Luckily, our experience wasn't as horrifying as the worst that's been described. But what I saw: Brutal, random beatings; psychological abuse; overcrowding (we were nearly 30 in a 10-man cell)
Show this thread
New Thread:
I'm back in Kyiv from #Minsk, where I was detained for two days and witnessed the kind of police brutality that's being increasingly documented.
In a few words, OMON are absolute animals — with a remarkably inhuman hate of their fellow #Belarusians.
-
-
-
From a journalistic perspective, watching
#Lukashenko's machine of terror grind on was fascinating: The police state is extensive, yet also completely primitive. Horrors aside, detentions are marked by administrative chaos. The system simply can't handle so many detainedShow this thread -
Thankfully I'm OK (COVID test pending). But can't stop thinking about my cellmates not lucky enough to be sprung by an embassy — everyday heroes who maintained their spirits amid brutality, cared for one another and embodied the spirit of "Жыве Беларусь!"
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Good to hear you are OK
Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
I am trying to understand: how is it possible to explain what you and many others have witnessed, this inhuman hate of their own countrymen by OMON?
-
By throwing away your preconceptions about what humans can or cannot do. Reflection of violence is just a cultural construct. It's not innate. It's absolutely possible to have it broken, even to be brought up entirely without it.
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Sorry to hear you went through that, Dan
Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Hi
@dpeleschuk. Can I interview you for our podcast today? This will only take 15 mins and we can do it over Skype or Zoom.Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
def self-isolate. c u in two weeks
Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
I thank you and every other reporter, journalists & their crew for doing your jobs under stress, danger and duress. We need you guys & gals, now, more than ever to fight the disinformation & propaganda being spread.
Thanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.