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August 11 in Sevastopol action of solidarity with the company against the felling of forests Khimki
Submitted by Редакция on 12 August, 2010 - 17:08Near House of Moscow in Sevastopol gathered 20 people from the autonomous actions of the Marxists, environmentalists and their sympathizers. The participants were holding banners reading: "Freedom Gaskarova and Solopovu", "People are more important than profit," Why put Max and Lyesha? "," Plant trees, not people "," No logging Khimki woods! ".
Stencils "Freedom Gaskarova and Solopovu"
Submitted by Редакция on 11 August, 2010 - 14:52In this post you can download stencils layouts demanding the release of anti-fascists Gaskarova Alexey and Maxim Solopova. Each model weighs approximately 700 kb and can be used as a basis for making stencils suitable size for printing images.
Russia - in defence of Khimki forest and arrested antifascists - solidarity needed
Submitted by Редакция on 11 August, 2010 - 14:22At this moment, Russia's antifascist, anarchist and environmentalist movements are in great need of international solidarity.
Actions in support of the campaign in Khimki took place in Berlin and Paris
Submitted by Редакция on 11 August, 2010 - 13:52Berlin
August 9 from 17.20 to 19 hours before the Russian Embassy in Berlin, the capital of Germany, was an action for the immediate release of Alexey and Maxim Gaskarova Solopova arrested after going to the administration of the city of Khimki. More than 30 people from the organization Anarcho-syndicalist Youth Berlin (ASJ Berlin) picketed the building on the Unter den Linden, with black and red flags with the slogan "Against repression" in Russian, German and English.
Solidarity action in Petrozavodsk
Submitted by Редакция on 11 August, 2010 - 13:37On August 9, Student boulevard Petrozavodsk gathered more than 40 people to support Khimkinskiy residents and activists who oppose cutting Khimki park for the construction of highway Moscow-Saint Petersburg. The picketers demanded to stop deforestation, stop the repression against the environmentalists, to immediately release the illegally detained activists, anti-fascist Maxim Solopova and Alexei Gaskarova.
August 12, Angarsk city court will begin hearing the case of the Nazi attack on eco-camp
Submitted by Редакция on 11 August, 2010 - 13:1921 July 2007 on the ecological camp in Angarsk, Irkutsk Oblast, protested against the establishment of an international uranium enrichment center, the group attacked the Nazis. The attack killed party movement "Autonomous Action" from Nakhodka Ilya Borodaenko. Two activists were seriously injured. The investigation lasted for 1,5 years, then the case was transferred to the Angarsk city court, but the three judges returned the materials for further investigation.
Defense intends to tighten the procedure of recruitment
Submitted by Редакция on 11 August, 2010 - 02:41The Ministry of Defence is preparing another large-scale reform in the system of recruitment of the army. Amendments will be developed as early as September 1.
For example, plans to increase the enlistment age to 30 years and reduce the number of universities, providing a respite for the students.
Investigators Rysin and Yermilov falsify the police report on the anti-fascists to Khimki
Submitted by Редакция on 3 August, 2010 - 13:22Alexey and Maxim Gaskarov Solopov detained illegally. We publish a detailed commentary lawyer Mikhail Trepashkin with photographs of protocols:
In the case of the arrested anti-fascists court found the evidence insufficient, but left in custody
Submitted by Редакция on 1 August, 2010 - 18:01July 31 in City Court, the Court held Khimki to elect measure Alexei Gaskarova and Maxim Solopovu. The meeting was held behind closed doors, which in the opinion of counsel had no reason to.
Khimki: smashing down local administration, background and following arrests
Submitted by Редакция on 1 August, 2010 - 14:09Here is the accumulation of all substantial information concerning Khimki forest logging, attack of Khimki administration by anarchists and antifascists and the following arrests.
We clearly understand why Alexei and Maxim got arrested. They are well known in public and are taking responsibility for being publicly open. They never concealed their views, appeared both in press and on the radio. They got arrested being the only antifascists well known to the police. Now the police is under pressure from the administration of the President, that’s why at least someone needed to be arrested. We’re disturbed by the way the procedures are progressing and would appreciate any international support.
On arrests after direct action in Khimki 28th of July
Submitted by Редакция on 31 July, 2010 - 02:02
Today (30th of July) names of two activists, arrested in related to criminal case on “hooliganism” after attack against city administration of city of Khimki in Moscow region 28th of July were published in maintream news – Aleksey Gaskarov and Maksim Solopov.
Arrests after Khimki action
Submitted by Редакция on 30 July, 2010 - 19:58A few hours ago it was reported that police detained two anti-fascists - Alexei Gaskarova and Maxim Solopova - and charge them in organizing attacks on the administration of Khimki .
Drug control lawlessness! Ufa
Submitted by Редакция on 28 July, 2010 - 01:38Employees of drug control beaten and kidnapped human rights activist Almira Zhukova known for its intransigence on the crimes of high officials of the agency.
Ukrainian miners can start an underground strike
Submitted by Редакция on 27 July, 2010 - 11:22In the Donetsk region of two miners Enakievo mines "Red Trade Union" and "Young communard intend to tomorrow not rise to the surface, demanding repayment of debts on wages. This was reported in the press-service Pofsoyuza workers in the coal industry of Ukraine, has been reported that today the personnel of these mines at the general meeting decided to 08.00. tomorrow (July 27) does not rise to the surface as long as there is no paid three-month salary arrears.
The action in defense of Alexei Sokolov
Submitted by Редакция on 20 July, 2010 - 01:48July 16 in Yekaterinburg in the protection of Alexei Sokolov took action. In the picket was attended by 15 people.
15 July in Moscow, recalled Natalia Estemirova and victims of political terror
Submitted by Редакция on 16 July, 2010 - 19:09July 15 About 50 people took part in a picket in central Moscow to mark the anniversary of the murder human rights activist Natalya Estemirova. Estemirova was kidnapped and killed July 15, 2009 in Chechnya. A year later, law enforcement has reported on completion of the investigation - they all blame lies with the militants Alhazura Bashaeva, which, according to police, was killed in November 2009.
There was questioning Rustam Fakhretdinova
Submitted by Редакция on 13 July, 2010 - 18:39July 13 Tyumen journalist, member of the movement "independent action" Rustam Fakhretdinov was questioned by investigators of the Investigation Department of the investigative committee of the Procuracy of the Russian Federation in the Tyumen region, Konstantin Zaikov. Fakhretdinova notified that he is a suspect in a criminal case for publication in the newspaper "The Evening Tyumen in 2008 , the articles "Tsentralka for what ruined me ..." and "Flowers of the police department of the Central-3.
In Tyumen the search for "extremists"
Submitted by Редакция on 12 July, 2010 - 16:43The activist "autonomous action" in Tyumen was searched, a criminal case. 12 July, 7-30 am to 10 am in the apartment of an activist movement "Autonomous Action", a journalist Rustam Fakhretdinova being searched for "the purpose of removing documents and literature of an extremist. A search was conducted staff the center of the E and the investigative committee of the Prosecutor's Office in the absence of Rustam.
In Paris, the exhibition "Russia: another look"
Submitted by t.m. on 11 July, 2010 - 16:03Yesterday in Paris opened an exhibition of human rights and various other independent organizations and movements of Russia under the title "Russia: another look." The exact name of the exhibition is translated "other side" or "other person", but somehow it is not entirely in Russian. A liberal "echo" from filing "Soldiers 'Mothers' in general exhibit dubbed" The Other Russia "firmly proassotsiirovav her with very definite and already discredited the Russian liberal movement.
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