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CASE #112
Date
11 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Around sunset, a group of men was running along Leninskaya and Internacionalnaya streets in the direction of Adama Mickevicha square. The group was chased by OMON agents. Three OMON vans pursued the group with their doors open.

Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
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 #111
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

The video was taken from a 5 Dzerzhynskogo prospect building. In light of the distance, the footage did not capture faces. A group of about thirty (30) men formed a human chain to defend themselves. A white minibus stopped next to them.

Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Beating
  • Physical assaults (other)
  • Slapping, kicking or punching
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
  • Right to liberty and security of person
  • Right to Life
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CASE #110
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Approximately eleven men stood on the left side of Priticzkogo highway. They faced the store “100 Den” where special forces were located. The men did not act in a violent way. To record a video of a the special forces across the road close to prospect Pushkina, a man in a white shirt raised his hands holding a cell phone when a stun grenade exploded right next to him and wounded him in the chest. People rushed to him as he was calling for help.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of rubber bullets (close proximity)
  • Use of stun grenades (close proximity)
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
  • Right to liberty and security of person
  • Right to Life
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CASE #109
Date
12 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

A man was being led by servicemen onto a prisoner transportation vehicle. It appears that he might be in difficulty walking as one of the servicemen held him under the right armpit.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
  • Right to liberty and security of person
  • Violations of rights of accused persons
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CASE #108
Date
12 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Several detentions of male civilians: two men with their hands tight back were on the ground, another man on his knees before a serviceman, one man was sitting next to a pole with two servicemen next to him, one man was sitting on the crosswalk stairs. Lots of debris around the scene. A silver Volkswagen with plate #7TEX 3520 was captured on the road.

Perpetrators
  • Plain clothed police officers
  • Special Rapid Response Squad SAHR
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Threats against the victim (death threats)
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
  • Right to liberty and security of person
  • Right to Life
  • Violations of rights of accused persons
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CASE #107
Date
12 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Detention of a driver and three passengers by a special forces troop.

Perpetrators
  • Plain clothed police officers
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
  • Special Rapid Response Squad SAHR
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Denial of legal rights of arrested persons
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of movement
  • Right to liberty and security of person
  • Violations of rights of accused persons
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CASE #106
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Civilians ran away from servicemen. Four men, who seemed to appear from around the corner, were forced on the ground by the servicemen and taken in unknown directions with their hands twisted behind.

Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
  • Special Rapid Response Squad SAHR
Type of violation
  • Abduction
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
  • Right to liberty and security of person
  • Right to Life
  • Violations of rights of accused persons
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CASE #105
Date
30 / 08 / 2020
City
Žodzina / Zhodino
Description

Time: daytime Place/Location: Gorodskoy Rynok, near ulica 50 Let Octyabrya Identity of the victim(s): male civilian(s) Identity of the perpetrator(s): The police, unknown men in civilian clothes and masks The event in question concerned the brutal arrest by the police of a 50-year-old man with a white-red-white flag. The policemen held the man by the […]

Perpetrators
  • Plain clothed police officers
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Denial of legal rights of arrested persons
  • Physical assaults (other)
  • 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 peaceful assembly
  • Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
  • Right to liberty and security of person
  • Violations of rights of accused persons
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CASE #104
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Four OMON agents pushed a man downhill, then twisted his arms and took him into custody.

Perpetrators
  • Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Slapping, kicking or punching
  • 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 #103
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Civilians on a staircase clapped and called the military across the road to lower their shields as a sign of solidarity with the protesters.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
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CASE #102
Date
09 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Civilians fled from Almaz Anti-Terrorism Unit troop armed with weapons.

Perpetrators
  • Almaz Special Anti-Terrorism Unit (SPBT Almaz)
Type of violation
  • Use of excessive force
  • Use of rubber bullets (close proximity)
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of movement
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
  • Right to Life
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CASE #101
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

Government forces stretched across the road facing Zhudro street direction to block Prytyckogo street. The crowd kept chanting “Go away” and acted in a non-violent manner.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Threats (Intimidation of population)
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
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