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.
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Today in Irkutsk on the square near the circus once again picket in defense of anti-fascist Alexei Malinin, who is accused in the attack on neo-Nazi Yevgeniya Panova (aka Boomer). The picketers unfurled a banner reading "No to repression," and handed out leaflets in support of his friend. With one of the passers-start an interesting conversation about free carrying weapons.
A friend of Kazan Anarchists had been illegally detained at the Old Arbat. There is a trial in violation of all possible human rights, reminiscent of beating baby. We are looking for a lawyer!
Prosecutor General's Office learned that over 90% of Russian barman sick, in particular tuberculosis, hepatitis and HIV, and prison doctors are unable to cure. Procuracy inspection prison was in the 80 regions. In dealing with violations of the director FSIN Alexander Raymer given month.
Near House of Moscow in Sevastopol gathered 20 people from the autonomous actions of the Marxists, environmentalists and their sympathizers. The participants were holding banners reading: "Freedom Gaskarova and Solopovu", "People are more important than profit," Why put Max and Lyesha? "," Plant trees, not people "," No logging Khimki woods! ".
In this post you can download stencils layouts demanding the release of anti-fascists Gaskarova Alexey and Maxim Solopova. Each model weighs approximately 700 kb and can be used as a basis for making stencils suitable size for printing images.
At this moment, Russia's antifascist, anarchist and environmentalist movements are in great need of international solidarity.
Berlin
August 9 from 17.20 to 19 hours before the Russian Embassy in Berlin, the capital of Germany, was an action for the immediate release of Alexey and Maxim Gaskarova Solopova arrested after going to the administration of the city of Khimki. More than 30 people from the organization Anarcho-syndicalist Youth Berlin (ASJ Berlin) picketed the building on the Unter den Linden, with black and red flags with the slogan "Against repression" in Russian, German and English.
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.
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.
The Ministry of Defence is preparing another large-scale reform in the system of recruitment of the army. Amendments will be developed as early as September 1.
For example, plans to increase the enlistment age to 30 years and reduce the number of universities, providing a respite for the students.
Alexey and Maxim Gaskarov Solopov detained illegally. We publish a detailed commentary lawyer Mikhail Trepashkin with photographs of protocols:
July 31 in City Court, the Court held Khimki to elect measure Alexei Gaskarova and Maxim Solopovu. The meeting was held behind closed doors, which in the opinion of counsel had no reason to.
Here is the accumulation of all substantial information concerning Khimki forest logging, attack of Khimki administration by anarchists and antifascists and the following arrests.
We clearly understand why Alexei and Maxim got arrested. They are well known in public and are taking responsibility for being publicly open. They never concealed their views, appeared both in press and on the radio. They got arrested being the only antifascists well known to the police. Now the police is under pressure from the administration of the President, that’s why at least someone needed to be arrested. We’re disturbed by the way the procedures are progressing and would appreciate any international support.
Today (30th of July) names of two activists, arrested in related to criminal case on “hooliganism” after attack against city administration of city of Khimki in Moscow region 28th of July were published in maintream news – Aleksey Gaskarov and Maksim Solopov.
A few hours ago it was reported that police detained two anti-fascists - Alexei Gaskarova and Maxim Solopova - and charge them in organizing attacks on the administration of Khimki .
Employees of drug control beaten and kidnapped human rights activist Almira Zhukova known for its intransigence on the crimes of high officials of the agency.
In the Donetsk region of two miners Enakievo mines "Red Trade Union" and "Young communard intend to tomorrow not rise to the surface, demanding repayment of debts on wages. This was reported in the press-service Pofsoyuza workers in the coal industry of Ukraine, has been reported that today the personnel of these mines at the general meeting decided to 08.00. tomorrow (July 27) does not rise to the surface as long as there is no paid three-month salary arrears.
July 16 in Yekaterinburg in the protection of Alexei Sokolov took action. In the picket was attended by 15 people.
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