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The Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius hosts the presentations of the documentary “The cause of death is «–» “, which tells about the death penalty in Belarus. There are held discussions with the filmmakers and human rights activists, where guests can discuss the issue of the death penalty. The next presentation will be held on August 3, everyone is invited to participate.

Belarus has violated its international obligations by executing two death row inmates whose cases were being reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Committee, despite requests to the Government to await the results of the review.

On 25 July Belarusian human rights activists and students of the Summer School of Human Rights gathered at the Norwegian Embassy in Vilnius, to express their condolences on the occasion of the two terrorist attacks in Oslo. The attacks took place in Norway on 22 July and claimed the lives of at least 76 people.

The Belarusian Human Rights House in Vilnius hosts the presentations of the documentary “The cause of death is «–» “, which tells about the death penalty in Belarus. There are held discussions with the filmmakers and human rights activists, where guests can discuss the issue of the death penalty. The next presentation will be held on August 3, everyone is invited to participate.

“How strange it works. We write about all the important things: about hopes of IMF credit, about another price rise, about the youngest state Southern Sudan. At the same time a young boy is being slowly, quietly, methodically killed in the Navapolatsk colony, ” – wrote journalist Svetlana Kalinkina about the youngest political prisoner in Belarus. We present the whole essay here.

The Belarusian general prosecutor, Grigory Vasilevich, has stood up for journalists and defended their right to report on ongoing political protests. According to a 15 July statement issued by his press office, Vasilevich sent a letter to Interior Minister Anatoly Kuleshov reminding his colleague of journalists’ rights under the law. Last week Belarusian Authorities also dropped lawsuits aimed at closing two independent newspapers in country.

38 organizations from 16 countries have sent a letter to Belarusian authorities to denounce continuing repressions against civil society in Belarus, and the recent arrests of peaceful demonstrators. The authors of the letter called upon Belarusian authorities to stop violence against peaceful protesters and release the arrested demonstrators.

Silent demonstrations on Wednesdays continue across Belarus. Since 15 June 2011, at least 1730 people, including dozens of journalists, have been arrested during the peaceful “clapping protests”. Thirty eight international human rights organisations, including 23 members of 10 Human Rights Houses, united in their call upon the Belarusian authorities to immediately release the demonstrators from prisons.

38 organizations from 16 countries have sent a letter to the Belarusian authorities to condemn the continuing repressions against civil society in Belarus and the recent arrests of peaceful demonstrators.