Thread by @MaximEristavi

So we foreigners do not forget the real pain, humiliation, and horror that forced Belarusians on the streets, maximize reading and sharing these @euroradio interviews with torture victims of the dictator of Belarus
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'People were lying on the floor in 4 tiers. The policemen were climbing on top of this human pile, they trampled us with their feet and sat on top so that nobody could stand up. I raised my head to have a look and took a blow immediately'

Viachaslau Piatrou

'People lying below started to struggle for breath, they pleaded for a gulp of air. I was lying on my side, so I was hit on the ribs. While we were being transported my clothes soaked with blood'
Viachaslau Piatrou

'Everybody was on their knees, hands behind heads. The guys were severely beaten, the whole room was covered in blood. I could hear terrible cries: people were pleading for help'
Aliaksandr Lukjanski

'By that moment it was difficult to say who hit you or where. I felt the hits and realized that I had to run forward in order not to fall down. Those who fell were beaten almost to death'
Ihar Krupski

'They started insulting me, saying I looked like a girl. They cut my hair off with a knife and threw me into a prisoner van. There were blows to the legs, pelvis, stomach, and back'
Iauhen Iakubets

'Then some boss came. He asked if anyone had a condom. Cut my underwear. He put the condom on a baton and shoved it down my anus. It was very painful. He demanded that I unlock my phone — but I didn't remember the password. I was beaten up again'
Dzmitryi

'I had a hematoma in my scrotum, I demanded a doctor, but they refused. One guy fainted, hit the curb, and was taken away by an ambulance. They did not let doctors see me, they just laughed. We stood there for another ten hours'
Dzmitryi

'They tied me up, beat me up. They tell me to stand still, but couldn't because my leg was broken. Then they put me face-down on the ground and cut my hair. They promised to rape me with a police baton. I stood in a prison yard until I passed out'
Aliaksandr Herasimau

Thousands of Belarusians went through torture chambers since the rigged election on August 9th. Dozens remain missing. The terror scale is so hard to fathom or process that many victims still remain shell-shocked and find it hard to share their stories.
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