Anarchists Dmitry Dubovsky, Igor Olinevich, Sergei Romanov and Dmitry Rezanovich were detained at the Belarusian border. Firearms, ammunition, grenades and pepper spray were found in their belongings. Everyone is accused of art. 289 (terrorism) and art. 295 (illegal arms trafficking) of the Criminal Code. The punishment under article 289 is up to the death penalty. […]
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On the Police Raid in Pryamukhino
Mala Vida Facebook July 20, 2018 The Pryamukhino Readings, an annual open conference, took place on July 7–8, 2018. This year, the conference attracted the notice of Russian law enforcement. Since the conference has taken place in a village school for the last eighteen years, the Pryamukhino village council and the Kuvshinovo district council were […]
Armed political police attack an informal anarchist get-together in Belarus
Several people were charged with illegal usage of forest resources and distribution of extremist materials after political police with support of task forces attacked an informal anarchist encounter. Around 20 participants were at the camping site at that point. On Saturday 30 June special task force of police attacked the camp shooting into the air. […]
Hundreds protesters detained after massive wave of repressions in Belarus
March 25 was planned by some liberal opposition leaders as the day of the biggest protest against Lukashenko’s policies this year. The biggest one on the wave of the recent anti-governmental demonstrations that started in February this year. It ended with the biggest police mobilization in years bringing thousands of riot cops to Minsk and […]
How can you help the arrested after the Anti-parasite marches in Belarus
Belarus experiences mass protests and a huge wave of repression again. At the moment several dozens anarchists are arrested for a few weeks for participating in the protests against the ‘tax on unemployment’. Six people are on hunger strike.