With Applause and Flowers, Thousands Attend Funeral of Belarusian Protester

With Applause and Flowers, Thousands Attend Funeral of Belarusian Protester
People hold flowers as they gather outside a church during a memorial service for Roman Bondarenko, an anti-government protester who died in hospital following what witnesses said was a severe beating by security forces, in Minsk, Belarus, on Nov. 20, 2020. BelaPAN via Reuters
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KYIV—Thousands of people silently raised their arms in the air, held flowers aloft, and broke into chants outside a church in Minsk on Friday at the funeral of a Belarusian protester.

People gather outside a church during a memorial service for Roman Bondarenko, an anti-government protester who died in hospital following what witnesses said was a severe beating by security forces, in Minsk, on Nov. 20, 2020. (Stringer/Reuters)
People gather outside a church during a memorial service for Roman Bondarenko, an anti-government protester who died in hospital following what witnesses said was a severe beating by security forces, in Minsk, on Nov. 20, 2020. Stringer/Reuters