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CASE #122
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of stun grenades (close proximity)
  • Use of water cannons
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
  • Right to Life
Description

Time: late evening

Place/Location: intersection of Surganova & Kuybysheva streets

Identity of the victim(s): unarmed civilians

Identity of the perpetrator(s): arm forces including the police

Multiple eruptions and smoke haze. A group of people rushed to cross Surganova street in the opposite direction from a business center Solo across Surganova str. A water jet had been moving along Surganova street shooting water at protesters, followed by a police truck. Kuybysheva street seemed to be open as cars were occasionally driving along.

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