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Ukraine must release Belarusian prisoner of conscience

Publicado Posted on 11/11/2009

The Ukraine authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Belarusian musician and activist Igor Koktysh, detained for over two years for the peaceful expression of his beliefs, said Amnesty International. The organization also urged that Igor Koktysh should not be forcibly returned to Be ...

Etiquetas Activists Belarus Death Penalty Detention Freedom Of Expression Prisoners Of Conscience Torture And Ill-treatment Ukraine


Ukraine: Flu Stats, Panic, Gauze Masks (and Some Lingerie)

Publicado Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 10/11/2009

According to Ukraine's Health Ministry, 1,031,597 people in Ukraine have fallen ill with "flu, acute respiratory illness and their complications (pneumonia, etc.)" between Oct. 29 and Nov. 9 - and 174 of them have died. In the Ukrainian blogosphere, much of the discussion of the current medical ...

Etiquetas Belarus Bulgaria Cyber-Activism Eastern & Central Europe Elections Freedom of Speech Governance Health Hungary Poland Politics Russia Russian Ukraine Ukrainian Weblog


Belarus: Webmaster and Politics

Publicado Posted by Veronica Khokhlova on 06/11/2009

Andrei Khrapavitski reports on problems faced by a Belarusian political party following the election of a new leader: “According to the Belarusian blogosphere, a webmaster, loyal to the previous leader, is refusing to pass passwords and website requisites to the new team. Thus they cant update ...

Etiquetas Belarus Cyber-Activism Eastern & Central Europe English Internet & Telecoms Politics Roundups Software & Tools Technology


Belarus man loses death sentence appeal

Publicado Posted on 29/10/2009

Amnesty International has urged Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka to prevent the execution of a death row prisoner convicted of a double murder. Andrei Zhuk's appeal against his death sentence was rejected by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. It is the second death sentence that has bee ...

Etiquetas Belarus Death Penalty Trials And Legal Systems


UN calls on Belarus to halt execution

Publicado Posted on 20/10/2009

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. Vasily Yuzepchuk was sentenced to death on 29 June. His lawyer says his investigation and trial were fundamentally flawed and that Yuzepch ...

Etiquetas Belarus Death Penalty