Russia

Case Shavenkovoy. Flash-mob in Irkutsk

This evening was held in Irkutsk, a flash mob, on the situation
around the so-called "Case Shavenkovoy" thundered across the country. About
thirty people at the time actually blocked the vehicular traffic
in front of the regional administration, "walking" up and down
crosswalk.

The reason for that street protest was the unprecedented, with
point of view of participants, the verdict of the Kirov District Court

Trimmed in Kostroma: more than 260 people were detained at a concert

Mass arrests turned the concert, which was to be held August 21 in Kostroma. He arrived at young people from across the country: from Izhevsk to Vladivostok, from Kazan to Petrozavodsk, not bypassing Moscow, St. Petersburg and other nearby towns. 2 hours before the concert to the pier began to peel off all of the available power: SWAT, Secret Service, Department E, Transportation militia outfits PPP and staff of operational departments.

Trimmed in Zhukovsky

August 21 in Zhukovsky were detained about 100 people. Impenetrable (according to eyewitnesses) is pretty tough, took part riot, some managed to escape. Young people are in town for a hardcore concert, collected funds from which were supposed to go to the aid of orphanages. Musicians hardcore regularly conduct such concerts, believing it my duty to visit children's homes and to feed the homeless.

More than half the audience of a site zaks.ru supports the action of direct action around Khimki Administration

Site zaks.ru immediately after the rally on July 28 in Khimki, conducted a survey of its visitors, which was attended by 605 people. Site Visitors were asked the following question: "The anarchists smashed administration Khimki for logging. And you have picked up a cobblestone, if under your windows, cut down the forest? ".

In Nizhny Novgorod, antifascist questioned about his involvement in a protest about the administration Khimki

August 19 around 8 am, members of the Moscow Center "E" met on the porch of residence of the Nizhny Novgorod fascist, a member of the movement "independent action" by Alexander Black and demanded that he go with them for questioning. Muscovites did not bother to come specifically for this purpose in Nizhny Novgorod .

Misha "Kosoy" Dementev died prematurely

August 19 around 1 am on 10th kilometer of  Pskov-Riga, highway near the village of Moglino a traffic accident which killed  two persons took place. A car  ran over two pedestrians - 29-year-old Misha Dementiev and his wife. Victims died at the scene from the injuries. 

They got married the same evening. 

Misha was one of the first RASH-skinheads in Moscow.

Information about the prohibition of the concert on Pushkin Square was a false

Information about the cancellation of the rally-concert in support of Khimki woods on August 22, held on the main information agency on August 19, proved to be false. The rally-concert will be held on Sunday at 17 o'clock, in Moscow at Pushkin Square. It will participate Artemy Troitsky, DDT, TV, Barto, echoes Mu, Ricochet and other groups. In addition to direct protection of forests near Moscow, the speakers will talk about the persecution of protesters on Aug. 28 about the Administration Khimki.

Hurtina asked to withdraw ... While no things. Ufa

August 19 Activists of various social organizations gathered on the square in front of the prosecutor's office of Ufa, to protest abuses of representatives of the public authority. It found local human rights activists, senior officials of the Ufa drug agency had developed a whole system of drug flip and subsequent fabrication of criminal cases. All this with the connivance of the prosecutor's office. More to read on the BP siteF

The concert on Pushkin Square was banned, but the rally will

Mayor of Moscow banned a concert in support of forest Khimki, scheduled for 17:00 Sunday, 22 August, on Pushkin Square, RIA Novosti reported. A statement by Moscow officials said that at a specified time on Pushkin Square agreed only meeting. Among the alleged participants of the concert - the group "DDT", "TV", "Barto", "Echoes of Mu", Padla Bear Outfit, Alexander F. Sklyar and other musicians.

Case Alexei Sokolov: Three years have given. It remains - and a half.

August 18 a meeting of the Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases of the Sverdlovsk regional court in the case of Alexei Sokolov . At the Court specifically flew in from Moscow lawyer human rights activist - Valery Shuhardin and head of the All-Russian movement "For Human Rights" Lev Ponomarev.

Meeting concert in support of Khimki forests. Moscow, Pushkin Square., August 22 at 17:00

At Sunday, August 22 will be rally-concert in support of Khimki woods on Pushkin Square. Participate Yuri Shevchuk and DDT group TV, Barto, Alexander F. Sklyar, echoes Mu. NEWS concert will be a music critic Artem Troitsky.
The rally-concert 22 August - not just a rally of solidarity with the defenders of Khimki forest, but part of a broad campaign against the civilian bureaucracy and police tyranny.

The rally in defense of the forest Khimki Moscow

August 16, 2010 in Moscow, on Clean Ponds, held a rally in defense of Khimki woods. The event, organized by the "Environmental defense of Moscow Region, brought together about 300 participants. Many of them on their faces or shoulders were drawn numbers 67, reminiscent of the 67% of Muscovites that spoke against laying tracks through the woods Khimki on a survey conducted ekoaktivistami.

Ultrarights fans attacked the fans of the anti-fascist FC Karelia-Discovery "right during the match

In the town of Pushkin, during the final match of the Cup of the North-West region of the teams' Discovery of Karelia "(Petrozavodsk) - Phosphorit (Kingisepp) there was a mass brawl. On the 45 th minute, the stadium burst into an organized group of private individuals suspected neo-Nazis and attacked a group of anti-racist-minded fans of the Karelian team.

Solidarity action in Petrozavodsk

On 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

21 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.

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