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CASE #78
Date
12 / 08 / 2020
City
Orsha
Description

A group of police officers arbitrarily detained 8 girls who were taking part in a peaceful protest.

Perpetrators
  • Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus (regular police of Belarus)
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Nonviolent action
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of opinion and expression
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #505
Date
12 / 08 / 2020
City
Orsha
Description

Several police officers arbitrarily detained a couple of passers-by, who did not resist and followed officers.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Nonviolent action
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #504
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Mazyr / Mozyr
Description

A line of riot police in helmets and with shields rattles their truncheons against the shields and, moving towards the protesters, forces them out of the square.

Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Nonviolent action
  • Threats (Intimidation of population)
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of opinion and expression
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
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CASE #503
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Mazyr / Mozyr
Description

Large numbers of police officers chase fleeing protesters. Those who can be caught are violently beaten with truncheons, hands and kicked. Some of the policemen are dressed in black uniforms and helmets, some in civilian clothes. Some of them held shied.

Perpetrators
  • Plain clothed police officers
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Beating
  • Blows with batons and/or truncheons
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Slapping, kicking or punching
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #502
Date
25 / 08 / 2020
City
Lyepyel / Lepel
Description

A uniformed police officer warns peaceful protesters that they have gathered illegally. Quote: “So that there would be no consequences and questions, I give you 20 minutes to disperse.”

A man in civilian clothes stands behind the back of a policeman who addresses peaceful protesters and captures people’s faces on a video camera.

Perpetrators
  • Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus (regular police of Belarus)
  • Plain clothed police officers
Type of violation
  • Nonviolent action
  • Threats (Intimidation of population)
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of opinion and expression
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
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CASE #501
Date
12 / 08 / 2020
City
Babrujsk / Bobruisk
Description

A group of policemen in civilian clothes and policemen in full anti-riot gear and helmets arbitrarily detain passers-by on the street.

Perpetrators
  • Plain clothed police officers
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Physical assaults (other)
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #1
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

A large crowd of protesters moves along praspiekt Mašerava towards the intersection with vulica Cimirazieva. They are followed by a line of police officers with numerous vehicles, including trucks, pickups and minibuses. Police shoot stun grenades at the protesters.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of stun grenades (close proximity)
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #500
Date
11 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Two water cannon trucks circle the intersection, directing streams of water at numerous peaceful protesters.

It is possible that this case of use of water cannons is related to other cases that is already uploaded to the website, for more information filter cases by clicking “Use of water cannons” in “Types of violation” on the main page.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of water cannons
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #499
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Six people in camouflage uniforms, helmets, anti-riot gear and with truncheons, using brutal violence, knocked the man to the ground and detained him.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #498
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

The wounded young man holds a bullet in his hand and demonstrates the wound on his leg received after the shot. It seems that the bullet is not only made of rubber, but it has metal parts.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of rubber bullets (close proximity)
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #497
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

An unarmed man approaches a line of armed policemen, who, blocking the road with the help of special trucks, move towards him. A stream of water hits him from the water cannon, but he continues to move forward. One of the police officers approaches the man behind his back and brutally pushes him to the ground. After the fall, other police officers run up to the victim and drag him away behind the lines of police trucks.

Perpetrators
  • Plain clothed police officers
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Physical assaults (other)
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of water cannons
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #496
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Multiple explosions of stun grenades under the feet of protesters who tried to approach the line of police officers who were blocking the road in helmets and with shields.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of stun grenades (close proximity)
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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