Belarus must stop the execution of man on death row

Headline Title: Belarus must stop the execution of man on death row 02 May 2013 The Belarus authorities must stop the execution of a man who was this week sentenced to death for murder, Amnesty International said. The homeless man originally from Ukraine, who has not been named, is a jail inmate who was sentenced on 30 April for killing a fellow prisoner in Mahiliou, eastern Belarus.The death sentence enters into force on 3 May, and the man could be executed within months. Amnesty International has longstanding concerns about the right to a fair trial in Belarus, the only country…

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