The video captures armed fully-equipped personnel running across the 6-lane street in what looks like an attempt to stop a certain car. They fired from automatic weapons at the car in close proximity that manoeuvred to avoid running over one officer and continued moving. It looks like the driver wouldn’t be able to stop in time and then continued to flee from the scene for their life. The personnel continued to fire at the car.
Perpetrators
Plain clothed police officers
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Special Rapid Response Squad SAHR
Type of violation
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Damage to property
Use of excessive force
Use of rubber bullets (close proximity)
International classification of violations
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right to freedom of movement
Right to liberty and security of person
Right to Life
Right to protection of property
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CASE #171
Date
08 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
Three or four men forced a bystander into a silver van without a license plate parked nearby. A woman voice-over commented that the victim was walking on a sidewalk when he was apprehended.
Perpetrators
Plain clothed police officers
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Procedural violations
International classification of violations
Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #170
Date
11 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
There are 4 fragments in the video:
1. OMON assaulted a journalist;
2. MIA internal troops and OMON, probably, confiscated footage from a journalist…
Perpetrators
Detention Centre Personnel
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
The Internal Troops of Belarus
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
Physical abuse
Slapping, kicking or punching
Unlawful confiscation of property
Use of excessive force
Verbal abuse
International classification of violations
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right to freedom of the press
Right to liberty and security of person
Right to Life
Right to protection of property
Violation of rights of detained or imprisoned persons
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CASE #169
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
Servicemen with shields walked distributed loosely along the highway and nearby sidewalks. A black car attempted to drive out from a courtyard onto the main road. Numerous servicemen rushed on the car and started aggressively hitting it with batons, although the car stopped. The driver attempted to escape, but even more servicemen arrived and destroyed the car. It is not clear what happened to the driver.
Perpetrators
Undefined
Type of violation
Blows with batons and/or truncheons
Damage to property
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Right to Life
Right to protection of property
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CASE #168
Date
13 / 09 / 2020
City
Navapolack / Novopolotsk
Description
There was a small group of people protesting on the pavement. Servicemen and people in civil clothes appeared, seized a protester and forced him into a van. According to the people recording the video and Radio Svaboda, more protesters were detained.
Perpetrators
Plain clothed police officers
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Procedural violations
International classification of violations
Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #167
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Navapolack / Novopolotsk
Description
A group of five civilians (possibly protesters, as they were forming a chain) walked along a sidewalk when several servicemen, most of whom were in black uniform, grabbed one of the men, forced him on the ground, and started kicking him and hitting with clubs (his body, hips, head). Then they dragged the victim to an unknown location.
Perpetrators
Plain clothed police officers
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Undefined
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Blows with batons and/or truncheons
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Procedural violations
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 #166
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Navapolack / Novopolotsk
Description
Two young men walked along a sidewalk when four servicemen apprehended them and forced them into a bus parked nearby.
Perpetrators
Undefined
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Procedural violations
International classification of violations
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #165
Date
09 / 10 / 2020
City
Navapolack / Novopolotsk
Description
There were some protesters scattered in the center of the city. Police and unknown men in civil clothes detained several protesters in a severe way and beat at least one of them. One of the victims required medical assistance as a result of their injuries.
Perpetrators
Plain clothed police officers
Undefined
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Procedural violations
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #164
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Navapolack / Novopolotsk
Description
Flash grenades were thrown in the direction of a crowd of protesters. People run away.
Perpetrators
Undefined
Type of violation
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Use of excessive force
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 Life
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CASE #163
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Kobryn / Kobrin
Description
The victim was in the city center but did not participate in a protest. He moved in the direction of the noise to see what happens. When he came to a square, he saw OMON policemen and a crowd of people in front of them. People applauded and cried “Police with the people” and “Put aside shields”. There was no provocation from the side of protesting people.
Type of violation
Cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Use of excessive force
Use of stun grenades (close proximity)
International classification of violations
Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Right to Life
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CASE #162
Date
02 / 09 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
A group of OMON agents arrived to the area of Pushkinskaya metro station. They walked towards the intersection of Pushkina & Pritickogo Ave. Then a man was grabbed by men in civilian clothes and masks covering their faces. He was forced into a silver van without vehicle registration plate. A traffic police car with ID 677 was parked behind that van.
Perpetrators
Plain clothed police officers
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Traffic Police (ГАИ)
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Procedural violations
International classification of violations
Right to liberty and security of person
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CASE #161
Date
02 / 09 / 2020
City
Viciebsk / Vitebsk
Description
Police detained a student in an administrative case. This was told by one of the policemen who presented himself as a major Veraksa. The student was sat in a car with no police identification signs with plate No. 4739EB-2. He said that he had not violated anything, answering the man recording the video.