{"id":496039,"date":"2025-11-12T09:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T06:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=496039"},"modified":"2025-11-12T09:55:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T06:55:35","slug":"tsikhanouskaya-raman-bandarenka-died-at-the-hands-of-those-who-fear-and-still-fear-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/tsikhanouskaya-raman-bandarenka-died-at-the-hands-of-those-who-fear-and-still-fear-the-truth","title":{"rendered":"Tsikhanouskaya: Raman Bandarenka Died at the Hands of Those Who Fear and Still Fear the Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><b>Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya<\/b>, in a statement marking the fifth anniversary of <b>Raman Bandarenka<\/b>\u2019s death, expressed confidence that justice will prevail in Belarus.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cFive years ago, Raman Bandarenka was killed. A man who came out into his courtyard to defend what he loved. He wanted his yard to remain a place of kindness and peace.<br \/>\nI remember November 12, 2020. It was hard to find words then. I also did not know what to say\u2026 and still don\u2019t. Many of us simply stayed silent \u2014 out of pain, confusion, and the feeling that something was happening that should never happen. Perhaps there are no right words at all when such a terrible tragedy occurs.<br \/>\nRaman died at the hands of those who were afraid and continue to be afraid of the truth. The truth about how this tragedy happened. The truth about why this crime was never investigated. The truth about who killed Raman Bandarenka and why those responsible have not been punished.<br \/>\nToday we warmly remember his courage and his simple human right to freedom. \u2018I\u2019m going out\u2019 became a symbol for the entire Belarusian nation.<br \/>\nToday is a day full of sorrow. But we remember all those who suffered from violence and impunity, and we insist: justice will prevail. Belarus will become a country where one can go out into the yard and feel only peace, respect, and safety. Where \u2018just living\u2019 will no longer be dangerous to one\u2019s life,\u201d<\/i> Tsikhanouskaya said in her address.<\/p>\n<p><b>Raman Bandarenka<\/b> was at the \u201cSquare of Changes\u201d on November 11, 2020, when a group of unidentified people cut down the ribbons placed there. He was beaten several times by unknown individuals, put into a van, and taken to the Central District Police Department, from where he was later transferred to a hospital with a head injury. On November 12, Bandarenka died in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>On February 18, more than three months after his death, the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office announced the initiation of a criminal case under Part 3 of Article 147 of the Criminal Code (\u201cIntentional infliction of grievous bodily harm resulting in death by negligence\u201d). The investigation into the death of Raman Bandarenka has been suspended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, in a statement marking the fifth anniversary of Raman Bandarenka\u2019s death, expressed confidence that justice will prevail in Belarus. \u201cFive years ago, Raman Bandarenka was killed. A man who came out into his courtyard to defend what he loved. He wanted his yard to remain a place of kindness and peace. 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