Death of Raman Bandarenka
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Raman Bandarenka (Belarusian: Раман Бандарэнка) (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 unconscious and called an ambulance.[1]
Raman Bandarenka | |
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Born | (1989-08-01)August 1, 1989 |
Died | (2020-11-12)November 12, 2020 |
Nationality | Belarusian |
Occupation(s) | Artist, Manager |
Known for | Activism |
Awards | Medal of the Order of the Pahonia Honar i Hodnaść [be] |
According to sources, masked assailants in civilian clothing beat him up, in the yard of his apartment building, in the evening of November 11, 2020, in Minsk.[3] Locally, this apartment complex is known as "Square of Changes" (Ploshcha 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 the ambulance took him, he was unconscious. At the hospital, he was diagnosed with different injuries to the head and brain, bruises, and abrasions.[4] Banderenka went into surgery 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]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights spoke about his death.[8] In March 2023, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of the Order of the Pahonia.[9]