A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
Author(s): Katerina BarushkaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: Belarus;Death Penalty;Lukashenka;Lukashenko
Summary/Abstract: On March 17th 2012, the world learned of the execution of two young men convicted in the April 2011 bombing of a Minsk metro station. The investigations, arrests and hearings were swift. Yet many doubted the guilt of the accused. Since their execution, public support for the death penalty in Belarus has dropped from almost 80 to 40 per cent.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 03 (04)
- Page Range: 45-51
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English
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