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February 6 in Izhevsk Picket in the Days of Action against the prosecution of an anarchist Andrey Kutuzov, as well as several other social activists who are persecuted for political reasons. The rally was organized by the movement of "Autonomous Action - Izhevsk. It was attended by more than 25 people, most of these were autonomy, anti-fascists, as well as pupils and students of the city. During the campaign had been deployed anarchist black and red flags, and several large banners: "Freedom to Andrei Kutuzov," "Down with police repression", "" Autonomous Action Izhevsk: freedom begins where the dying state. "Periodically, the protesters chanted: "Justify Andrey Kutuzov," "Stop the police repression," "While we are united, we will not pobedimy!"

At the rally has traditionally conducted the distribution of leaflets, which clearly explains the reason for the event for everyone. As a result, for two hours the activists handed out about 1000 flyers.

Numerous passers-by reacted favorably to the share. Many of them showed interest, asking details of fraudulent criminal case.At certain times event grew in size until mid-rally - around picketing periodically accumulate a large number of izhevchan activists explained they are going on, handing out leaflets.

Everything would have been nice if it were not for the action by some members of the MUP of Udmurtia, which in the opinion of the activists tried to provoke conflicts with protesters. No arguing their claims, employees of some activists asked to remove the gauze masks needed to protect them from illegal video carried by the police.

These demands were accompanied by threats to expose all arrested and taken away to the nearest police station.Police officers it was pointed out that such actions and claims or are baseless and are characterized by arbitrariness. Despite these actions of the bodies as a whole action succeeds.

"Autonomous Action IZHEVSK"

Background of events:

The notion of "extremism" is given as a vague interpretation, so that they can be both terrorist acts and murder, hate, and any criticism of government officials.A striking example of the absurdity of the concept of "extremism" is the recognition of the slogan "Freedom is not given - the freedom to take", which was used Novorossiysk defendersa picket extremist.

Due to such uncertainties in the law in recent times "extremist" articles of the Criminal Code (280, 282) are increasingly used to punish "hate speech" or "incitement to violence" in relation to various government agencies: the police, the FSB, the executive branch and m . etc.

By the bright things on today for "extremist" articles are the processes of the Tyumen teacher and anarchist Andrey Kutuzov and activists from Ulan-Ude Hope Nizovkinoy and Tatiana Stetsury.

Information on the case of Kutuzov

Information on the case and Nizovkinoy Stetsury

Andrey Kutuzov tried under article 280 for incitement to hatred against a social group "Militia": he allegedly distributed a leaflet at the rally against the center of the "E" and anti-extremist legislation, despite the fact that the leaflet appears to be faked.

Activists from Ulan-Ude was convicted on under article 282 of "inciting hatred or hostility, and humiliation of human dignity."In 2008 and 2009, they distributed in the central streets of Ulan-Ude, leaflets, text of which contain negative evaluation and analysis of the actions of Russian military, police and security services.

Most often in such cases, people are condemned for actions allegedly aimed at inciting hatred on grounds of belonging to a particular social group. It is important to remember that the social group - is much more vague concept than a group of religion or nationality (of the same articles of the Criminal Code).Specialists, sociologists are not unanimous about what constitutes a social group, and what does not.

This uncertainty used by Russian "anti-extremist" agencies that advertise "incitement to social hatred" of any protest against the authorities. Comes to what social group declared "power" as such (journalist Irek Murtazin for texts that are published in the blog, published newspaper and book them on the head of Tatarstan, was sentenced to 1 year and 9 months' imprisonment), which is already completely blocked any possibility of criticism.

Thus, Russian law enforcement agencies the concept of "social group" is used to justify repression against civil society activists and opposition movements.But when such statements allow representatives of the Russian Federation (for example, calls for the vice-governor of the Vologda region, "the opposition to wind the track), then any" extremism "is not considered.

This means that legally protected social groups we have considered only the state authorities. As befits a class state, laws on extremism are used to protect the power structures of discontent and criticism of society, as centers of "E" perform the functions of political police.

We require:

• withdraw from all government agencies and organizations specially protected status, and stop to consider their social group.
• also excluded from Article 282 of the Criminal Code and the FZ-114 "On Countering Extremist Activities" concept "social group" as vague and too dependent on subjective inclinations of an expert.
• Natural consequence of these corrections in legislation should be a complete cessation of cases Nizovkinoy, Stetsury and Kutuzov on rehabilitative grounds.

However, it should be understood that these articles - just a convenient tool for political persecution. To pacify the unfit "extremists" are using other methods: they throw drugs, weapons, was sentenced to detention in psychiatric hospitals. Thus, the ultimate goal of our struggle must be the cessation of political persecution in any form or by any means.

No prosecutions for "mysleprestupleniya! Yes - freedom of conscience and expression!

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