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Rico Krieger returns to Germany after Belarusian death sentence
Rico Krieger returned to Germany as part of the prisoner exchange, held between the United States, Russia, Germany and Belarus. Czytaj więcej…
Lukashenka pardoned German Rico Krieger, sentenced to death
On July 30, it became known that Rico had applied for pardon to Aliaksandr Lukashenka. Czytaj więcej…
The Rico Krieger case: we have collected everything that is known
Viasna has collected everything that is known about the Rico Krieger case, and Andrei Paluda, coordinator of the Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty campaign, comments the prospects. Czytaj więcej…
FIDH, Viasna, and other organizations call on Belarus to stop the execution of Rico Krieger
Joint statement of international human rights organizations. Czytaj więcej…
"An exceptional case." The coordinator of the campaign "Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty" spoke about the sentence of Rico Krieger
Campaign coordinator Andrei Paluda comments on the case and the death sentence of the German citizen. Czytaj więcej…
Employee of the German Red Cross sentenced to death in Belarus
On June 24, a 29-year-old employee of the German Red Cross, Rico Krieger, was sentenced in the Minsk Regional Court. Czytaj więcej…
The right to life was violated. The UN Human Rights Committee responded to the Belarusian authorities on Berazhny and Hershankou executed in 2018
Among the violations, the committee found a violation of the right to a fair trial, noted that no one can be arbitrarily deprived of life, and demanded that the Belarusian authorities pay appropriate compensation to the mothers of the punished. Czytaj więcej…
Death sentence passed in Sluck
Only the effective part was announced at the trial, since part of the trial was held in closed session. Czytaj więcej…
The prosecutor requested the death penalty for a man accused of murder
The prosecutor requested the death penalty for Aliaksandr Taratuta, who is accused of murdering a 3-year-old child Czytaj więcej…
"I've always been against it." The leader of the band Mashina Vremeni joined the campaign Human Rights Defenders against the Death Penalty in Belarus
Today, October 10, the World Day against the Death Penalty is marked. Czytaj więcej…
We invite you to an event in Białystok for the International Day against the Death Penalty
A discussion will take place with the participation of Andrei Paluda and Anastasiya Charnova. Czytaj więcej…
Protects everyone’s right to life: UN Special Rapporteurs addressed Belarusian authorities
They called on Belarus to suspend the entry into force of the revised Criminal Code. Czytaj więcej…
Human rights defenders strongly protest against expansion of the death penalty in Belarus
Belarus is the only country in Europe that applies the death penalty and even expands its scope. Czytaj więcej…
Condemned prisoner's death date revealed more than a year after the execution
This is not the first time details of execution remain not known for a long time. Czytaj więcej…
Andrei Paluda: “Authorities still consider the death penalty as a deterrent”
Human rights defender comments on the bill that introduces the death penalty for treason by an official or a military officer. Czytaj więcej…
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