Raman Bandarenka
| Raman Bandarenka | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 1, 1989 |
| 💀Died | August 19, 2020 Minsk, BelarusAugust 19, 2020 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Belarusian |
| 💼 Occupation | Artist, Manager |
| Known for | Activism |
Raman Bandarenka (Belarusian: Раман Бандарэнка, Russian: Роман Бондаренко) (August 1, 1989, Minsk – November 12, 2020, Minsk) was an aspiring Belarusian designer, and shop manager. His death is associated with the protests against the 2020 Belarusian presidential election.[1] Raman Bandarenka died after reportedly being beaten by security forces.[2] Police forces said they found him uncounscious and called an ambulance.[1]
According to sources, masked assailants in civilian clothing beat him up, in the yard of his appartment building, in the evening of November 11, 2020, in Minsk.[3] Locally, this appartment complex is known as "Square of Changes" (Ploscha Peramen)." Later, a minibus took him away. An ambulance brigade brought from the Central District Department of Internal Affairs (Police Station) to a local hospital. At the time he ambilance took him, he was unconscious.At the hospital, he was diagnosed with diferent injuries to the head and brain, bruises, and abrasions.[4] Banderenka was operated in an attempt to save his life and fell into a coma. He never recovered and died on November 12, 2020, in the hospital in Minsk.[5][6][7]
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights spoke on the death.[8]
Biography[edit]
Raman Bandarenka born on August 1, 1989 in Minsk. After school, he entered the Minsk State College of Architecture and Construction, and then the Belarusian State Academy of Arts, graduating from the Faculty of Design in 2012.[9]
In 2014, he was conscripted into the Special Forces of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus (military unit 3214), and subsequently stayed in contact with his colleagues. Later, he worked as an administrator and then director of one of the retail stores of the "Ostrov Chistoty" in Minsk.[9]
Circumstances of his death[edit]
During the protests, the yard next to the house in which Raman lived became widely known as the "Square of Changes (Rus: PloschaPeramen)". This name arose after residents of the residential complex in the quarter between Chervyakova, Kakhovskaya and Smorgovsky tract streets painted a mural with "DJs of Change," two DJs who played the Russian pop song called "Change" at an event and were subsequently arrested, on one of the walls of a transformer booth.[10][11] This mural was repeatedly destroyed, but then restored again by the local residents.[12] The yard was often covered with red and white ribbons, symbolising the flag of the Belarusian Democratic Republic, which has become a symbol for the freedom movement in Belarus.[13][14][15]
On November 11, 2020, at about 22:00, six men and three women in civilian clothes and in masks arrived at the "Change Square" and began to cut off the red and white ribbons placed by local residents.[16] Raman Bandarenka found out about this in a local text chat in the popular app Telegram. He posted his final message in the group, "I'm going out!" before going out to the street to see what was happening.[13][14][15]
Outside, he stood watching what was happening. According to reports, he may have made a remark to which one of the masked people replied to him harshly before pushing Raman to the ground.[16] At this time, Raman hit his head on a children's slide as he fell.[17] The masked assailants proceeded to pin Raman to the ground and command him to "Lie down!"[16] The main initiator of the fight left, and three others continued to beat him.[16]
Following the assault, Raman was dragged off to a silver minibus.[16] This is the last known time he was seen conscious.[16] The events of this evening were filmed by eyewitnesses from different angles and then posted on the net.[2]
He was taken to the Central District Department of Internal Affairs (Police Station), from which he was admitted to the Emergency Department of the Minsk City Clinical Emergency Hospital on November 12 at 0:05. He was diagnosed with multiple injuries. He underwent an operation in an attempt to save his life[18]. Raman Bandarenka died on November 12, 2020.[2]
As of December, 10, 2020, no criminal case was opened on his killing.[16]
Reactions to his death[edit]
Public reaction[edit]
On the evening of November 12, several thousand Belarusians came to the “Square of Change” to pay tribute to Raman Bandarenka.[19] The next day, in various districts of Minsk, other cities and villages of Belarus, people came out to express their sympathy.[20]
On November 15 at 12:00 in Minsk and other cities of the country the protest march "I'm going out!" in memory of Raman Bandarenka and all the victims of the protests took place.[21][22]
The funeral of Raman Bandarenka took place on November 20, 2020, after the body was released to the family after an extended wait. The family invited everyone to the ceremony, which was attended by several thousands[23]. Many chanted popular slogans, such as "Long live Belarus!", "We will not forget, we will not forgive!”, “Roma, you are a hero”, and “I'm going out” - Raman's final words[24].
Reaction of Alexander Lukashenko[edit]
On November 13, during a meeting with Belarusian and international journalists, Alexander Lukashenko expressed his condolences to the parents of Raman Bandarenka. At the conference, he said that he instructed the chairman of the Investigative Committee to investigate the incident and instructed the Prosecutor General to take it under "the most serious control." Lukashenko told reporters: "But in this case, as I was told, a fight broke out, moreover, a serious fight. And someone from the protesters called the "police." A reinforced police squad was sent. When they arrived, as usual, everyone fled. And this one was either injured or something ... inebriated. This is a fact. The conclusion was presented today by the Investigative Committee. They posted it all. He was drunk. Of course, he was taken and taken by this department. He felt ill on the way, as I was told. They called an ambulance and sent him to the hospital."[25]
Other reactions[edit]
Chairman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova stated: "Now there is a radicalization [of the protests]. ...This is the case with this Bondarenko. He himself went out [into the yard]. The fact that he was drunk is one hundred percent fact. Now there is an investigation, and have already established that false information was put on the Internet, that he was sober (we are talking about information and documents from the doctors of the emergency room. ). But the investigation will go further. But did you see how he [Bondarenko] was honored? A memorial! And how many drunks [in the whole country] are fighting? Every day they die. And they [the protesters] are arranging memorial services. The President said it right: we need to clean up the city!"[26]
As of November 27, 2020, no criminal case has been instituted on Bandarenka's death, while TUT.BY journalist Katsyaryna Barysevich and doctor Artsyom Sorokin, who reported medical information that the murdered man was completely sober, refuting the words of Alexander Lukashenko and Natalya Kochanova that Bandarenka was drunk, had been detained in connection with the criminal case upon them.[27] Amnesty International has recognized the journalist and doctor as prisoners of conscience.[27] Belarusian human rights organizations have recognized Borisevich as a political prisoner.[27] Boris Haretski, deputy chairman of the Belarusian Association of Journalists, said that the authorities were not fighting the problem, but the media, “They think that if the press does not write about Bandarenka, people will not find out about it. Of course, they will know everything, but the media is still under attack."[28]
The chairman of the human rights center "Viasna" Ales Bialiatski accused the death of Roman Bondarenko of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus.[29]
In a statement dated 13 November 2020, the EU condemned the brutality.[30][31] The diplomatic missions of Great Britain,[32] Germany,[33]and the EU[34] in Belarus honored the victim with a minute of silence. Many foreign media outlets wrote or released stories about the death of Raman Bandarenka (Belsat[35], U.S. News & World Report[36], Meduza[37], RIA Novosti[38], BBC[39], Current Time TV[40], Associated Press[41], Libération[42], TVP Info[43], Washington Post[44], bne IntelliNews[45], ČT24[46], and others[47][48]).
On November 19, 2020, Jim Gilmore, United States Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, spoke on the killing of Bandarenka that became a sign of “the impunity of Belarusian security forces.”[49]
On November 26, 2020, European Parliament discussed the situation in Belarus[50][51]. The discussion resulted in the adoption of a resolution "on the continuation of human rights violations in Belarus, in particular the murder of Raman Bandarenka", supported by an absolute majority of deputies, calling for a "prompt, thorough, impartial and independent investigation into the death."[52].
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 mes/AFP (2020-11-12). "Belarus: Mann nach brutaler Attacke in Minsk gestorben" (in Deutsch). Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 James Shotter (2020-12-02). "Violent crackdown fails to silence Belarus protesters". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
Thousands of people have been detained, and in one case that sent shockwaves through the nation, a young opposition supporter, Raman Bandarenka, died after reportedly being beaten by security forces.
Unknown parameter|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Candles and Condemnation as Thousands Mourn Death of Belarus Protester". Reuters. U.S. News & World Report. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "«В операционную привезли уже в коме». Неизвестные во дворе снимали ленты, избили парня, он в реанимации" (in русский). TUT.BY. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ "«Все в шоке, понимаете?» Как тысячи минчан несли цветы во «двор перемен» в память об умершем соседе" (in русский). TUT.BY. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "В Минске умер Роман Бондаренко. Его избили из-за бело-красно-белого флага" (in русский). BBC News. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-11-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "OHCHR | Press briefing notes on Belarus". United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Наталья Беницевич (2020-12-02). "«Жизнь уже не будет прежней, по крайней мере моя». Мама Романа Бондаренко о сыне, которого вырастила и воспитала". TUT.BY (in русский). Archived from the original on 2020-12-02. Retrieved 2020-12-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ксения Ельяшевич (2020-11-13). "Что случилось с Романом Бондаренко на «Площади перемен» в Минске? Изучаем записи и слова очевидцев". TUT.BY (in русский). Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Автор мурала с диджеями на «Площади перемен» рассказал, зачем его упорно восстанавливают". Nasha Niva (in русский). 2020-10-07. Archived from the original on 2020-11-15. Retrieved 2020-11-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Снежана Инанец (2020-10-07). "Спросили авторов мурала с диджеями на «Площади перемен», зачем они упорно его восстанавливают". TUT.BY (in русский). Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2020-11-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 София Демина (2020-11-14). "«Я выхожу!»". Novaya Gazeta (in русский). Archived from the original on 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2020-11-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|subtitle=ignored (help) - ↑ 14.0 14.1 Мария Литвинова (2020-11-13). "«Я выхожу»". Kommersant (in русский). Archived from the original on 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2020-11-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); Unknown parameter|subtitle=ignored (help) - ↑ 15.0 15.1 «Силовики получили карт-бланш на убийство»: как гибель Романа Бондаренко изменила протест в Беларуси on YouTube // TV Rain. 14 November 2020.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 КЕ (2020-12-12). "Месяц после гибели Романа Бондаренко. Что мы выяснили за это время?" (in русский). TUT.BY. Archived from the original on 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2020-12-13. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Памёр Раман Бандарэнка, якога хуткая забрала непрытомным з Цэнтральнага РУУС" (in беларуская). Nasha Niva. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ "В Минске силовики в штатском избили мужчину за бело-красно-белые ленты, он умер в реанимации". Current Time TV (in русский). Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ "«Все в шоке, понимаете?» Как тысячи минчан несли цветы во «двор перемен» в память об умершем соседе" (in русский). TUT.BY. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
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|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Боль и скорбь. Что происходит в стране 13 ноября". TUT.BY (in русский). 2020-11-13. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Орлова, Ольга (2020-11-20). "Вышел и не вернулся". Брестская газета (in русский) (47 (936)): 8.CS1 maint: Date and year (link)
- ↑ "Прощание с Романом Бондаренко будет 20 ноября. Мать показала справку о трезвости". naviny.by. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ "В Минске простились с Романом Бондаренко — пришли тысячи человек" (in русский). TUT.BY. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ "Лукашенко выразил соболезнование родителям Романа Бондаренко и рассказал, как было дело (дополнено)" (in русский). Vitebskiy Kurier. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ "«Гражданская война может быть неминуема». Разговор Натальи Кочановой с чиновниками" (in русский). TUT.BY. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Гуштын, Адар'я (2020-11-27). "Журналиста TUT.BY Катерину Борисевич перевели в СИЗО на Володарского. Письма ей почти не доходят" (in русский). TUT.BY. Archived from the original on 2020-11-30. Retrieved 2020-11-30. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Александровская, Богдана (2020-11-25). "Ходьба по минному полю. Как в Беларуси сейчас работают журналисты" (in русский). Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-04. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Алесь Беляцкий: "Ответственность за смерть Романа Бондаренко лежит на МВД"". spring96.org (in русский). Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ↑ "Беларусь: заявление пресс-секретаря Европейской службы внешних действий в связи со смертью Романа Бондаренко" (in русский). EEAS - European Commission. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ "Еўрасаюз прыгразіў Мінску новымі санкцыямі з-за гібелі Рамана Бандарэнкі" (in беларуская). Nascha Niwa. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ "UK in Belarus - British Embassy Minsk". www.facebook.com (in русский). Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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- ↑ Збіты Рома Бандарэнка памёр. 96 дзень пратэстаў | Роман Бондаренко умер. 96 день протестов
- ↑ Candles and Condemnation as Thousands Mourn Death of Belarus Protester
- ↑ В Минске умер 31-летний сторонник оппозиции Роман Бондаренко, которого избили на «Площади перемен». На акцию его памяти пришли тысячи людей
- ↑ Умер избитый в Минске Роман Бондаренко
- ↑ В Минске умер Роман Бондаренко. Его избили из-за бело-красно-белого флага
- ↑ В реанимации умер избитый людьми в штатском в Минске Роман Бондаренко
- ↑ Outrage in Belarus, EU after opposition supporter death
- ↑ Raman Bandarenka, nouvelle victime de la répression en Biélorussie
- ↑ Zmarł skatowany 31-latek. Napastnikami mieli być funkcjonariusze białoruskiej bezpieki
- ↑ Outrage in Belarus, EU after opposition supporter death
- ↑ An outpouring of grief, anger and frustration in Minsk as police beat another protester to death
- ↑ Podle běloruských úřadů měl zemřelý aktivista otravu alkoholem, lékaři to však odmítají
- ↑ Raman Bandarenka, nueva víctima de la represión en Bielorrusia
- ↑ Outrage in Belarus, EU after opposition supporter death
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