Critical Mass on 29 April in Minsk ended up with 6 people detained and a criminal case against one of it’s participants. Dmitry Polienko is accused of violence against policeman and others charged with minor offences. The trials for minor offences are schedules for 12 and 16 may.
Continue reading Call for solidarity with arrested activist of critical mass
The following recording has been made by the Anarchist Group Dortmund (in cooperation with A-Radio Berlin) during a presentation on March 6, 2016.
In it the former anarchist prisoner from Belarus Mikalai Dziadok shares his prison experiences and gives some advice on how to survive the jail.
Total helplessness, psychological pressure, stupid convicts‘ laws, ever-lasting prison terms – this is what Belarusian prison is made of.
Continue reading [A-Radio in English] Belarus: Former anarchist prisoner about his experiences on how to survive jail
We begin the overview of repressions with a recently ended epic which lasted since 2010 – the cases of anarchists.
On 22 August anarchists Ihar Alinevich, Mikalai Dziadok and Artsiom Prakapenka were released from jail. Among the absolved there were also Jauhen Vaskovich* and two other prisoners who do not have even an indirect relationship to anarchism.
But we remember that during all the time of their imprisonment, they and their families were constantly under pressure.
On 26 February Mikalai Dziadok was sentenced to one year of imprisonment under an absurd article 411 of the Criminal Code “willful disobedience to the orders of the prison administration” (//abc-belarus.org/?p=5809&lang=en). Mikalai expressed his wish to be the last convict under this article. It allows prison authorities to keep a person there forever.
Continue reading Overview of repressions against anarchists and antifashists in Belarus in 2015
W 2015 r. na Białorusi miała miejsce fala represji skierowana przeciwko ruchowi antyfaszystowskiemu.
Continue reading Kolektyw skłotu Przychodnia zaprasza na koncert benefitowy na białoruskich więźniów-antyfaszystów!
A verdict was delivered today in the case of Brest antifascists acused of participation in a group fight with neonazis which happened on May 8, 2013.
Continue reading Tough sentences announced to Brest antifascists
Vlad Lenko is an anti-fascist from Ivatsevichy. On December 27, 2014 he was arrested for a fight with neo-nazis, which occurred on the 23rd of December of the same year. He is charged under Art. 339.2 (hooliganism of the group of people) and 147.2 (causing grievous bodily harm). The court sentenced Vlad to a six-year period of imprisonment in a maximum security colony.
Continue reading ANTIFASCIST IS SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS FOR FIGHT WITH NEO-NAZIS
In this episode, the Ex-Worker explores connections between anarchism, repression and resistance across the world in countries that rarely appear in the radical limelight. We share an interview with an Anarchist Black Cross chapter in Belarus, discussing the president’s recent release of anarchist political prisoners; interview a Czech anarchist about “Operation Fenix” and recent entrapment cases and terrorism charges leveled at anarchists there; and provide more context to last episode’s call to flag-burning action from South Korean anarchists by examining the historical and political contexts of the flag for Korean radicals. We also discuss the Suruc massacre and developments among Kurdish struggles in Turkey and Syria, and expand our ongoing discussion of the concept of “terrorism” through the lens of a court ruling about gangs in El Salvador. Listener thoughts on Zeitgeist, conspiracy theories, and small-town anarchism, debunking the myth of “cops under attack” since the emergence of Black Lives Matter, and an announcement of the CrimethInc. “To Change Everything” US tour top off our usual collection of global news updates, prisoner birthdays, event announcements, and more. {September 15th, 2015}
