THREAD - New @hrw report on #Belarus: From August 20 to 29, @TanyaLokshina and I interviewed 27 people arrested following the August 9 election and held in 11 different detention facilities in Minsk, Hrodna and Homel. Here are our findings: hrw.org/news/2020/09/1… While a fraction of the 7000+ cases of people arrested, the stories we collected were harrowingly similar. Irrespective of the facilities they were taken to, all recounted being subjected to brutal beatings, abusive detention conditions and prolonged hours in stress positions.