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.