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Belarus: the first death sentence in 2017
On 17 March 32-year-old Aliaksei Mikhalenya was sentenced to death.
У Беларусі вынесены першы смяротны прысуд у 2017 годзе
17 сакавіка на смяротнае пакаранне быў асуджаны 32-гадовы Аляксей Міхаленя.
У Беларусі дзясяткі затрыманых на фоне пратэстаў “сацыяльных дармаедаў”
Улады Беларусі арыштавалі больш за 100 чалавек у сувязі з мірнымі пратэстамі ў некалькіх гарадах, якія былі справакаваныя ўвядзеннем падатку для беспрацоўных беларусаў.
HRHT asks the government of Georgia to support the Resolution on Iran at UN Human Rights Council
HRHT and its member organisations ask the government of Georgia to support the Resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran at the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Belarus detains dozens amid “social parasite” protests
The authorities in Belarus have arrested more than 100 people in connection with peaceful protests in several cities, following an outcry against a law imposing a tax on unemployed Belarusians.
Serbia reviewed at UN Human Rights Committee
“There is a shrinking space for the debate about human rights and fundamental freedoms in Serbian society. Also, there is less and less public scrutiny of the Government that has a negative effect on the human rights situation in Serbia.”
Human rights defenders call for action on Azerbaijan
It is time for States to act on Azerbaijan at the UN Human Rights Council, to stop the continued pressure on civil society and waves of attacks and arrests against human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, young activists, and anyone critical of the government.
Human Rights Defender on trial in Armenia
(Updated 8 March) Marina Poghosyan works against corruption in Armenia. She now faces charges of extortion. Human rights organisations have linked the trial to the work of the human rights defender’s organisation in uncovering illegal activities involving officials in the country.
Azerbaijani photojournalist sentenced to two years’ imprisonment
Mehman Huseynov was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment after he complained of having been tortured by police. Human Rights House Foundation calls for his immediate and unconditional release.