News about anarchist political prisoners in Belarus, August-September 2025

In August, Ihar Alinevich completed his three-year prison sentence and was transferred to a colony. The so-called court considered Siarhei Ramanau’s appeal against his sentence under Article 411 and rejected it, adding an additional 1.5 years to his sentence. Thus, Siarhei’s total sentence is 24 years and 5 months. On September 14, he was transferred […]

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“Solidarity is dangerous for the state”: an extensive interview with anarchists Akihiro Gaevsky-Khanada and Andrey Chepyuk. Part 3

In 2020, anarchists Akihiro Gaevsky-Khanada and Andrey Chepyuk were among the first to be detained on political criminal charges. They were sentenced to long prison terms in a case involving an international criminal group of anarchists. Almost five years later, Andrey and Akihiro are free, and we talk about their views on the protests, their

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“The ‘brand’ of anarchists is highly valued in the Belarusian prison system”: an extensive interview with anarchists Andrey Chepyuk and Akihiro Gaevsky-Khanada. Part 2

In 2020, anarchists Akihiro Gaevsky-Khanada and Andrey Chepyuk were among the first to be detained on political criminal charges. They were sentenced to long prison terms in a case involving an international criminal group of anarchists. Almost five years later, Andrey and Akihiro are free, and we talk about their views on the protests, their

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The new International Solidarity network for anti-authoritarian anti-repression groups

Anarchist Black Cross Belarus is a member of a newly created International Solidarity network – an alliance of support groups from different parts of the planet. The goal of the network is to support each other and exchange knowledge and experience of anti-repression work in different parts of the world. Any anti-autoritarian group that supports

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“You definitely won’t be staying on the sidelines, because nothing’s over yet”: an in-depth interview with anarchists Akihiro Gaevsky-Khanada and Andrey Chepyuk. Part 1.

In 2020, anarchists Akihiro Gaevsky-Khanada and Andrey Chepyuk were among the first people detained in politically motivated criminal cases. At first, they and their comrades were charged with taking part in and organizing protests, even though some never even made it to any protests. Later, more and more charges under various articles of the Criminal

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