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Preface by Ales Bialiatski to the book The Death Penalty in Belarus
The book The Death Penalty in Belarus was prepared in the framework of the campaign “Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus”. Read more…
Malaysian man believed at risk of execution: Pannir Selvam Pranthaman
Amnesty International calls on the government of Singapore to commute his death sentence. Read more…
Kurdish dissident sentenced to death in Iran: Verisheh Moradi
A dissident from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish ethnic minority is at risk of execution. Read more…
Iran: youth arrested at 17 at risk of imminent execution: Mohammad Reza Azizi
Mohammad Reza Azizi, 21, is at risk of imminent execution in relation to a crime that took place when he was just 17 years old. Read more…
Kurdish woman activist sentenced to death: Pakhshan Azizi
Humanitarian worker and civil society activist Pakhshan Azizi, from Iran’s oppressed Kurdish ethnic minority, is at risk of execution following a grossly unfair trial by a Revolutionary Court in Tehran, reports Amnesty International. Read more…
Woman Rights Defender at Risk of Execution: Sharifeh Mohammadi
Human rights defender Sharifeh Mohammadi is at risk of execution after a Revolutionary Court in Rasht, Gilan province, sentenced her to death in June 2024 solely in relation to her peaceful human rights activities, reports Amnesty International. Read more…
Death sentences and executions in 2023
Amnesty International’s monitoring of the global use of the death penalty recorded 1,153 known executions in 2023. Read more…
10 reasons to abolish the death penalty from ECPM
Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort (ECPM) provides arguments for the abolition of the death penalty. Read more…
EU urges Belarus to move towards death penalty abolition
Video address by Dirk Schuebel, head of the EU Delegation to Belarus, on the occasion of the European and World Day against the Death Penalty Read more…
Swiss ambassador Claude Altermatt: "The trend towards worldwide abolition of the capital punishment is continuing"
On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Switzerland reaffirms its strong commitment to support this trend, to safeguard any achieved progress. Read more…
Death penalty 2020: Despite Covid-19, some countries ruthlessly pursued death sentences and executions
While there was an overall trend of decline, some countries pursued or even increased the number of executions carried out, indicating a chilling disregard for human life at a time when the world’s attention focused on protecting people from a deadly virus. Read more…
Andrei Paluda: Abolition of the death penalty is what every Belarusian needs
Belarus is the only country in Europe and among post-Soviet states that stills executes people. The people here are killed by shooting in the back of the head. Despite the widely recognized fact that the death penalty does not work as a deterrent and is an apparent vestige of the Middle Ages, the conveyor of death continues to operate, while the veil of secrecy and the inhuman treatment to the families of death row prisoners are reminiscent of the Stalin-era repression. Read more…
Campaigners present documentary to mark decade of anti-death penalty activism
On June 30, Maladziečna hosted the premiere screening of a documentary entitled “We are against the death penalty” filmed to mark 10 years since the launch of “Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus”, a nation-wide campaign fighting to end executions in Belarus. Read more…
Viasna to join World Coalition against the Death Penalty
Joining forces with supporters of the global abolitionist movement is another step of the Belarusian human rights defenders towards ending the death penalty in the country. At the same time, Belarus is marked on the world map as a place where death sentences are often imposed on representatives of the most vulnerable groups. 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…
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