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CASE #147
Date
04 / 09 / 2020
City
Minsk
Perpetrators
  • Plain clothed police officers
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
  • Right to liberty and security of person
Description

Time: evening

Place/Location: along Niezalieznasci ave, near buildings #25 and 27

Identity of the victim(s): students and bystanders, primarely men

Identity of the perpetrator(s): OMON agents and unknown men, allegedly KGB special forces

Special forces attacked small groups of protestors near Kastrycnickaja Sq. They detained mostly men. Protesters were forced into vans with no identification plates.

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