Belarus executions condemned
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The Council of Europe - a leading human rights watchdog - deplores Belarus' execution of three prisoners.
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Political leaders across the world on Wednesday condemned the apparent slaying of the Irish-born British aid worker Margaret Hassan in Iraq.
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The European Commission warned Tuesday that a vote in Belarus paving the way for autocratic President Alexander Lukashenko to retain power will damage the ex-Soviet republic&#39;s relations with the EU.
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Police beat up several dozen protestors in the Belarusian capital as hundreds of people demonstrated for a second day running against a referendum which has opened the way for hardline President Alexander Lukashenko to retain power indefinitely.
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The United States has stated that the parliamentary elections and referendum held in Belarus were not in compliance with international norms.
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Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko has called the Belarus Democracy Act passed by U.S. Congress stupid pressure on the CIS state.
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The government of Belarus' persistent violations of human rights and democracy have unfortunately isolated Belarus from the world community rather than leading it to the respected position Belarus should ...
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Belarus' Foreign Ministry said the visa restrictions introduced by the European Union against a number of Belarussian officials continue the policy of pressure.
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Death penalty opponents called on the state to halt executions after prison staff struggled to find suitable veins on a condemned man's arm to deliver the lethal chemicals.
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They protest against the results of the referendum allowing Belarussian leader Alexander Lukashenko to run for president for the third time.
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Britain condemned Russia's refusal to extradite the main suspect in the murder of emigre Alexander Litvinenko as "unacceptable" on Tuesday and said it was reviewing cooperation with Moscow.
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WORLD leaders and governments today condemned the hostage taking of more than 100 people, including children, at a school in southern Russia as the UN Security Council prepared
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Police in ex-Soviet Belarus dispersed a  protest on Monday by about 2,000 entrepreneurs denouncing  President Alexander Lukashenko's decree that places  restrictions on hiring staff.
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The US condemns a decision by Belarus to evict a human rights group from its offices in Minsk
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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko &#151; critized by Western nations for his autocratic rule &#151; announced a referendum next month asking voters to remove term limits, a change that would allow him to seek five more years in office.
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The United Nations on Friday said it was "very disturbed" by the death in prison of a human rights activist and journalist in Turkmenistan, and called for an independent investigation.
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World leaders unite in condemnation as opposition groups warn killing threatens to tear country apart