police violence in Belarus
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News
Prison sentences for rail guerrillas
Three rail guerrillas from Babruisk were sentenced to prison term: Dzmitry Klimau and Uladzimir Auramtsau received 22 years in a penal colony each, and Yauhen Minkevich was sentenced to 18…
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Viachka K.
33 years old, musician. "They command you to run, but you don't know where, and they laugh and beat you and pass you around from one person to another"
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – Ivan’s story
"Should we take him to the woods or turn him into a cripple?" The reply was: "We don't have much time, so let's make him a cripple!"
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August 2020
Torture and violence in 2020 – Mikita’s story
22 years old, student. "The garage gate was closed, and the only thing that could be heard from behind it was the sound of automatic rifles being reloaded"
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August 2020
Torture and violence in 2020 – Ihar’s story
28 years old, freelancer. "I have decided that I'd rather take to the streets and get hit in the head than be ashamed of sitting everything out at home"
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Articles
“Welcome to Gestapo”: How political prisoners were tortured in Belarus in 2022
The Viasna human rights defenders continue documenting all cases of torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment with the belief that the perpetrators will eventually be brought to justice, and…
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Aksana D.
22 years old, freelancer. "I was told that child protection workers were going to pay us a visit. That's what sent me reeling"
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Masha M.
22 years old, journalist. "I didn't even know Akrestsina existed."
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Viachaslau
29 years old, traumatologist. "I have seen all kinds of wounds, but I've never seen such violence."
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August 2020
Torture and abuse in 2020 – story of Maksim M.
19 years old, student. "I was not afraid, I thought that whatever was going to happen would happen anyway. But all this was definitely a shock."