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No expiration date for justice: The men named as responsible for Belarus's police brutality

 11.04.2026, 02:06
Relatives and colleagues of journalists detained during a protest rally against the results of the presidential election wait outside the district police department in Minsk, Belarus. August 27, 2020. Photo: Sergei Gapon / AFP / East News
Relatives and colleagues of journalists detained during a protest rally against the results of the presidential election wait outside the district police department in Minsk, Belarus. August 27, 2020. Photo: Sergei Gapon / AFP / East News

The "International Committee for the Investigation of Torture in Belarus" has presented the results of a public investigation into events that took place at the October District Police Station (ROVD) in Minsk from August 7 to 13, 2020. The authors of the document found evidence of crimes against humanity and named those responsible. Here are the key points.