Three years ago, on the night of 28-29 October, four anarchists were arrested in the forest on the border between Belarus and Ukraine: Siarhei Ramanau, Ihar Alinevich, Dzmitry Rezanovich and Dzmitry Dubouski. They were later sentenced to 18 to 20 years in prison for a series of daring arson attacks on the property of the […]
The sentence was announced today for a group of anarcho-partisans who held a series of direct actions against the dictatorship about a year ago. In an attempt to isolate the activists, the trial was held in camera and only the pronouncement of the sentence was made public. Sentences: Siarhei Ramanau — 20 years Ihar Alinevich
18 to 20 years’ imprisonment for Belarusian anarcho-partisans Читать дальше »
All four partisans (Ihar Alinevich, Sergey Romanov, Dzmitry Dubovsky and Dzmitry Rezanovich) continue to be held in the KGB detention center. According to our data, no violence is used against them. After several weeks of lawlessness, the Chekists began to accept food supplies. Ihar Alinevich is kept in solitary confinement from the first days. None
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In January, Mikita Jemialjanau received another year of his “term” under Article 411 (“malicious disobedience to the demands of the prison administration”). Mikita was detained in 2019 for a series of solidarity actions with the anarchist Dmitry Polienko, who was detained at that time. In 2020, he was sentenced to 4 years in prison, the
News on anarchist political prisoners in Belarus, January-March 2025 Читать дальше »
Aleksandr Frantskevich was transferred to a different penal colone after his trial for “infringement of prison administration’s requests”. He was transferred there at the beginning of October. As a result of the trial, a year was added to his 17-year sentence. Write Aleksandr a letter On 26th of October the court rejected Sergey Romanov’s appeal
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At the end of December it became known that Ihar Alinevich was once again in the punitive isolation cel. The reason and the number of days spent therre are unknown. The dictator’s henchmen try to isolate political prisoners, but they can’t silence their books. In early December, Ihar Alinevicht’s book «On The Way To Magadan»
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An art exhibition Breathing Lessons took place in Pisa (Italy) in October. In its first part (5-13 October), the works of anarchist artist Uladzislau Bokhan were exhibited among works of others. Curators of the exhibition also included the works of anarchist Siarhei Ramanau, drawn in imprisonment in Belarus (currently, Siarhei serves his 20 year ‘terrorism’
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Aliaksandr Frantskevich* was in a punishment cell for all of June, where he was placed on 28th March. Although he was scheduled to be released on 15th June, his stay in the punishment cell was prolonged once again. His next release date was moved to 6 July. On 6th June, Hrodna Region Court reviewed Siarhei
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On 28 December 2022, the ministry of justice annulled licenses of a number of lawyers, including Viktar Matskievich, who had defended anarchists Ihar Alinievich and Akikhira Gajeuski-Khanada. Earlier, on 1 December an extraordinary attestation of Viktar Matskievich took place. The certifying committee decided that the lawyer allegedly has insufficient qualification, and then the ministry ruled
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In this historical essay, we want to introduce you to the stories of two women activists of the ABC who stood at the foundation of the organized anarchist solidarity structure. This article and the portraits of the activists were prepared by the anarchist artist NoBonzo (https://twitter.com/NoBonzo). This article is timed to coincide with the release
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