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Constant beatings, up to 55 people in a 2-person cell, humiliation, starvation - these are what those arrested during protests in Minsk must endure.
A Guardian correspondent interviewed several people who had already been released from custody. Their reports are frightening. They talk about the beatings, stripping naked, cramming them in cells, and the humiliation they experienced.
A recording of the screams of tortured inmates has also appeared on social media.
[SOUND ON] "It feels like we live in Middle Ages." Here is audio recorded last night near the Minsk detention center where hundreds/thousands are being kept, indoor and outdoor. You can hear screams and moans from beatings. pic.twitter.com/flb4CjdyDY
— Franak Viačorka (@franakviacorka) August 13, 2020
