An open letter, which is remarkable as it is the first time such many Russian journalists and other intelligentsia have taken an open position in support of the anti-fascist movement.
The crackdown against anti-fascists in Russia has recently gained
momentum. The country’s repressive law enforcement authorities view
involvement in the anti-fascist movement as a crime in itself.
Moscow anti-fascists Alexey Sutuga, Alexey Olesinov, Igor Kharchenko and
Irina Lipskaya are currently in jail in connection with dubious and
unproven accusations of “disorderly conduct.” Anti-fascists Alexandra
Dukhanina, Stepan Zimin, Alexey Polikhovich and Vladimir Akimenkov are
among those accused of involvement in “mass riots” on Bolotnaya Square
on May 6 in Moscow, when riot police brutally dispersed an authorized
opposition rally. Clear evidence of their guilt still has not been
presented.
In Nizhny Novgorod, law enforcement authorities are attempting to have
anti-fascists declared an “extremist group.” Although on October 18 a
court sent the case against the fictional organization “Antifa-RASH”
(whose alleged IDs “anti-extremist” police detectives planted on
activists during a search) back to the police for further investigation,
the Nizhny Novgorod political police are unlikely to leave the activists
alone. Igor Kharchenko has also been charged under this same article of
the Russian criminal code (“involvement in the the activities of an
extremist group”). Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga’s defense attorneys
also expect that authorities will attempt to have their clients declared
“extremists.”
The attorneys and comrades of the arrested activists believe this is
being done to make it easier for police to prosecute anti-fascists and
social activists. If guilty verdicts are returned in the Moscow and
Nizhny Novgorod cases, a wave of similar “extremist” cases will follow
all over Russia. Anti-fascists are today officially stigmatized as
“extremists.” What is next? A court ban on anti-fascist views?
We consider It unacceptable that an individual can be persecuted simply
for political views and activities dedicated to the fight against
racism. We demand a fair and partial investigation in these criminal
cases, and prosecution of all law enforcement officers who abuse their
authority and flagrantly fabricate criminal cases against civil society
activists.
[signed:]
Svetlana Reiter, journalist
Pavel Chikov, civil rights activist
Andrei Loshak, journalist
Oleg Kashin, journalist
Artyom Loskutov, artist
Pavel Pryanikov, gardener, journalist
Shura Burtin, journalist
Arkady Babchenko, war correspondent
Igor Gulin, poet, literary critic
Maria Kiselyova, artist
Ilya Budraitskis, leftist activist
Alexander Chernykh, journalist
Victoria Lomasko, artist
Anna Sarang, sociologist
Tatyana Sushenkova, photographer, artist
Jenny Curpen, journalist, political exile
Sergei Devyatkin, journalist, political exile
Mikhail Maglov, civic activist
Pavel Nikulin, journalist
Alexei Yorsh, artist,
Maria Klimova, journalist
Nikolay Oleynikov, artist
Alexander Tushkin, journalist
Daniil Dugum, journalist, anarchist
Andrei Krasnyi, artist
Dmitry Grin, artist
Alexander Litinsky, journalist
Isabelle Makgoeva, leftist activist
Yuliana Lizer, journalist, documentary filmmaker
Dmitry Vilensky, artist
Ilya Shepelin, artist
Tasya Krugovykh, photographer, filmmaker
Vyacheslav Danilov, political scientist
Tatyana Volkova, art critic
Yegor Skovoroda, journalist
Georgy Rafailov, leftist activist
Dmitry Tkachov, editor, journalist
Alexander Delfinov (Smirnov), poet, journalist
Nadezhda Prusenkova, journalist
Anton Nikolaev, artist
Yulia Bashinova, journalist
Denis Mustafin, artist
Matvei Krylov, artist
Olesya Gerasimenko, journalist
Grigory Tumanov, journalist
______
Articles (in Russian) on the cases mentioned above:
“Antifa-RASH” case
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The case against Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga
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The case against Igor Kharchenko and Denis Solopov
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The case against Irina Lipskaya
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«?????????? ????????»: ???? ?? ????????? ? ????? «?????????»: ????
???????????? ????????? ??? ??????
The case against the screening of the “extremist” film “Russian
Anti-Racist Skinheads” in Vladimir
Openspace: ???? ?? ????? «?»
???????? ???????????????: ???????? ????? ? ?????? ???????? ??????? Fes view
involvement in the anti-fascist movement as a crime in itself.
Moscow anti-fascists Alexey Sutuga, Alexey Olesinov, Igor Kharchenko and
Irina Lipskaya are currently in jail in connection with dubious and
unproven accusations of “disorderly conduct.” Anti-fascists Alexandra
Dukhanina, Stepan Zimin, Alexey Polikhovich and Vladimir Akimenkov are
among those accused of involvement in “mass riots” on Bolotnaya Square
on May 6 in Moscow, when riot police brutally dispersed an authorized
opposition rally. Clear evidence of their guilt still has not been
presented.
In Nizhny Novgorod, law enforcement authorities are attempting to have
anti-fascists declared an “extremist group.” Although on October 18 a
court sent the case against the fictional organization “Antifa-RASH”
(whose alleged IDs “anti-extremist” police detectives planted on
activists during a search) back to the police for further investigation,
the Nizhny Novgorod political police are unlikely to leave the activists
alone. Igor Kharchenko has also been charged under this same article of
the Russian criminal code (“involvement in the the activities of an
extremist group”). Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga’s defense attorneys
also expect that authorities will attempt to have their clients declared
“extremists.”
The attorneys and comrades of the arrested activists believe this is
being done to make it easier for police to prosecute anti-fascists and
social activists. If guilty verdicts are returned in the Moscow and
Nizhny Novgorod cases, a wave of similar “extremist” cases will follow
all over Russia. Anti-fascists are today officially stigmatized as
“extremists.” What is next? A court ban on anti-fascist views?
We consider It unacceptable that an individual can be persecuted simply
for political views and activities dedicated to the fight against
racism. We demand a fair and partial investigation in these criminal
cases, and prosecution of all law enforcement officers who abuse their
authority and flagrantly fabricate criminal cases against civil society
activists.
[signed:]
Svetlana Reiter, journalist
Pavel Chikov, civil rights activist
Andrei Loshak, journalist
Oleg Kashin, journalist
Artyom Loskutov, artist
Pavel Pryanikov, gardener, journalist
Shura Burtin, journalist
Arkady Babchenko, war correspondent
Igor Gulin, poet, literary critic
Maria Kiselyova, artist
Ilya Budraitskis, leftist activist
Alexander Chernykh, journalist
Victoria Lomasko, artist
Anna Sarang, sociologist
Tatyana Sushenkova, photographer, artist
Jenny Curpen, journalist, political exile
Sergei Devyatkin, journalist, political exile
Mikhail Maglov, civic activist
Pavel Nikulin, journalist
Alexei Yorsh, artist,
Maria Klimova, journalist
Nikolay Oleynikov, artist
Alexander Tushkin, journalist
Daniil Dugum, journalist, anarchist
Andrei Krasnyi, artist
Dmitry Grin, artist
Alexander Litinsky, journalist
Isabelle Makgoeva, leftist activist
Yuliana Lizer, journalist, documentary filmmaker
Dmitry Vilensky, artist
Ilya Shepelin, artist
Tasya Krugovykh, photographer, filmmaker
Vyacheslav Danilov, political scientist
Tatyana Volkova, art critic
Yegor Skovoroda, journalist
Georgy Rafailov, leftist activist
Dmitry Tkachov, editor, journalist
Alexander Delfinov (Smirnov), poet, journalist
Nadezhda Prusenkova, journalist
Anton Nikolaev, artist
Yulia Bashinova, journalist
Denis Mustafin, artist
Matvei Krylov, artist
Olesya Gerasimenko, journalist
Grigory Tumanov, journalist
______
Articles (in Russian) on the cases mentioned above:
“Antifa-RASH” case
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«?????????? ????????»: ????????????? ????
The case against Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga
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??????????? ?????????
«????? ??????»: ? ?????? ???????? ???? ?????? ???? ????????????
The case against Igor Kharchenko and Denis Solopov
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«??????.??»: ?????? ?????? ?? ????????? ? ?????????????
«????? ??????»: ????? ???????? ????? ??????? ???? ?????????? ??? ???????
The case against Irina Lipskaya
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«?????????? ????????»: ???? ?? ????????? ? ????? «?????????»: ????
???????????? ????????? ??? ??????
The case against the screening of the “extremist” film “Russian
Anti-Racist Skinheads” in Vladimir
Openspace: ???? ?? ????? «?»
???????? ???????????????: ???????? ????? ? ?????? ???????? Pauthorities view
involvement in the anti-fascist movement as a crime in itself.
Moscow anti-fascists Alexey Sutuga, Alexey Olesinov, Igor Kharchenko and
Irina Lipskaya are currently in jail in connection with dubious and
unproven accusations of “disorderly conduct.” Anti-fascists Alexandra
Dukhanina, Stepan Zimin, Alexey Polikhovich and Vladimir Akimenkov are
among those accused of involvement in “mass riots” on Bolotnaya Square
on May 6 in Moscow, when riot police brutally dispersed an authorized
opposition rally. Clear evidence of their guilt still has not been
presented.
In Nizhny Novgorod, law enforcement authorities are attempting to have
anti-fascists declared an “extremist group.” Although on October 18 a
court sent the case against the fictional organization “Antifa-RASH”
(whose alleged IDs “anti-extremist” police detectives planted on
activists during a search) back to the police for further investigation,
the Nizhny Novgorod political police are unlikely to leave the activists
alone. Igor Kharchenko has also been charged under this same article of
the Russian criminal code (“involvement in the the activities of an
extremist group”). Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga’s defense attorneys
also expect that authorities will attempt to have their clients declared
“extremists.”
The attorneys and comrades of the arrested activists believe this is
being done to make it easier for police to prosecute anti-fascists and
social activists. If guilty verdicts are returned in the Moscow and
Nizhny Novgorod cases, a wave of similar “extremist” cases will follow
all over Russia. Anti-fascists are today officially stigmatized as
“extremists.” What is next? A court ban on anti-fascist views?
We consider It unacceptable that an individual can be persecuted simply
for political views and activities dedicated to the fight against
racism. We demand a fair and partial investigation in these criminal
cases, and prosecution of all law enforcement officers who abuse their
authority and flagrantly fabricate criminal cases against civil society
activists.
[signed:]
Svetlana Reiter, journalist
Pavel Chikov, civil rights activist
Andrei Loshak, journalist
Oleg Kashin, journalist
Artyom Loskutov, artist
Pavel Pryanikov, gardener, journalist
Shura Burtin, journalist
Arkady Babchenko, war correspondent
Igor Gulin, poet, literary critic
Maria Kiselyova, artist
Ilya Budraitskis, leftist activist
Alexander Chernykh, journalist
Victoria Lomasko, artist
Anna Sarang, sociologist
Tatyana Sushenkova, photographer, artist
Jenny Curpen, journalist, political exile
Sergei Devyatkin, journalist, political exile
Mikhail Maglov, civic activist
Pavel Nikulin, journalist
Alexei Yorsh, artist,
Maria Klimova, journalist
Nikolay Oleynikov, artist
Alexander Tushkin, journalist
Daniil Dugum, journalist, anarchist
Andrei Krasnyi, artist
Dmitry Grin, artist
Alexander Litinsky, journalist
Isabelle Makgoeva, leftist activist
Yuliana Lizer, journalist, documentary filmmaker
Dmitry Vilensky, artist
Ilya Shepelin, artist
Tasya Krugovykh, photographer, filmmaker
Vyacheslav Danilov, political scientist
Tatyana Volkova, art critic
Yegor Skovoroda, journalist
Georgy Rafailov, leftist activist
Dmitry Tkachov, editor, journalist
Alexander Delfinov (Smirnov), poet, journalist
Nadezhda Prusenkova, journalist
Anton Nikolaev, artist
Yulia Bashinova, journalist
Denis Mustafin, artist
Matvei Krylov, artist
Olesya Gerasimenko, journalist
Grigory Tumanov, journalist
______
Articles (in Russian) on the cases mentioned above:
“Antifa-RASH” case
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????????????? ?????? «?»
«??? daily»: ? ???????? ????? «???????????» ????????????
«?????????? ????????»: ????????????? ????
The case against Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga
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«????? ??????»: ? ?????? ???????? ???? ?????? ???? ????????????
The case against Igor Kharchenko and Denis Solopov
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«??????.??»: ?????? ?????? ?? ????????? ? ?????????????
«????? ??????»: ????? ???????? ????? ??????? ???? ?????????? ??? ???????
The case against Irina Lipskaya
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«?????????? ????????»: ???? ?? ????????? ? ????? «?????????»: ????
???????????? ????????? ??? ??????
The case against the screening of the “extremist” film “Russian
Anti-Racist Skinheads” in Vladimir
Openspace: ???? ?? ????? «?»
???????? ???????????????: ???????? ????? ? ?????? Oment authorities view
involvement in the anti-fascist movement as a crime in itself.
Moscow anti-fascists Alexey Sutuga, Alexey Olesinov, Igor Kharchenko and
Irina Lipskaya are currently in jail in connection with dubious and
unproven accusations of “disorderly conduct.” Anti-fascists Alexandra
Dukhanina, Stepan Zimin, Alexey Polikhovich and Vladimir Akimenkov are
among those accused of involvement in “mass riots” on Bolotnaya Square
on May 6 in Moscow, when riot police brutally dispersed an authorized
opposition rally. Clear evidence of their guilt still has not been
presented.
In Nizhny Novgorod, law enforcement authorities are attempting to have
anti-fascists declared an “extremist group.” Although on October 18 a
court sent the case against the fictional organization “Antifa-RASH”
(whose alleged IDs “anti-extremist” police detectives planted on
activists during a search) back to the police for further investigation,
the Nizhny Novgorod political police are unlikely to leave the activists
alone. Igor Kharchenko has also been charged under this same article of
the Russian criminal code (“involvement in the the activities of an
extremist group”). Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga’s defense attorneys
also expect that authorities will attempt to have their clients declared
“extremists.”
The attorneys and comrades of the arrested activists believe this is
being done to make it easier for police to prosecute anti-fascists and
social activists. If guilty verdicts are returned in the Moscow and
Nizhny Novgorod cases, a wave of similar “extremist” cases will follow
all over Russia. Anti-fascists are today officially stigmatized as
“extremists.” What is next? A court ban on anti-fascist views?
We consider It unacceptable that an individual can be persecuted simply
for political views and activities dedicated to the fight against
racism. We demand a fair and partial investigation in these criminal
cases, and prosecution of all law enforcement officers who abuse their
authority and flagrantly fabricate criminal cases against civil society
activists.
[signed:]
Svetlana Reiter, journalist
Pavel Chikov, civil rights activist
Andrei Loshak, journalist
Oleg Kashin, journalist
Artyom Loskutov, artist
Pavel Pryanikov, gardener, journalist
Shura Burtin, journalist
Arkady Babchenko, war correspondent
Igor Gulin, poet, literary critic
Maria Kiselyova, artist
Ilya Budraitskis, leftist activist
Alexander Chernykh, journalist
Victoria Lomasko, artist
Anna Sarang, sociologist
Tatyana Sushenkova, photographer, artist
Jenny Curpen, journalist, political exile
Sergei Devyatkin, journalist, political exile
Mikhail Maglov, civic activist
Pavel Nikulin, journalist
Alexei Yorsh, artist,
Maria Klimova, journalist
Nikolay Oleynikov, artist
Alexander Tushkin, journalist
Daniil Dugum, journalist, anarchist
Andrei Krasnyi, artist
Dmitry Grin, artist
Alexander Litinsky, journalist
Isabelle Makgoeva, leftist activist
Yuliana Lizer, journalist, documentary filmmaker
Dmitry Vilensky, artist
Ilya Shepelin, artist
Tasya Krugovykh, photographer, filmmaker
Vyacheslav Danilov, political scientist
Tatyana Volkova, art critic
Yegor Skovoroda, journalist
Georgy Rafailov, leftist activist
Dmitry Tkachov, editor, journalist
Alexander Delfinov (Smirnov), poet, journalist
Nadezhda Prusenkova, journalist
Anton Nikolaev, artist
Yulia Bashinova, journalist
Denis Mustafin, artist
Matvei Krylov, artist
Olesya Gerasimenko, journalist
Grigory Tumanov, journalist
______
Articles (in Russian) on the cases mentioned above:
“Antifa-RASH” case
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???????? ???????????????: ????????? ????????? ??? ????????? ??????
????????????? ?????? «?»
«??? daily»: ? ???????? ????? «???????????» ????????????
«?????????? ????????»: ????????????? ????
The case against Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga
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??????????? ?????????
«????? ??????»: ? ?????? ???????? ???? ?????? ???? ????????????
The case against Igor Kharchenko and Denis Solopov
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«??????.??»: ?????? ?????? ?? ????????? ? ?????????????
«????? ??????»: ????? ???????? ????? ??????? ???? ?????????? ??? ???????
The case against Irina Lipskaya
«????????.??»: ??????????? ??????????? ???????? 2 ?????? ? ????
«?????????? ????????»: ???? ?? ????????? ? ????? «?????????»: ????
???????????? ????????? ??? ??????
The case against the screening of the “extremist” film “Russian
Anti-Racist Skinheads” in Vladimir
Openspace: ???? ?? ????? «?»
???????? ???????????????: ???????? ????? ? Arcement authorities view
involvement in the anti-fascist movement as a crime in itself.
Moscow anti-fascists Alexey Sutuga, Alexey Olesinov, Igor Kharchenko and
Irina Lipskaya are currently in jail in connection with dubious and
unproven accusations of “disorderly conduct.” Anti-fascists Alexandra
Dukhanina, Stepan Zimin, Alexey Polikhovich and Vladimir Akimenkov are
among those accused of involvement in “mass riots” on Bolotnaya Square
on May 6 in Moscow, when riot police brutally dispersed an authorized
opposition rally. Clear evidence of their guilt still has not been
presented.
In Nizhny Novgorod, law enforcement authorities are attempting to have
anti-fascists declared an “extremist group.” Although on October 18 a
court sent the case against the fictional organization “Antifa-RASH”
(whose alleged IDs “anti-extremist” police detectives planted on
activists during a search) back to the police for further investigation,
the Nizhny Novgorod political police are unlikely to leave the activists
alone. Igor Kharchenko has also been charged under this same article of
the Russian criminal code (“involvement in the the activities of an
extremist group”). Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga’s defense attorneys
also expect that authorities will attempt to have their clients declared
“extremists.”
The attorneys and comrades of the arrested activists believe this is
being done to make it easier for police to prosecute anti-fascists and
social activists. If guilty verdicts are returned in the Moscow and
Nizhny Novgorod cases, a wave of similar “extremist” cases will follow
all over Russia. Anti-fascists are today officially stigmatized as
“extremists.” What is next? A court ban on anti-fascist views?
We consider It unacceptable that an individual can be persecuted simply
for political views and activities dedicated to the fight against
racism. We demand a fair and partial investigation in these criminal
cases, and prosecution of all law enforcement officers who abuse their
authority and flagrantly fabricate criminal cases against civil society
activists.
[signed:]
Svetlana Reiter, journalist
Pavel Chikov, civil rights activist
Andrei Loshak, journalist
Oleg Kashin, journalist
Artyom Loskutov, artist
Pavel Pryanikov, gardener, journalist
Shura Burtin, journalist
Arkady Babchenko, war correspondent
Igor Gulin, poet, literary critic
Maria Kiselyova, artist
Ilya Budraitskis, leftist activist
Alexander Chernykh, journalist
Victoria Lomasko, artist
Anna Sarang, sociologist
Tatyana Sushenkova, photographer, artist
Jenny Curpen, journalist, political exile
Sergei Devyatkin, journalist, political exile
Mikhail Maglov, civic activist
Pavel Nikulin, journalist
Alexei Yorsh, artist,
Maria Klimova, journalist
Nikolay Oleynikov, artist
Alexander Tushkin, journalist
Daniil Dugum, journalist, anarchist
Andrei Krasnyi, artist
Dmitry Grin, artist
Alexander Litinsky, journalist
Isabelle Makgoeva, leftist activist
Yuliana Lizer, journalist, documentary filmmaker
Dmitry Vilensky, artist
Ilya Shepelin, artist
Tasya Krugovykh, photographer, filmmaker
Vyacheslav Danilov, political scientist
Tatyana Volkova, art critic
Yegor Skovoroda, journalist
Georgy Rafailov, leftist activist
Dmitry Tkachov, editor, journalist
Alexander Delfinov (Smirnov), poet, journalist
Nadezhda Prusenkova, journalist
Anton Nikolaev, artist
Yulia Bashinova, journalist
Denis Mustafin, artist
Matvei Krylov, artist
Olesya Gerasimenko, journalist
Grigory Tumanov, journalist
______
Articles (in Russian) on the cases mentioned above:
“Antifa-RASH” case
«?????.??»: ??????????? ?? ???????
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????????????? ?????? «?»
«??? daily»: ? ???????? ????? «???????????» ????????????
«?????????? ????????»: ????????????? ????
The case against Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga
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??????????? ?????????
«????? ??????»: ? ?????? ???????? ???? ?????? ???? ????????????
The case against Igor Kharchenko and Denis Solopov
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«??????.??»: ?????? ?????? ?? ????????? ? ?????????????
«????? ??????»: ????? ???????? ????? ??????? ???? ?????????? ??? ???????
The case against Irina Lipskaya
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«?????????? ????????»: ???? ?? ????????? ? ????? «?????????»: ????
???????????? ????????? ??? ??????
The case against the screening of the “extremist” film “Russian
Anti-Racist Skinheads” in Vladimir
Openspace: ???? ?? ????? «?»
???????? ???????????????: ???????? ????? Tw enforcement authorities view
involvement in the anti-fascist movement as a crime in itself.
Moscow anti-fascists Alexey Sutuga, Alexey Olesinov, Igor Kharchenko and
Irina Lipskaya are currently in jail in connection with dubious and
unproven accusations of “disorderly conduct.” Anti-fascists Alexandra
Dukhanina, Stepan Zimin, Alexey Polikhovich and Vladimir Akimenkov are
among those accused of involvement in “mass riots” on Bolotnaya Square
on May 6 in Moscow, when riot police brutally dispersed an authorized
opposition rally. Clear evidence of their guilt still has not been
presented.
In Nizhny Novgorod, law enforcement authorities are attempting to have
anti-fascists declared an “extremist group.” Although on October 18 a
court sent the case against the fictional organization “Antifa-RASH”
(whose alleged IDs “anti-extremist” police detectives planted on
activists during a search) back to the police for further investigation,
the Nizhny Novgorod political police are unlikely to leave the activists
alone. Igor Kharchenko has also been charged under this same article of
the Russian criminal code (“involvement in the the activities of an
extremist group”). Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga’s defense attorneys
also expect that authorities will attempt to have their clients declared
“extremists.”
The attorneys and comrades of the arrested activists believe this is
being done to make it easier for police to prosecute anti-fascists and
social activists. If guilty verdicts are returned in the Moscow and
Nizhny Novgorod cases, a wave of similar “extremist” cases will follow
all over Russia. Anti-fascists are today officially stigmatized as
“extremists.” What is next? A court ban on anti-fascist views?
We consider It unacceptable that an individual can be persecuted simply
for political views and activities dedicated to the fight against
racism. We demand a fair and partial investigation in these criminal
cases, and prosecution of all law enforcement officers who abuse their
authority and flagrantly fabricate criminal cases against civil society
activists.
[signed:]
Svetlana Reiter, journalist
Pavel Chikov, civil rights activist
Andrei Loshak, journalist
Oleg Kashin, journalist
Artyom Loskutov, artist
Pavel Pryanikov, gardener, journalist
Shura Burtin, journalist
Arkady Babchenko, war correspondent
Igor Gulin, poet, literary critic
Maria Kiselyova, artist
Ilya Budraitskis, leftist activist
Alexander Chernykh, journalist
Victoria Lomasko, artist
Anna Sarang, sociologist
Tatyana Sushenkova, photographer, artist
Jenny Curpen, journalist, political exile
Sergei Devyatkin, journalist, political exile
Mikhail Maglov, civic activist
Pavel Nikulin, journalist
Alexei Yorsh, artist,
Maria Klimova, journalist
Nikolay Oleynikov, artist
Alexander Tushkin, journalist
Daniil Dugum, journalist, anarchist
Andrei Krasnyi, artist
Dmitry Grin, artist
Alexander Litinsky, journalist
Isabelle Makgoeva, leftist activist
Yuliana Lizer, journalist, documentary filmmaker
Dmitry Vilensky, artist
Ilya Shepelin, artist
Tasya Krugovykh, photographer, filmmaker
Vyacheslav Danilov, political scientist
Tatyana Volkova, art critic
Yegor Skovoroda, journalist
Georgy Rafailov, leftist activist
Dmitry Tkachov, editor, journalist
Alexander Delfinov (Smirnov), poet, journalist
Nadezhda Prusenkova, journalist
Anton Nikolaev, artist
Yulia Bashinova, journalist
Denis Mustafin, artist
Matvei Krylov, artist
Olesya Gerasimenko, journalist
Grigory Tumanov, journalist
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Articles (in Russian) on the cases mentioned above:
“Antifa-RASH” case
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The case against Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga
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The case against Igor Kharchenko and Denis Solopov
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The case against Irina Lipskaya
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The case against the screening of the “extremist” film “Russian
Anti-Racist Skinheads” in Vladimir
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???????? ???????????????: ???????? Hve law enforcement authorities view
involvement in the anti-fascist movement as a crime in itself.
Moscow anti-fascists Alexey Sutuga, Alexey Olesinov, Igor Kharchenko and
Irina Lipskaya are currently in jail in connection with dubious and
unproven accusations of “disorderly conduct.” Anti-fascists Alexandra
Dukhanina, Stepan Zimin, Alexey Polikhovich and Vladimir Akimenkov are
among those accused of involvement in “mass riots” on Bolotnaya Square
on May 6 in Moscow, when riot police brutally dispersed an authorized
opposition rally. Clear evidence of their guilt still has not been
presented.
In Nizhny Novgorod, law enforcement authorities are attempting to have
anti-fascists declared an “extremist group.” Although on October 18 a
court sent the case against the fictional organization “Antifa-RASH”
(whose alleged IDs “anti-extremist” police detectives planted on
activists during a search) back to the police for further investigation,
the Nizhny Novgorod political police are unlikely to leave the activists
alone. Igor Kharchenko has also been charged under this same article of
the Russian criminal code (“involvement in the the activities of an
extremist group”). Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga’s defense attorneys
also expect that authorities will attempt to have their clients declared
“extremists.”
The attorneys and comrades of the arrested activists believe this is
being done to make it easier for police to prosecute anti-fascists and
social activists. If guilty verdicts are returned in the Moscow and
Nizhny Novgorod cases, a wave of similar “extremist” cases will follow
all over Russia. Anti-fascists are today officially stigmatized as
“extremists.” What is next? Ianti-fascists in Russia has recently gained
momentum. The country’s repressive law enforcement authorities view
involvement in the anti-fascist movement as a crime in itself.
Moscow anti-fascists Alexey Sutuga, Alexey Olesinov, Igor Kharchenko and
Irina Lipskaya are currently in jail in connection with dubious and
unproven accusations of “disorderly conduct.” Anti-fascists Alexandra
Dukhanina, Stepan Zimin, Alexey Polikhovich and Vladimir Akimenkov are
among those accused of involvement in “mass riots” on Bolotnaya Square
on May 6 in Moscow, when riot police brutally dispersed an authorized
opposition rally. Clear evidence of their guilt still has not been
presented.
In Nizhny Novgorod, law enforcement authorities are attempting to have
anti-fascists declared an “extremist group.” Although on October 18 a
court sent the case against the fictional organization “Antifa-RASH”
(whose alleged IDs “anti-extremist” police detectives planted on
activists during a search) back to the police for further investigation,
the Nizhny Novgorod political police are unlikely to leave the activists
alone. Igor Kharchenko has also been charged under this same article of
the Russian criminal code (“involvement in the the activities of an
extremist group”). Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga’s defense attorneys
also expect that authorities will attempt to have their clients declared
“extremists.”
The attorneys and comrades of the arrested activists believe this is
being done to make it easier for police to prosecute anti-fascists and
social activists. If guilty verdicts are returned in the Moscow and
Nizhny Novgorod cases, a wave of similar “extremist” cases will follow
all over Russia. Anti-fascists are today officially stigmatized as
“extremists.” What is next? A court ban on anti-fascist views?
We consider it unacceptable that an individual can be persecuted simply
for political views and activities dedicated to the fight against
racism. We demand a fair and partial investigation in these criminal
cases, and prosecution of all law enforcement officers who abuse their
authority and flagrantly fabricate criminal cases against civil society
activists.
[signed:]
Svetlana Reiter, journalist
Pavel Chikov, civil rights activist
Andrei Loshak, journalist
Oleg Kashin, journalist
Artyom Loskutov, artist
Pavel Pryanikov, gardener, journalist
Shura Burtin, journalist
Arkady Babchenko, war correspondent
Igor Gulin, poet, literary critic
Maria Kiselyova, artist
Ilya Budraitskis, leftist activist
Alexander Chernykh, journalist
Victoria Lomasko, artist
Anna Sarang, sociologist
Tatyana Sushenkova, photographer, artist
Jenny Curpen, journalist, political exile
Sergei Devyatkin, journalist, political exile
Mikhail Maglov, civic activist
Pavel Nikulin, journalist
Alexei Yorsh, artist,
Maria Klimova, journalist
Nikolay Oleynikov, artist
Alexander Tushkin, journalist
Daniil Dugum, journalist, anarchist
Andrei Krasnyi, artist
Dmitry Grin, artist
Alexander Litinsky, journalist
Isabelle Makgoeva, leftist activist
Yuliana Lizer, journalist, documentary filmmaker
Dmitry Vilensky, artist
Ilya Shepelin, artist
Tasya Krugovykh, photographer, filmmaker
Vyacheslav Danilov, political scientist
Tatyana Volkova, art critic
Yegor Skovoroda, journalist
Georgy Rafailov, leftist activist
Dmitry Tkachov, editor, journalist
Alexander Delfinov (Smirnov), poet, journalist
Nadezhda Prusenkova, journalist
Anton Nikolaev, artist
Yulia Bashinova, journalist
Denis Mustafin, artist
Matvei Krylov, artist
Olesya Gerasimenko, journalist
Grigory Tumanov, journalist
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Articles (in Russian) on the cases mentioned above:
“Antifa-RASH” case
«Лента.ру»: Экстремисты из Нижнего
Открытое информагентство: Свидетель обвинения дал показания против
оперативников Центра «Э»
«РБК daily»: В Поволжье судят «придуманных» экстремистов
«Автономное действие»: Нижегородское дело
The case against Alexey Olesinov and Alexey Sutuga
«Новая газета»: Когда я спросила, почему Алексею не разрешили позвонить,
следователь промолчал
«Новая газета»: В Москве продлили срок ареста двум антифашистам
The case against Igor Kharchenko and Denis Solopov
«Известия»: Антифашиста хотят вернуть в Россию новым уголовным делом
«Газета.ру»: Четыре статьи за ненависть к националистам
«Новая газета»: Игорю Харченко снова продлен срок содержания под стражей
The case against Irina Lipskaya
«Каспаров.ру»: Задержанные антифашисты проведут 2 месяца в СИЗО
«Автономное действие»: Дело об инциденте у клуба «Баррикада»: двое
антифашистов заключены под стражу
The case against the screening of the “extremist” film “Russian
Anti-Racist Skinheads” in Vladimir
Openspace: Кино на букву «Э»
Открытое информагентство: Эксперты нашли в фильме москвича призывы к
действиям против скинхедов и пропаганду их неполноценности
On attempts to have the entire Russian anti-fascist movement declared
“extremist”
«РБК daily»: МВД «повысит» статус антифашистов с хулиганов до экстремистов
«Большой город»: Социальная группа «гопники»
«Эхо Москвы»: Фанаты-единороссы, «удостоверение анархиста» и другие
способы посадить антифашиста
«Новая газета»: Антифашистов пытаются объявить вне закона
Original in Russian published here: www.colta.ru/docs/7991
Original translation:
http://chtodelat.wordpress.com/2012/10/28/stop-the-crackdown-against-russian-anti-fascists-open-letter/
(https://avtonom.org/en/news/stop-crackdown-against-russian-anti-fascists-open-letter)
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