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CASE #100
Date
10 / 09 / 2020
City
Minsk
Description

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.

Perpetrators
  • Undefined
Type of violation
  • Arbitrary or unlawful arrest and/or detention
  • Physical assaults (other)
International classification of violations
  • Right to freedom of peaceful assembly
  • Right to liberty and security of person
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