October 9 in Minsk, the Human Rights Center "Viasna" presented the documentary book "Death penalty in Belarus" which contains information on the issue since 1998 till today. Read more…
"Pencil and Eraser" is a new animated film, produced by volunteers of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus”, which continues the series of the short and vivid clips of the human rights collection, including “Executor” and “Queue”. Read more…
October 7, the discussion “Murder on Verdict” was held at the Museum of Genocide Victims in Vilnius with the participation of the Belarusian human rights defenders, journalists and representatives of the Foreign Ministry of Lithuania. Read more…
Premiere of the film cycle "Six Arguments against the Death Penalty" was held October 7 during the discussion "Murder on Verdict" in the Museum of Genocide Victims in Vilnius. The event, which is held within the Week against the Death Penalty, was organized by the Belarusian Human Rights House named after Barys Zvoskau and the international non-governmental organization Freedom House. Read more…
Activists of Amnesty International tried to pass to the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Germany several hundred postcards with the demands to respect human rights. However, the embassy refused to accept them. The action is dated to the upcoming presidential elections. Read more…
October 5, the discussion “Legal Murder” and the viewing of the documentary “Cause of Death Left Blank” took place in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Read more…
October 9 in Minsk, the campaign “Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty” will hold a press-conference in Minsk, during which the book “Death Penalty in Belarus” will be presented. Read more…
Another film by the producer Viktar Tratsiakou, belonging to the series "Six Arguments against the Death Penalty", tells about the ineffectiveness of the death penalty in preventing crime. Read more…
October 5, the traditional Week against the Death Penalty begins. Its events will be held under the slogan “Murder Is Not Justice”. The cruelty and inhumanness of this kind of punishment are symbolized by the robe of a death convict, sent to the relatives of the executives instead of their personal belongings. Read more…
Human Rights Week against the Death Penalty in Belarus this year is expanding its geography to the neighboring countries. From 5 to 10 October, a number of events will be held in Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. Read more…
On September 25, the OSCE Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw hosted an exchange of views on the abolition of the death penalty. Read more…
Ales Bialiatski is a former political prisoner, Chairman of the Human Rights Center "Viasna", who has served 2.5 years in the Babrujsk correctional colony. During his imprisonment he watched prisoners serving their sentences, including for murder. Read more…
Independent Russian on-line magazine "7x7" has joined the International Day of Solidarity with civil society of Belarus, by covering the issue which remains valid for only our country in whole Europe – the death penalty. Read more…
On July 14, the Supreme Court of Belarus considered the appeal of Rečyca resident Siarhei Ivanou. March 18, 2015 Ivanou was sentenced to death for a murder, committed with especial cruelty. Read more…
July 2 in Minsk, the sixth festival of Belarusian-language festival of advertisement "AD.NAK!" named winners in different nominations and was one of the highlights of the summer. Read more…