In Russia, the security services have arrested 11 anarchists and anti-fascists on terrorism charges. Yuly Boyarshinov, a defendant, describes the conditions in pre-trial detention – where prisoners beat, bully and humiliate others in league with investigators.
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I was beaten up several times: on the day I moved in to Cell 3/14, on the first day in Cell 1/2, and on the second day there too, and on the several more occasions from time to time when I was called in for a “conversation” in the kitchen. These “conversations” usually happened after my lawyer applied to transfer me to another cell or complained about the conditions of my detention and so on.
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Since October 2017, the FSB have been running a terrorism investigation into Russian anarchists and anti-fascists. But as Alexey Poltavets’ experience shows, this case has a violent backstory.
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Pictures of a solidarity actions with Russian anarchists all around the world at 18th of March.
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“In the middle of the left hand there was a burn, on the cheek were scratches and abrasion, there were visible traces of handcuffs on both hands and a split of lower lip. Around the left eye, he had a large bruise way down to the bone, in the corner of his eye – blood.”
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