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CASE #59
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of prohibited weapons (gas grenade)
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Description

Time: afternoon

Place/Location: intersection of Prospect Pobeditelei and Prospect Masherova

Identity of the victim(s): Civilians

Identity of the perpetrator(s): Special forces

The video captures the movement of forces and surroundings at the intersection of Prospect Pobeditelei and Prospect Masherova. It filmed rapid and vast movements of troops against civilians, the use of gas grenades, and their capabilities compared to civilians. The troops chased people even when the latter are unarmed and are kept within a residential area.

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