The prosecutor's office confirmed the indictment in the case of defeat Khimkinskaya Administration

Khimki city prosecutor's office on Feb. 11 approved an indictment against anti-fascists defenders Khimki Forest Gaskarova Alexey and Maxim Solopova. It was given to the accused on February 15. Alex and Max are accused of grave breaches of public order, which expresses a clear disrespect for society, it is the use of weapons and objects used as weapons, an organized group - ie, crime, part 2 of article. 213 of the Criminal Code ("Public Disorder"). Gaskarova Solopova and faces up to seven years imprisonment.

Russian nuclear power plants: five accidents in the first 11 days of February

Russian nuclear power plants pose a real threat to the population of the country. The first decade of February puts records for unplanned shutdown of the reactor at nuclear power plants in Russia: there was five unplanned shutdowns and unloading units in 11 days. Nuclear energy demonstrates the extreme precariousness of work, while nuclear engineers prefer to pretend that nothing significant is happening. Despite these freelancers, and potential emergency situations Rosatom says that it was planned blackouts and unloading units.

Activists of the art group "War": the new political prisoners?

While there is debate about whether one can assume the street share the art of "War" art, it became known that one of those notorious St. Petersburg stocks advanced on the state prize for visual arts and even joined the short list of nominees ( http:// free-voina.org/post/3289581310 ).

Anarchism with a human face

Video interview with anarchist at gogol.tv: "He goes into the past odious image of gangster-anarchist who created the Soviet literature and cinema. The key idea of anarchism - the denial of institutions for political coercion and the ability of society to organize themselves - now comes to life in a variety of concepts and practices: from hitchhiking and informal communities to motions such as "Antifa".

Valentine's Day "in extremist"

"February 14, 2011 from the start having a bad day" - with a smile says Vitaliy Leonov, now the third podozrevaemy on the case of "extremist" graffiti campaign, held in Barnaul on the night of Feb. 1 . "I just felt so - that something bad will happen today. Came to work not as usual, but reluctantly. Before lunch almost really did nothing - just drank coffee mugs and nervous. As it turned out, my intuition did not fail. "

Short update of the recent repressions against anarchists in Belarus

As of right now four Belarussian anarchists are under arrest, accused of having organised a series of direct actions 2009-2010. 
 
Everything started long before this past September(2010). The years 2009-2010  were rich in radical actions claimed by Belarusian anarchists. Such as:
 
 *an illegal anti-militarist demonstration in Septeber 2009 against a mutual
 Russian-Belarusian war exercise,  when a Joint Staff was attacked with a smoke   grenade.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQ3kz0hVDM
 

Sabotage at the plant FIAT in Poland

FIAT factory workers in the Polish town of Tychy damaged 300 cars last night. Act of sabotage was a damaged car in various ways, for example, in applying deep scratches keys podkladyvanii screws into the engines, cutting the cables and other types of damage. Leadership is now trying to find the saboteurs.

Solidarity

On February 11, IR-26 Volgograd 600 prisoners went on hunger strike in solidarity with the North Caucasian republics.

The reason for the strike served as a regular "preventive" raid, which occurred in the colony on the same day. In the barracks, where about 30 are serving sentences of convicts, accompanied by chief of security of the colony Vitaly Kursenkova and another officer - Sergei Pogorelov dropped special forces wearing masks.

The festival program against forced conscription "deserter Day-2011"

program "Day of the deserter, 2011. February 19 12:00 - 13:00 Registration of participants. 13:00 Opening 13:15 - 15:45, "Why did I have served / not served in the Army." Seminar-diskussiya.Forma conduct. Those who wish to sit in a circle and share their impressions about how they "mowed" or "mowed down" from military service. Speak first comrades who have served in the armed forces. 15:50 - 17:00 Luncheon hosted by NWF activists.

Need Help with the anarchists of Kamensk-Ural

October 7, 2010 in the town of Kamensk-Ural (Sverdlovsk region) was attacked three neo-Nazis for three anarchists. Among the anarchists, there was a girl, managed to escape the attackers. Neo-Nazis sprayed gas cartridges into the eyes of one of the anarchists, and began to beat him hands and feet. Another anarchist in an attack in self-defense knife was used, resulting in a neo-Nazi attackers was wounded and was in intensive care.

Picket in support of Jock Palfreeman in Moscow

Today on the 11th of February from 4 till 5 p.m. near the embassy of Bulgaria in Moscow there was a picket in support of antifascist Jock Palfreeman. In the action anarchists, including members of Autonomous Action, Confederation of revolutionary anarcho-syndicalists and International Workers Association took part. Members of the picket unwrapped the banner: «Life is an argument - against Nazism!» and two posters, one of them with the title: «FREEdom for Jock PalFREEman!» and another one with quote from the song «Our 14 words» of hardcore group What We feel: «Love and respect, tolerance, equality and brotherhood despite the skin color and wealth’s level!»

BP Radio: The Story of the public and the anarchist movement in the late XX century in Russia, Part V (top)

February 11 at 22:00 Moscow radio AP story Vlad Tupikin. The activities of the movement "Keepers of the Rainbow" and its gradual decay. The emergence of street anti-fascism in the early 2000's, and the role of anarchists in the movement. First Moscow "Libertarian Forum". The organization of protests against the G-8 summit. The action in Khimki in summer 2010. Positive aspects of the libertarian movement in modern times in Russia (2000th years). Negative sides.

Video message of Ramadan Utarbieva

Publish a video message of Ramadan Utarbieva declared the federal wanted list in connection with the murder of Yegor Sviridov December 6, 2010. Sure that all who are deeply touched personally by this tragedy (the murder for us as anarchists - is always a tragedy), will be interested to read an alternative point of view, as always, ignored by corporate media.

Russian Anti-fascist prisoner Rinat Sultanov needs your support!

Rinat Sultanov was arrested in Saint-Petersburg of Russia 3rd of November, in eve of yet another “Day of People’s Unity”, most favourite Russian state holiday of the fascists, after a siege of appartment of anti-fascists which lasted several hours. He is accused according to statute 111 of Russian criminal codex, “Grievous bodily harm, caused with an intent”, for a fight with local fascists, which took place in autumn of year 2008.

Help Yaroslavl activists

Yaroslavl two activists anti-fascist movement urgently needs your help! Xenia Choi charged under Article 214, Part 2 of the Criminal Code.
Activists caught at 2 am, when they were stencils, gloves and masks. The department held for 6 hours, after which came from employees of the department of "E" and began to exert pressure, trying to knock out the testimony. Xenia took everything on himself. 12 hours after having been filled with paper, the activists were released. The apartment activist was searched. They confiscated the leaflets.

Days of united action in support of Kutuzov in Ufa

In Ufa in the days of united action in support of an activist of the Tyumen "Autonomous Action" Andrey Kutuzov (also known as Comrade. Kender) was a series of solidarity actions. Despite the fact that some of the facts of blatant lawlessness of the CPE against BP Ufa is not observed, we consider it our duty to support the fellow in the unequal struggle.

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