Short presentation of the Tyumen case, from a benefit event in Helsinki 6th of October 2023. In Spotify Support the fundraising drive of Firefund for the for the lawyers of the defendants in the "Tyumen case". Families and relatives will have to pay for the participation of lawyers in these...
Vladimir Zolotarev has been sentenced to 18 years
Submitted by Редакция on 29 July, 2023 - 22:01July 28th the First Eastern Regional Court in Khabarovsk has handed down its sentence in the case of the burning of the National Guard building in Komsomolsk on the Amur. The 51-year old taxi-driver Vladimir Zolotarev was found guilty of committing an "act of terrorism", even though no-one was harmed in the fire.
Solidarity Festival on the occasion of the anniversary of the «Tyumen case»
Submitted by Редакция on 25 July, 2023 - 14:58The support team of the arrested guys in the «Tyumen case» is launching a Festival of solidarity with political prisoners on the occasion of the anniversary of the arrest of our comrades. The festival will be held from August 15 to September 15, 2023.
Ivan Kudryashov’s life is in danger. What can we do?
Submitted by Редакция on 10 July, 2023 - 20:53Ivan Kudryashov is an anti-war activist who made a street art piece in the center of Tver with the text “Fuck the War.” In September 2022, he was detained by the Federal Security Service.
Alexey Rozhkov needs protection! Support the fundraiser
Submitted by Редакция on 7 July, 2023 - 20:07At the end of May, anarchist Alexey Rozhkov was illegally extradited from Kyrgyzstan to Russia. Without observing the procedures under Kyrgyz law and international norms, officers from the Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security kidnapped Alexey and took him to the Russian Federation, where he was detained by FSB officers.
Self-organize while they are fighting
Submitted by Редакция on 24 June, 2023 - 20:23Now, as this statement is being published, we still cannot fully predict the development of events around the “Wagner rebellion” in a relatively long-term view. But we can definitely expect two seemingly opposite trends: first, increased repression against ordinary citizens, not only by state security forces, and second, simultaneously, an increase in chaos, when the opposing sides leave people facing the problems that they themselves created.
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow update on anarchist and anti-fascist prisoners 19th of June 2023
Submitted by Редакция on 19 June, 2023 - 21:20Dear friends, welcome to our latest update!
This is long overdue. As usual, we start with (relatively) good news. Krasnoyarsk anarchists Danil Ivanov and Ilya Vinogradov were given 5 and 3.5 years probational sentences respectively. They were accused of ”robbery”, for paying a visit to a former comrade who had been seen hanging out with Nazis. Congratulations to Danil and Ilya for dodging prison!
Igor Paskar: “What Did Each of Us Do to Stop This Nightmare?”
Submitted by Редакция on 16 June, 2023 - 20:13On 31 May the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Igor Paskar to eight-and-a-half years’ imprisonment on charges of “vandalism” and “terrorism”. He was found guilty of burning a Z-banner [a pro-war symbol] and the symbolic firebombing of the FSB [Federal Security Service] building in Krasnodar. The day before his sentencing, Igor gave his final statement in court. Here is a translation of his speech:
Azat Miftakhov revealed that in 2019 FSB managed his downgrade to the caste of “roosters”
Submitted by Редакция on 13 June, 2023 - 18:18“In our last meeting with Azat Miftakhov it was decided to write about the pressure security forces exert on Azat, previously not brought up by the support group – reports the channel FreeAzat! We were not doing it because at the beginning of his incarceration, we heard about Azat’s unwillingness to disclose this topic – back when it was too sensitive for him.
Events by Autonomous Action and Moscow Anarchist Black Cross in International Anti-Authoritarian Gathering Anarchy 2023
Submitted by Редакция on 12 June, 2023 - 19:46On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the first anti-authoritarian international, international meetings are being prepared in the Swiss Jura mountains. They will take place from July 19 to 23, 2023.
You may read the full information on the website.
As part of the gathering, we would like to announce two events, organised by Autonomous Action and Anarchist Black Cross – Moscow.
Anarchist and anti-war activist Alexey Rozhkov told how he was taken from Kyrgyzstan to Russia
Submitted by Редакция on 11 June, 2023 - 17:16On May 29, anti-war activist Alexey Rozhkov, who had fled from Russia to Kyrgyzstan, was extending his temporary registration in his host country. And the very next day, early in the morning, security forces broke into his home.
Raising funds to pay for a lawyer for Mikhail Lazakovich
Submitted by Редакция on 6 June, 2023 - 19:2018-year-old Mikhail Lazakovich from Tver, was detained on May 9 on suspicion of setting fire to a military recruitment center in Likhoslavl, 50 km from Tver. On the advice of his appointed lawyer, the young man did not deny his involvement in the arson. However, instead of the promised mitigation of punishment, the charge was reclassified from "attempted damage to property" to "an act of terrorism".
After being charged under the "terrorist" article (Part 1 of Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code), Mikhail refused to testify and plead guilty of terrorism.
Why are lawyers needed in Russia?
Submitted by Редакция on 2 June, 2023 - 17:54Sometimes you’ll hear people say that in modern Russia, it’s a waste of money to hire a lawyer for politically motivated cases. After all, they say, the person will be found guilty either way, and they’ll still get a sentence.
Solidarity Zone explain why having a lawyer is vital for political prisoners in Russia.
From fights with Nazis to a split due to the war. The story of antifa in Russia
Submitted by Редакция on 29 May, 2023 - 14:44The antifascist movement emerged in Russia in the late 1990s – early 2000s as a response to neo-Nazis’ violence: back then, the far-right was attacking migrants, homeless people, punks and anyone they didn’t like almost daily. Over the past couple of decades, the movement has changed significantly, having gone through murders of its participants, numerous criminal cases and now a split due to the war.
Sentence confirmed for the first arson attack on a Russian military enlistment office: 13 years imprisonment
Submitted by Редакция on 21 May, 2023 - 20:43Kirill Butylin carried out the first known arson attack on a military enlistment office following the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 28th of February 2022 the young man threw Molotov cocktails at the enlistment office in the town of Lukhovitsa in the Moscow region.
In Memory of Dmitry Petrov. An Incomplete Biography and Translation of His Work
Submitted by Редакция on 6 May, 2023 - 14:48We publish an article from Crimethinc.
On April 19, 2023, three anarchists were killed in battle near Bakhmut: an American named Cooper Andrews, an Irishman named Finbar Cafferkey, and a Russian named Dmitry Petrov, known to us until then as Ilya Leshy. People in our networks have shared undertakings with all three of these comrades over the years.
Support the revolutionary media struggling in Russia
Submitted by Редакция on 24 April, 2023 - 17:15"Autonomous Action" is an anarchist organization founded in 2002. Our goal is to lay the groundwork for a new culture built on self-organization and free from all forms of oppression. We are currently working to rebuild the anti-authoritarian and anarchist movement in Russia after a period of stagnation.
Due to unprecedented repression, the relocation of part of the team, and our consistent anti-war stance, the public activity of Autonomous Action is not possible in Russia at the moment.
Fundraising for punk-rock musician Yaroslav Vilchevski, accused of justification of terrorism
Submitted by Редакция on 18 April, 2023 - 21:06On the 4th of January 2023 32 year old Yaroslav Vilchevski was arrested for posting on his telegram channel about the anarchist Mikhail Zhobitski. Radio Liberty has called him an anarchist, but himself he is identifying himself as animal rights activist and musician.
19 years for anti-war arson
Submitted by Редакция on 13 April, 2023 - 14:4510th of April, the Central District Military Court in Yekaterinburg sentenced Roman Nasryev and Aleksey Nureyev to 19 years in prison for firebombing an administrative building, where the military registration desk is based. Roman and Aleksey must spend the first 4 years in prison, and the next — in a maximum-security penal colony.
This is the most severe sentence handed down so far for anti-war arson.
Update on Russian anti-war direct actions and anti-war prisoners
Submitted by Редакция on 11 April, 2023 - 01:10This update was provided by ABC-Moscow for German Das Antifaschistische Infoblatt issue 138. This version has some minor updates with numbers mentioned.
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