Антон Калакин

A new fundraiser to pay for a new lawyer for antifascist Anton Kalakin

Submitted by Редакция on 28 January, 2026 - 22:50

Anton is currently being held at Detention Center No. 1 (SIZO-1) in Irkutsk. He needs qualified legal assistance in order to challenge the verdict of the Second District Military Court, which in October sentenced him to six years in prison over two comments posted on Telegram.

Anton left the first comment in the Telegram channel “Irkutsk Blog” in July 2024. Under a post about Governor Igor Kobzev, who considers spending on the war to be a higher priority than repairing schools, Anton wrote:

The mother of antifascist Anton Kalakin, sentenced to six years for two comments, visited him in Irkutsk Prison-1

Submitted by Редакция on 26 December, 2025 - 22:10

 

According to the support group, Irina Viktorovna's date with Anton took place on December 3. According to her, his condition is "more or less ok" and much better than during the last meeting. In November, when she first visited Anton after his sentence, he did not smiled once.

Irkutsk anti-fascist Anton Kalakin was sentenced by the military court to six years in prison for two comments

Submitted by Редакция on 7 November, 2025 - 00:45

Anton Kalakin is known as Anton 69 in the Irkutsk punk community. He works odd jobs: most recently, he worked as a security guard and repaired boats. He participated in solidarity events, attended punk concerts, helped homeless animals, was interested in local history, and ran a public page about the history of Irkutsk. He lived with his mother.

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