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CASE #76
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Physical assaults (other)
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to liberty and security of person
Description

Time: night

Place/Location: intersection of prospect Pobediteley and prospect Masherova, next to Stella

Identity of the victim(s): unarmed, civilians not acting violently

Identity of the perpetrator(s): military forces

The video was taken by drone. The events took place late at night, but public transportation was still working and there was still traffic along the 1st Ring. Military forces pushed protesters out from Stella along Masherova towards residential areas. They used stun grenades, water cannons, and possibly tear-gas. The amount of force used appears to be disproportionate to the crowd of unarmed protesters who were peaceful and not responding violently to military actions.

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