Wave of indignation and solidarity: Belarusians mourning loss of Raman Bandarenka
13.11.202011:53
Minsk resident Raman Bandarenka who was taken away by unindentified persons from in the improvised Square of Change in Charvyakou Street died as a result of severe head injuries.
Since the death was confirmed on Thursday evening, Belarusians keep coming to the square to honour his memory. Memorial events are taking place across Belarus and abroad.
Raman Bandarenka
On November 11, plainclothes people arrived at the popular offstreet yard known as ‘Square of Change’ and started to remove white and red ribbons fastened on the fences. Raman Bandarenka, who resided in a block of flats not far from it, went out and asked what was going on. A fight broke out; Bandarenka was put into a van and driven in an unknown direction.
‘We won’t forget, we won’t forgive’. Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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‘Raman Bandarenka, Hero of new Belarus’. Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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‘I am gouing out’. Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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Later, he was taken to the neurosurgery unit from Tsentralny district police department where he spent about two hours. According to the doctors, Bandarenka was in ‘extremely critical condition’. He was diagnosed with closed craniocerebral injury, acute subdural head hematomas, brain haemorrhage; the man slipped into a coma. Some doctors speaking on condition of anonymity confirmed that the patient was beaten by pro-government forces. In turn, the Belarusian Interior Ministry says that the policemen found ‘a citizen who got injuries in a fight’ and law enforcement officers called an ambulance.
Raman Bandarenka was 31; his mother lost her only son.
Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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‘Long live Belarus!’, ‘We’ll survive, we are the best!’ Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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‘We are Raman Bandarenka’. Мinsk, Square of Change. 13 November 2020.
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About 500 Hrodna residents laid flowers and lit candles in the main square of the city:
Solidarity chains in Minsk in wake of Raman Bandarenka’s death. 13 November 2020.
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Solidarity chains in Minsk in wake of Raman Bandarenka’s death. 13 November 2020.
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Solidarity chains in Minsk in wake of Raman Bandarenka’s death. 13 November 2020.
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Solidarity chains in Minsk in wake of Raman Bandarenka’s death. 13 November 2020.
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Solidarity chains in Minsk in wake of Raman Bandarenka’s death. 13 November 2020.
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Solidarity chains in Minsk in wake of Raman Bandarenka’s death. 13 November 2020.
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Solidarity chains in Minsk in wake of Raman Bandarenka’s death. 13 November 2020.
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Solidarity chains in Minsk in wake of Raman Bandarenka’s death. 13 November 2020.
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Picket in memory of Raman Bandarenka in Hrodna.
‘Rest in peace, Raman. Hrodna is mourning’.
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Flowers in Square of Change. Minsk, 13 November 2020.
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Belarusians gathering in Square of Change on back of report about Raman Bandarenka’s death. Minsk, 12 November 2020.
