Ihar Bantser received another administrative sentence of 15 days on the 5th of September. He was detained on the 4th of August and since then served 30 days of arrest. Overall, Ihar spent 45 days in temporary detention facility this time. Viktar “Mao” Zharkevich, a famous punk musician, was detained on the 5th of September. […]
Tag: Aliaksandr Frantskevich
An overview of repressions against anarchists and antifascists in Belarus in 2021
ABC-Belarus countered unprecedented quantity of repressions in 2021. We cannot say that it was unexpected. We expected exactly this after 2020 protests. But such predictability doesnʼt make the burden of anti-repression activism easier. The difference with previous waves of repression is that the massive repressions against anarchists and antifascists are happening simultaneously with even more […]
Statement on critical support for Alexander Frantskevich
On August 12th , Alexander Frantskevich and Akihiro Hanada were detained in Minsk. Later it became known that they were transferred to pre-trial detention center #1, both are charged with Article 293.1 (organization of mass riots). A few days ago we made a statement that we would not support A. Frantskevich in any form. After […]
Aliaksandr Frantskevich | Aleksandr Frantskevich
Aliaksandr Frantskevich is a left-wing activist from Belarus. He was detained on August 12 in Minsk фтв charged under part 1 of article 293 of the Criminal Code – “organization of mass riots”. It was reported that during his detention Aliaksandr was tortured with a еaser to give false testimony. In February 2020 a new […]
ABC-Belarus will not support Alexander Frantskevich
It became known that Alexander Frantskevich was detained in Minsk together with Akihiro Hanoda. According to his comrades, he was charged under Article 293. part 1 of the Criminal Code “Mass riots”. We were supporting him during his arrest from 2010 to 2014, however right now situation have changed. ABC-Belarus will not support Alexander Frantskevich […]