Belarus is the only country in Europe that continues to carry out the death penalty. As of early 2025, capital punishment remains a legal penalty, with at least one execution confirmed in 2022 and a d
This letter was sent in 2012 to the mother of one of the perpetrators of the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing to notify her that her son had been executed.
A PB pistol, used for executions in Belarus
Execution by shooting
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Execution by shooting is a method of capital punishment in which a person is shot to death by one or more firearms. It is the most common method of execution worldwide, used in about 70 countries, wit
Capital punishment in Belarus
…The death penalty can only be imposed on a defendant found guilty by a unanimous decision of all judges. Executions are carried out non-publicly by shooting. Each condemned person is executed separately. A prosecutor, a representative of the correctional facility, and a medical professional must be present…
Lined up people executed by shooting by Cheka in 1918 during the Red Terror at a yard in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, The Black Book of Communism
An execution by shooting in Shanghai in 1948
An execution by shooting in Bang Kwang Central Prison in 1972