Belarus

Ukraine must release Belarusian prisoner of conscience - 11 November 2009

Musician and activist Igor Koktysh has been detained for over two years for the peaceful expression of his beliefs. If forcibly returned to Belarus, he could face the death penalty.

Belarus man loses death sentence appeal - 29 October 2009

Andrei Zhuk becomes the second person to have his death sentence upheld in Belarus within the last month.

UN calls on Belarus to halt execution - 20 October 2009

The United Nations has echoed Amnesty International’s call to halt the imminent execution of a man accused of murdering of six elderly women in Belarus.

Belarus: Imminent execution must be stopped - 7 October 2009

Amnesty International has urged the President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenka to grant clemency to a man who may be facing imminent execution

Imminent execution in Belarus must be stopped - 7 October 2009

Ahead of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Amnesty International has urged the President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenka, to grant clemency to a man who may be facing imminent execution.
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The government continued to exert excessive control over civil society. State control over the media increased, and restrictions on independent media continued.

Belarus defies Council of Europe call for a moratorium - 30 June 2009

The authorities in Belarus continue to ignore international pressure on them to declare a moratorium on the death penalty. Amnesty International and the Belarusian H

Cruel, discriminatory, unfair and degrading – the death penalty in 2008 - 23 March 2009

More people were executed in Asia than in any other part of the world in 2008. By contrast, in Europe, only one country continues to use the death penalty: Belarus.

Stop executions in Belarus - 23 March 2009

Belarus is the last country in Europe and in the former Soviet Union that still carries out executions.

Belarus: Time to end executions - 24 March 2009

“…every capital execution is one too many.”