Human rights organization Amnesty International published detailed research how the Belarus authorities created the effective surveillance system inaccessible to any public control.

 “Intrusive surveillance is not a new phenomenon in Belarus, but what has changed is that technology is taking it to a whole new level. The authorities now have a vast surveillance apparatus at their disposal that allows unrestrained access to private life. The KGB can use phone location records to see where people are and who is with them. People’s mobile phones are now like police officers in their pockets”, Technology and Human Rights Researcher at Amnesty International Joshua Franco noted.

The report examines the aspects, in which illegal secret surveillance affects human rights, as well as the impact that it has on civil society in Belarus. The research is based on interviews with activists and studying of legal base of surveillance, Amnesty International reported.