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Belarus: Death penalty / fear of imminent execution : Igor ...
7 June 1998

Igor Lyashkevich was sentenced to death almost a year ago for allegedly being amongst a group of men who murdered a policeman. Given the time that has elapsed since ...

Urgent Action       EUR 49/006/1998

Belarus: Death penalty / fear of imminent execution
16 April 1998

Fifty-five prisoners are currently on death row in Belarus, 13 have been convicted on charges of premeditated murder this year. The government cites the rising ...

Urgent Action       EUR 49/005/1998

Belarus: Prisoners of conscience / fear of torture or ill ...
8 April 1998

Vyacheslav Sivchyk, Pavel Severinets, Dmitriy Vaskovich, Alyaksandr Kashenya, Ivan Abadovsky, Leonid Vasyuchenko, Stepan Kulchenko (released) and Timophey Dranchuk ...

Urgent Action       EUR 49/004/1998

Belarus: Peaceful demonstrators reportedly beaten. At least 20 ...
23 March 1998

Boris Khamaida, Vladimir Pleshchenka, Yuriy Moroz, Ivan Abadovskiy, Vitaliy Kuplevich, Dmitriy Tolkachyov, Andrey Nikolaev, Andrey Glavitskiy, Yuriy Golubev, Andrey ...

Urgent Action       EUR 49/003/1998

Belarus: Death penalty: Ihar Mironaw
10 February 1998

On 23 January 1998, Ihar Mironaw was sentenced to death by the Vitebsk Regional Court. He is thought to be appealing to the Supreme Court of Belarus. If the Supreme ...

Urgent Action       EUR 49/002/1998

Concerns in Europe: July-December 1997
3 February 1998

This report sumarizes AI's concerns in 34 countries in Europe July-December 1997 and includes special sections on women and children.

Newsletter       EUR 01/001/1998

Belarus: Further information on fear of execution / death penalty
16 January 1998

Igor Ganya, F. Verega and two other people, names not known: AI is gravely concerned that at least four people amy face execution in Belarus unless appeals against ...

Urgent Action       EUR 49/001/1998

Belarus: Findings of Human Rights Committee confirm worsening ...
10 November 1997

News Service 190/97. AI INDEX: EUR 49/17/97. 10 NOVEMBER 1997. Belarus: Findings of Human Rights Committee confirm worsening human rights situation. ...

Press Release       EUR 49/017/1997

Belarus: Amnesty International condemns detention of human rights ...
22 October 1997

News Service 179/97. AI INDEX: EUR 49/16/97. 23 OCTOBER 1997. Belarus: Amnesty International condemns detention of human rights defender. ...

Press Release       EUR 49/016/1997

Belarus: Fear for safety: Nadezhda Zhukova, human rights defender
13 October 1997

The person above-named was assaulted and threatened in Minsk on 13 October 1997. Amnesty International fears for her safety.

Urgent Action       EUR 49/015/1997