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CASE #300
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Baranavichy / Baranovichi
Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Beating
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Use of excessive force
Description

Time: nighttime

Place/Location: city center

Identity of the victim(s): unknown protesters

Identity of the perpetrator(s): OMON; undefined

During protests in Baranavichy on 9 August 2020, tear gas and stun grenades were used, and several people were injured. One of the journalists witnessed the detention of two men around 3 a.m. They offered no resistance but were beaten with truncheons.

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