Two traffic police cars obstructed the highway in the direction of Nemiha. Six OMON agents attacked white and black passenger cars. In an attempt to escape the damage to the car, the black car turned around and drove in the opposite direction. While making the turn, it hit one of the agents. The agents went chased the car subjecting other cars on the road to unsafe driving conditions. Repetition of earlier incident ?
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Traffic Police (ГАИ)
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Damage to property
Threats (not including death threats)
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Right to liberty and security of person
Right to Life
Right to protection of property
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CASE #99
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
This six-second video captured intense fire with stun grenades – ten blasts can be heard. Most civilians located on the grass-plat next to residential buildings with people seen on the on the highway occasionally where the grenades had been thrown. There were a few sparklers likely used by civilians.
Perpetrators
Undefined
Type of violation
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 #98
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
Military cordoned off Praspiekt Niezalieznasci. They had formed two rows of 50-60 servicemen and were marching from Ploschad’ Lenina towards Park Gor’kogo.
Perpetrators
Undefined
Type of violation
Nonviolent action
International classification of violations
Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
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CASE #97
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Mahilioŭ / Mogilev
Description
Two policemen were taking a peaceful demonstrator into custody. They knelt him down.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Physical assaults (other)
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Right to freedom of opinion and expression
Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion
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CASE #96
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Mahilioŭ / Mogilev
Description
The evidence is in the form of three pictures showing the detention of a peaceful demonstrator. About eight policemen detained a civilian causing him to fall on the ground. Three policemen surrounded the incident to prevent outside interference, one of whom was in a threatening boxing stance with fists in front.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Physical assaults (other)
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
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CASE #95
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Mahilioŭ / Mogilev
Description
Three policemen detained a middle-aged man. They were negligently carrying him upside down with his arms twisted up.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
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
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CASE #94
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
In this instance, there were no protests or visible signs of violence from protesters but rather random civilians scattered around the area in question. The military kept throwing flash bang grenades which exploded in close proximity to the civilians. Two men helped a wounded man to get to an ambulance parked nearby. Ambulance plate #9381 PT-7.
Perpetrators
Almaz Special Anti-Terrorism Unit (SPBT Almaz)
Type of violation
Use of excessive force
Use of prohibited weapons (gas grenade)
Use of stun grenades (close proximity)
Use of tear gas
International classification of violations
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
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 #93
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Mahilioŭ / Mogilev
Description
Two OMON agents caught a young man at an empty parking lot and severely beat him up with truncheons. A couple in a nearby residential building, who had noticed the incident, screamed at the agents urging them to stop the assault. The agents ignored them.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Beating
Blows with batons and/or truncheons
Physical assaults (other)
Threats (not including death threats)
Torture
International classification of violations
Prohibition of torture (standalone)
Prohibition of torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment
Right to liberty and security of person
Right to Life
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CASE #92
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
Two men were running away from servicemen. Two servicemen jumped off a blue military bus, knocked a passing-by bicyclist to the ground and repeatedly hit him with truncheons.
Perpetrators
Students of Academy of the Department of Home Affairs
Undefined
Type of violation
Blows with batons and/or truncheons
Physical assaults (other)
Use of excessive force
International classification of violations
Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
Right to liberty and security of person
Right to Life
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CASE #91
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Mahilioŭ / Mogilev
Description
A large group of policemen chased and grabbed unarmed men who had gathered in the area in front of hotel Atrium at the sunset. To avoid being detained, the men began running away in different directions. A voice over commented that the policemen were chasing people simply on the grounds of congregating together.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Threats (Intimidation of population)
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
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CASE #90
Date
10 / 08 / 2020
City
Mahilioŭ / Mogilev
Description
Detention of a man by two enforcement officers who pulled him out from the crowd.
Perpetrators
Special Purpose Police Unit OMON
Special Rapid Response Squad SAHR
Undefined
Type of violation
Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
Physical assaults (other)
International classification of violations
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
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CASE #89
Date
20 / 08 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description
There was heavy traffic in the direction of 1st City Ring Rd at the sunset. Drivers were honking their horns. Streets were full of people strolling around, sometimes clapping. Suddenly, those pedestrian zones began running away from someone peering over their shoulders as though they were chased.