Автономное Действие / Autonomous ActionJun 9

Anarchist Prisoners in Russia and the War in Ukraine: Tour in France

In June, a series of presentations and discussions will take place across France focusing on imprisoned anarchists and anti-fascists in Russia, anti-war resistance, and solidarity with Ukrainian society.

https://avtonom.org/en/node/62604
#Франция #Париж #Бордо #Марсель #anarchy #AutonomousAction

Anarchist Prisoners in Russia and the War in Ukraine: Tour in France

In June, a series of presentations and discussions will take place across France focusing on imprisoned anarchists and anti-fascists in Russia, anti-war resistance, and solidarity with Ukrainian society. Representatives of the Fires of Freedom project and former political prisoners from Russia will participate in events in all cities. In some locations, representatives of Anarchist Black Cross Moscow, the Solidarité FreeAzat association, and an anarchist who fled Russia to escape persecution will also join.

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Автономное Действие / Autonomous ActionJun 2

Cossacks and Maroons

#Maroon communities of #Americas are of interest to anti-authoritarian left of the area, looking for inspiration outside White/European context. One way to explain history of #Cossacks of #Ukraine to an American Leftist would be to define it as European analogue of a Maroon society.

https://avtonom.org/en/author_columns/cossacks-and-maroons

#anarchy #AutonomousAction

Cossacks and Maroons

Maroon communities of Americas are of interest to anti-authoritarian left of the area, looking for inspiration outside White/European context. One way to explain history of Cossacks of Ukraine to an American Leftist would be to define it as European analogue of a Maroon society. Listen this column in Spotify The currently popular story of the Ukraine among the mainstream Ukrainian liberal nationalists is that Ukraine is the original Kievan Rus civilized empire, whereas Russia is a cheap copy of it. This story has some consistency issues, but who would like to be the empire anyway, if you may be a freebooter Cossack, roaming freely in wild steppe?

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Автономное Действие / Autonomous ActionMay 30

Network Case Defendant Vasily Kuksov is turning 38 years old tomorrow

This will be the ninth birthday he spends behind bars.
Vasily was arrested in the autumn of 2017 and sentenced to nine years in a general-regime penal colony. During these years in prison, he has faced many hardships, contracted and recovered from tuberculosis, and been transferred between several colonies. Before his arrest, he lived in Penza, worked as a design engineer, played music, and helped animal shelters.

https://avtonom.org/en/node/62582
#Россия #НижегородскаяОбласть #anarchy #AutonomousAction

Network Case Defendant Vasily Kuksov is turning 38 years old tomorrow

This will be the ninth birthday he spends behind bars. Vasily was arrested in the autumn of 2017 and sentenced to nine years in a general-regime penal colony. During these years in prison, he has faced many hardships, contracted and recovered from tuberculosis, and been transferred between several colonies. Before his arrest, he lived in Penza, worked as a design engineer, played music, and helped animal shelters. Today, during the rare free hours available to him in the colony, Vasily enthusiastically studies programming.

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Автономное Действие / Autonomous ActionMay 29

Repression against anarchists and anti-fascists in Russia - presentation in Baltic Anarchist Bookfair 2026

I will give a presentation about repression against anarchists and anti-fascists in Russia at the Baltic Anarchist Bookfair in Tartu next Saturday at 1 PM EET/Moscow time (12 PM CET) at Hell (Tiigi 76A).
You can also follow the presentation on Twitch.
Short summary fo the talk: 

https://avtonom.org/en/node/62579
#Тарту #Эстония #anarchy #AutonomousAction

Repression against anarchists and anti-fascists in Russia - presentation in Baltic Anarchist Bookfair 2026

I will give a presentation about repression against anarchists and anti-fascists in Russia at the Baltic Anarchist Bookfair in Tartu next Saturday at 1 PM EET/Moscow time (12 PM CET) at Hell (Tiigi 76A). You can also follow the presentation on Twitch. Short summary fo the talk: After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more and more anarchists and anti-fascists have ended up in prison for resisting the war and the regime in Russia. Who are the anarchists and anti-fascists imprisoned for anti-war and other political activities? What initiatives exist to support them, and what can ordinary people do? Are social movements in Russia still possible despite increasing repression?

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Автономное Действие / Autonomous ActionMay 23

Anarchist partisan Ruslan Sidiki needs a new lawyer – his lawyer was arrested!

Lawyer Igor Popovsky, who represented the anarchist Ruslan Sidiki and sought an investigation into his allegations of torture, has been detained on charges of “fraud on an especially large scale”. This was reported by The Insider media outlet, citing the leak-oriented Telegram channel “112.”
According to the channel, investigators claim that Popovsky received 6 million rubles from his client after promising to help terminate the criminal case through influence over the court and the prosecutor’s office.

https://avtonom.org/en/node/62576
#anarchy #AutonomousAction

Anarchist partisan Ruslan Sidiki needs a new lawyer – his lawyer was arrested!

Lawyer Igor Popovsky, who represented the anarchist Ruslan Sidiki and sought an investigation into his allegations of torture, has been detained on charges of “fraud on an especially large scale”. This was reported by The Insider media outlet, citing the leak-oriented Telegram channel “112.” According to the channel, investigators claim that Popovsky received 6 million rubles from his client after promising to help terminate the criminal case through influence over the court and the prosecutor’s office.

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Автономное Действие / Autonomous ActionMay 19

Russian anti-war / anti-Putin activism in emigration: strategies, integration, obstacles and solutions

Who needs Russian grassroots activism abroad? What use is there from it and what is its meaning? “Your actions don’t influence anything” is a common statement not only from the mouthpieces of Russian propaganda, but also, unfortunately, among Russian civil society.
Listen in Spotify

https://avtonom.org/en/node/62567
#Хельсинки #Финлдяндия #anarchy #AutonomousAction

Russian anti-war / anti-Putin activism in emigration: strategies, integration, obstacles and solutions

Who needs Russian grassroots activism abroad? What use is there from it and what is its meaning? “Your actions don’t influence anything” is a common statement not only from the mouthpieces of Russian propaganda, but also, unfortunately, among Russian civil society. Listen in Spotify Fortunately, there is an answer to this, based not only on theory, but also on successful practice, confirming that grassroots Russian anti-Putin activism abroad is an inseparable and necessary part of the struggle against the regime.

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Автономное Действие / Autonomous ActionMay 7

May 13 — Birthday of Tyumen Case Defendant Nikita Oleynik

He will turn 31 years old. According to the support group, this is already the fourth birthday he is spending in captivity.
Nikita is an anarchist and anti-fascist from Surgut. Together with another defendant in the “Tyumen case,” Roman Paklin, he helped create the libertarian library Storm Petrel, which collected books on anarchist theory and philosophy. Nikita studied surgery at Surgut State University and is fond of philosophy, literature, poetry, art, and music. He was also interested in boxing and spent a lot of time in nature.

https://avtonom.org/en/node/62547
#Россия #Екатеринбург #ТюменскаяОбласть #Сургут #anarchy #AutonomousAction

May 13 — Birthday of Tyumen Case Defendant Nikita Oleynik

He will turn 31 years old. According to the support group, this is already the fourth birthday he is spending in captivity. Nikita is an anarchist and anti-fascist from Surgut. Together with another defendant in the “Tyumen case,” Roman Paklin, he helped create the libertarian library Storm Petrel, which collected books on anarchist theory and philosophy. Nikita studied surgery at Surgut State University and is fond of philosophy, literature, poetry, art, and music. He was also interested in boxing and spent a lot of time in nature.

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Автономное Действие / Autonomous ActionMay 5

Anarchist Azat #Miftakhov reported the torture he was subjected to after being transferred to Polar Owl - Penal Colony in #Kharp

On April 21, the day after arriving at the colony, Azat was taken to the administration building. They tried to force him to clean a toilet there. After he refused, he was systematically tortured. Yesterday, "The Insider" media published a detailed account by Azat, which they translated into English today. We are republishing an article by The Insider, in which Azat also names his torturers. You may find the postal address and details for financial support after the translation.

https://avtonom.org/en/news/anarchist-azat-miftakhov-reported-torture-he-was-subjected-after-being-transferred-polar-owl

#Russia #anarchy #AutonomousAction #AzatMiftakhov #SolidaritèFreeazat

Anarchist Azat Miftakhov reported the torture he was subjected to after being transferred to Polar Owl - Penal Colony in Kharp

On April 21, the day after arriving at the colony, Azat was taken to the administration building. They tried to force him to clean a toilet there. After he refused, he was systematically tortured. Yesterday, The Insider published a detailed account by Azat, which they translated into English today. We are republishing an article by The Insider, in which Azat also names his torturers. You may find the postal address and details for financial support after the translation.

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Автономное Действие / Autonomous ActionApr 25

Azat Miftakhov is being transferred to the colony where Alexei Navalny was murdered

Anarchist, mathematician, and political prisoner Azat Miftakhov was sentenced on March 28, 2024, to 4 additional years in prison. On September 4, 2023, he was detained upon leaving IK-17 in Omutninsk, Kirov region, where he had already served his first sentence—allegedly for breaking a window at a United Russia office in Moscow’s Khovrino district. The basis for the new prosecution for “justifying terrorism” was (allegedly) comments Azat made while watching a TV program with other inmates about anarchist Mikhail Zhlobitsky, who carried out an explosion at the FSB office in Arkhangelsk.

https://avtonom.org/en/node/62530
#Россия #Воркута #Париж #anarchy #AutonomousAction

Azat Miftakhov is being transferred to the colony where Alexei Navalny was murdered

Anarchist, mathematician, and political prisoner Azat Miftakhov was sentenced on March 28, 2024, to 4 additional years in prison. On September 4, 2023, he was detained upon leaving IK-17 in Omutninsk, Kirov region, where he had already served his first sentence—allegedly for breaking a window at a United Russia office in Moscow’s Khovrino district. The basis for the new prosecution for “justifying terrorism” was (allegedly) comments Azat made while watching a TV program with other inmates about anarchist Mikhail Zhlobitsky, who carried out an explosion at the FSB office in Arkhangelsk.

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Автономное Действие / Autonomous ActionApr 18

How will the Russian left play a decisive role in changes in Russia?

At the "Father Frost against Putin 2026" festival, January 10 2026, political and trade-union activist Mikhail #Lobanov talked about what is happening to the active part of #Russian society — and how Russian socialists and anarchists should make use of the growing demand for left-wing ideas in order to prepare for the future struggle to democratize Russia and the world.

https://avtonom.org/en/news/how-will-russian-left-play-decisive-role-changes-russia

#Helsinki #Finland #anarchy #AutonomousAction

How will the Russian left play a decisive role in changes in Russia?

In Father Frost against Putin 2026 -festival 10th of January, Political and trade-union activist Mikhail Lobanov talked about what is happening to the active part of Russian society — and how Russian socialists and anarchists should make use of the growing demand for left-wing ideas in order to prepare for the future struggle to democratize Russia and the world. Mikhail will also spoke about the Radical Democracy project, through which many left-wing initiatives are trying to build the infrastructure and foundation needed for the emergence of a strong coalition political force in the future.

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