Saturday, October 13, 2007


RUSSIA:
SOLIDARITY REQUESTS FROM RUSSIA:
FROM AVTONOM.ORG:
WRITE TO ANARCHIST CLASS STRUGGLE PRISONER PAVEL DELIDON:
Pavel Delidon is an anarchist, anti-fascist and animal rights activist from Striy Oskol in the southwest of Russia. Last July he was given a five year sentence for an attempt to collect wages from his former boss who had no intention of paying. You can read more background on this story at
Actually "armed robbery by illegal trespassing" (statute 162, paragraph 3 of the Russian criminal code- Pavel had pepper spray with him) carries a minimal sentence of seven years. The judge was very lenient in considering Pavel's positive role in the community. On the other hand the local court has refused to open a criminal case against his boss for wage arrears, a decision that is currently being appealed with a good chance of success. If a case against his boss is opened Pavel's crime may be reconsidered as "vigilantism" which carries a much smaller sentence, from probation to five years.
To be sure the defense committee for Pavel is not only relying on legal means. During the appeal court hearing last July people from Voronezh, Moscow and Stariy Oskol travelled to Belgorod to picket, something that made the local FSB freak out. Although there was huge pressure they made no arrests.
Last month Pavel was finally taken from remand to the prison camp-please write letters of support ! Pavel is studying English in prison, so any letters and journals in English are highly appreciated by him !
Pavel Delidon
ul. Timiryazeva-1
FGU IK-7
309990 Valuyki Russia
These should reach him even if the address is written in Latin script, but there is a better chance if you write it in Cyrillic. See http://www.avtonom.org/index.php?nid=1236 for the address in said script.
VLADIVOSTOK ANTI-FASCIST HOSPITAL BILL FUNDRAISER:
At the beginning of October Pasha, anti-fascist activist and straightedger was jumped by persons unknown and beaten with baseball bats in Vladivostok. Now half of his face is totally paralyzed and in less than two weeks a very expensive neurosurgical operation has to be done, something he cannot afford on his own. (Molly Note: the medical system in Russia now operates on the American model- pay or die)
We do not know if this attack has to do with his politics. Pasha could not recognize his attackers; they were all masked and dressed in sports suits. It is possible that the attackers were just local gang bangers (gopniks). On the other hand, these days few nazis go around dressed in bonehead uniforms.
Pasha is a good comrade and needs our help. You may pass on money via the following accounts in webmoney (http://www.wmtransfer.com/eng )
R430836968859
Z187178934821
E631624966819
Or Yandex.deneg (only accessible for Russian speakers)
In case you don't want to use these but are interested in helping please write to the Moscow group of the Anarchist Black Cross abc.rus@gmail.com for other means.

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