Anarchist Alexander Snezhkov has been in hole for over 58 days
Submitted by Редакция on 20 April, 2025 - 16:30
Source: Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
Disturbing news continues to come from Penal Colony No. 10 (IK-10) in Krasnokamensk, Zabaykalsky Krai, where one of the defendants in the “Chita anarchists’ case,” Alexander Snezhkov, is imprisoned. Since the third decade of February and up until today—over 58 days now—he has been held in hole (SHIZO, a punitive isolation ward). And this is not the limit, as the colony staff have reportedly told him. According to them, Alexander is “a very interesting character and not the kind of person he wants to appear to be.” Apparently, Sasha is not destined to be just an average person quietly serving his time.
For the first few weeks in SHIZO, Alexander was kept in complete isolation. Later, another inmate joined him—someone decent and interesting to talk to. This significantly improves Alexander’s experience in SHIZO.
The support group for the Chita anarchists believes that the administration of IK-10 is carrying out an order from the FSB to exert pressure on Alexander. He is not being allowed to adjust peacefully to life in the colony; every effort is being made to make his stay there harder. By fabricating more reports of alleged "violations" and continuing to keep the anarchist in SHIZO, the administration is doing everything to have Alexander transferred to SUS (Strict Detention Conditions), the harshest regime in a general-regime colony.
We call on everyone to write letters to Alexander and send photographs. These greatly support him and help him withstand the pressure from the prison administration.
Mailing address: Alexander Evgenyevich Snezhkov, born 2003, FKU IK-10 UFSIN, 674673, Zabaykalsky Krai, Krasnokamensk, Russia. Note that letters should be written in Russian - you may use free online automatic translation tools for that.