Big Brother is unwell: Why Synesis was hit by European sanctions

Belarusian company Synesis became the first IT-company to fall under the European sanctions. The arguments of the EU Council are as follows: the company provided the authorities with video surveillance platform, which allows facial recognition. The European officials are sure that Synesis benefits by supporting Lukashenka's regime. Synesis has already said it plans to challenge the inclusion in the «black list». The company believes that there are «no legal or rational grounds» for this. What does Synesis do and does it really help identify protesters?

The co-founder — and most media person of Synesis — is called Alexander Shatrov. He came to