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CASE #495
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Several people in civilian clothes are lying face down on the asphalt, hands behind their heads. Policemen in black uniforms and helmets move between them. Some of them are armed with firearms, which they point at people lying on the ground.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Threats (not including death threats)
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #494
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Police officers shoot stun grenades at the feet of people who are filming the video. Judging by the location of the people, they are on the porch of a residential building at 39 praspiekt Pieramožcaŭ. The police used stun grenades and a water cannon.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of stun grenades (close proximity)
  • Use of water cannons
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #493
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

crowd of peaceful protesters stand at the crossroads and chanted “Protocol! Protocol”, demanding the release of the official protocol with the election results. A group of OMON officers in black clothes and balaclavas confronted the crowd and tried to push them. Protesters refused to leave and continued chanting. At the last second of the video, there are people in civilian clothes and in tactical helmets and bulletproof vests. Their forearms are marked with yellow tapes. There are no weapons in their hands, but multiple pouches are attached to the bulletproof vests, probably with grenades and ammunition.

Perpetrators
  • Plain clothed police officers
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Physical assaults (other)
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of movement
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to vote, to participate in free and periodic elections and in public affairs
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CASE #492
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

A group of police officers in black clothes and balaclavas detained a male person and lead him into the paddy wagon in a visible hurry. The detainee was not resisting the arrest.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
International classification of violations
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #491
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

OMON officers in an unmarked minibus noticed a white-red-white flag on the balcony and stopped to get it down. Passer-byes started asking what they are doing, after which one young male was violently detained.

Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Unlawful confiscation of property
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of opinion and expression
  • Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
  • Right to liberty and security of person
  • Right to protection of property
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CASE #490
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Multiple photographs from various media showing traumas and injuries sustained by protesters as a result of the actions of the Belarusian police on August 9 near the intersection of Masherov Avenue and Timiryazev Street.

Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of rubber bullets (close proximity)
  • Use of stun grenades (close proximity)
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
  • Right to Life
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CASE #489
Date
21 / 06 / 2020
City
Navahrudak / Novogrudok
Description

A group of plainclothes officers and officers in uniform violently detained a man. While protesters tried to prevent them from doing so, young males in plainclothes pushed them away and didn’t allow them to help. In the end, the police virtually carry the man into the police car.

The incident took place during a peaceful rally to support imprisoned candidates for president of Belarus.

Perpetrators
  • Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus (regular police of Belarus)
  • Plain clothed police officers
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Physical assaults (other)
  • Procedural violations
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of movement
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
  • Right to vote, to participate in free and periodic elections and in public affairs
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CASE #488
Date
06 / 09 / 2020
City
Rechytsa
Description

wo policemen with truncheons approached and apprehend a man and a woman who captured everything on camera. It looks like they arrived on an unmarked vehicle and took the detained man into it. They threatened him with the use of force would he refused to come with them. When asked why they arrest him the police officer answered “For identification”. They refused to say their names or present documents even when asked multiple times and took the detained woman to a police car with a number #466 on its doors. After they put the woman into the car they proceed to quickly drive away. People outside screamed, “For what!?”.

Perpetrators
  • Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus (regular police of Belarus)
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Nonviolent action
  • Procedural violations
  • Threats (not including death threats)
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of movement
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #487
Date
13 / 08 / 2020
City
Zhlobin
Description

Police officers in full uniforms, helmets and shields attacked a man who approached them. The man showed no sign of aggression. After several blows, the line of policemen took a few steps forward and covered what happened next to the victim.

Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Beating
  • Blows with batons and/or truncheons
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #486
Date
11 / 08 / 2020
City
Zhlobin
Description

A group of policemen in anti-riot gear confronted the protesters. Officers are in full uniform, helmets and shields. They randomly attacked and beat people with truncheons. At 00:09, one of the police officers can be seen hitting an unsuspecting protester with a truncheon, who turned his back on him. After the blow, the policeman begins to strangle the victim. Other policemen approach them and detain the victim.

Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Beating
  • Blows with batons and/or truncheons
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Physical assaults (other)
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #485
Date
12 / 08 / 2020
City
Zhlobin
Description

Video show an officer in black clothes and balaklava leading a detained minor, they are followed by two other policemen in black clothes. An off-screen female voice says: “it’s a shame for our police to grab children!”.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Detention of minors
International classification of violations
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #484
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Zhlobin
Description

A group of police officers violently detain people on the street. They pushed and punched them. Some of the police officers wear helmets and anti-riot gear, some of them wear an ordinary police uniform.

At the end of the video, an off-screen female voice says: “Here was the guy, just standing there, doing nothing… They took him”. Eyewitnesses scream: “Shame!”.

Perpetrators
  • Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus (regular police of Belarus)
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Beating
  • Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
  • Physical assaults (other)
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
  • Right to freedom of movement
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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