imminent risk of execution," says Amnesty International in yesterday's urgent action press-release. Read more…
EU again urges Belarus to join global moratorium on the death penalty
"The European Union urges Belarus, the only country in Europe which still applies capital punishment, to respect the right to life for each of its citizens and to join a global moratorium on the death penalty as a first step towards its full abolition," EU's Extrenal Action Spokesperson said in a statement. Read more…
Supreme Court confirms death sentence for Henadz Yakavitski
The Supreme Court’s criminal board has upheld the death sentence handed down to Henadz Yakavitski on January 5 for the murder of his partner. Read more…
Amnesty International issues annual review of the death penalty worldwide
“2015 saw a dramatic rise in the number of people executed – at least 1,634 – the highest recorded by Amnesty International since 1989,” says AI’s annual report on the death penalty in 2015. Read more…
EU Speaks Out Against Death Penalty In Belarus Again
An official representative of the European External Action Service (EEAS) has called upon Minsk to join the moratorium on the death penalty. Read more…
Supreme Court confirms death sentence for Ivan Kulesh
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Board has upheld the death sentence handed down to Ivan Kulesh on charges of triple murder, as well as attempted murder, theft and robbery committed in the Lida district in 2013 and 2014. Read more…
US expert: People face incorrect question in votes on the death penalty
Robert Dunham, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, who took part in the thematic conference in Minsk, told the Human Rights Center "Viasna" about the evolution of public debate on the death penalty in the United States and shared his views on this issue in Belarus. Read more…
Kitchen TV: The issue of the death penalty in the US
The issue of the death penalty in the United States is of particular interest for the Belarusian human rights defenders, since the US is often cited as an argument for the retention of the death penalty in Belarus. Read more…
EU envoy Stavros Lambrinidis: Civilized countries should be above revenge and abolish the death penalty
Stavros Lambrinidis, EU Special Representative for Human Rights, hopes that Belarus will soon be among the countries that have introduced a moratorium or even abandoned the use of the capital punishment. Read more…
PACE insists on moratorium on the death penalty in Belarus
“A world without the death penalty will not be weaker, it will only improve,” said Andrea Rigoni, representative of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly, in his speech at today’s international conference in Minsk. Read more…
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