On July 29, 2021 a number of searches among anarchists took place in Minsk, during which anarchists Alexandr Belov and Evgeny Rubashko were detained. During the detention Evgeny Rubashko was tortured, strangled by putting a bag over his head, beaten, as well as forcefully fed an unknown alcoholic liquid. Evgeny was able to give more […]
On April 22 the verdict was pronounced in the so-called «Pramen case». Aliaksandr Bialou, Jauhen Rubashka, Artsiom Salavei were sentenced to 5 years in prison, another Artsiom Salavei — to 4.5 years. The gravamen is unknown, since the trial was held in camera. Aliaksandr and Jauhen were arrested on July 29, 2021 and charged with
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In the 15 years of our collective’s existence, we have gone through several major political crises. During elections, protests, and political repression, the Belarusan anarchist movement has not met with isolation from its comrades. People from all over the world showed solidarity in the struggle against the Belarusan dictatorship and for a just and free
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28 anarchists and antifascists remain in prison, Oleg Avdeenko is under home arrest. Czech writer, musician and dissident Jachim Topol shared his impression of Igor Olinevich’s book «Going to Magadan» in an interview with Euroradio: «And this book about the Belarusian prison of today is absolutely gorgeous, very strong, beautifully written. And, of course, horrifying.
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Belarusian artist Rufina Bazlova creates schemes for embroideries dedicated to activists persecuted by the state as a part of her project #FramedinBelarus. One of such embroideries is dedicated to the so-called «Pramen Case» in which which 4 anarchists were arrested in the summer of 2021. According to the investigation, they took an active part in
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Each year we summarize repressions against anarchists and antifascists in Belarus and try to point out general trends in state violence. To continue the struggle for freedom, we should know what tools our enemies use and should understand the conditions of your comrades. To do so, we suggest reading our 2023 review. Pressure in the
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Today there are two less prisoners in Belarus: Rita Zotova and Nikita Khilkevich have been released. They served two years in prison for pasting stickers of the anarchist collective «Pramen«. The third defendant in the case, Vadim Denisenko, will spend another six months in prison. You can support Vadim by writing him a letter.
Rita Zotova and Nikita Hilkevich were released from prison Читать дальше »
Below you will see various items that we create to boost donations. All the proceeds from sales go to support the anarchist and antifascist prisoners in Belarus. We are collaborating with a few distros in Europe, such as Black Mosquito (Germany) or Sabotage Distro (Poland/EU/World). Both ship worldwide with the exception of Belarus and Russia.
2022 brought the repressions and squashing of any free thought at the same scale as in 2021. After the full scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, conducted though the Belarusian territory as well, things couldn’t be different. Lukashenko’s dictatorship needed to subdue everyone who could rebel against it. Criminal prosecution Receiving information about politically motivated
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On this page you can find list of people serving sentences in Belarus. If you are searching for people who were released you can find it in our general prisoners section. AnastasiaKukhta Birthday: 20.01.1992Sentence: 5 yearsRelease date: 19.08.2026 AnnaPyshnik Birthday: 02.04.1994Sentence: 3 yearsRelease date: 22.11.2024 AleksandrZaytsev Birthday: 08.10.1982Sentence: 10 yearsRelease date: April 2031 NikolayDedok* Birthday:
