Roman Shvedov was given sixteen years in prison—authorities claim suicide ~ Nikita Ivansky ~ On 18 December Rostov military court sentenced a…
Russian anarchist found dead in his cell hours after sentencing
Tag: Ukraine
Freedom News Review – November 19
Items discussed in this program: UK farming protests • Trump’s domestic and world politics • Indigenous peoples’ Anti-COP
Book review: No Harmless Power
This warts-and-all bio of Nestor Makhno is folksy and refreshing ~ bob ness ~ I’m an old-fashioned guy, a romantic, even.
Acclaimed Ukrainian human rights activist Maksym Butkevych released by Russia
The release was part of a prisoner exchange involving 190 fighters from both sides ~ Sean Patterson ~ As reported by the Kyiv Independent, on Octob…
The life, death, and resurrection of the Nestor Makhno monument
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the monument has become a symbol of defiance, identity, and hope ~ Sean Patterson ~ The monument to the worl…
Fire and passion: The life of Ukrainian anarchist Maria Nikiforova
On the anniversary of Maria Nikiforova’s execution at the hands of the White Army on September 17, 1919, we present a translation of Anatoly Dubo…
What Does Putin Want?
The Russian autocrat is not crazy, war is simply a necessity for his power and economic system
Russia: Prison sentences for “terrorist” graffiti
A military court has sentenced the Chita anarchists – 19-year-old Alexander Snezhkov and 16-year-old Lyubov Lizunova – to six years and…
Liberating people, not territories: Interview with a Ukrainian exile
Forced mobilisation is supported by all those whom it does not affect.
Voices from the front: Russian anarchist fights for Ukraine
Repost from DOXA Ilya Leshiy (not his real name) has been participating in hostilities as part of various Ukrainian formations for a year now and i…
Russian and Ukrainian activists silenced at Greek MeRA 25 party event
Russian activist Artem Temirov writes on what he sees as a concerning trend within the Hellenic left to fall into a knee-jerk “anti-imperialism�…
Voices from the front
Internation Women’s Day symbolizes freedom, a day that motivates us to fight, a day when the voices of feminists can be heard by millions of …
Support Russian anti-war prisoners
The Anarchist Black Cross of Moscow, established in 2003, has supported Russian anarchist and anti-fascist prisoners continuously for almost 20 yea…
Report: Medical Self-Defence Network work in Ukraine
CONTENT WARNING: Highly graphic images of war injuries Freedom republish Medical Self-Defence Network‘s (MSDN) report: Since March this year,…
“Leftists” outside Ukraine are used to listening only to people from Moscow: Interview with anarcho-syndicalists in Eastern Ukraine
Yavor Tarinski from the Greek libertarian journal Aftoleksi interviews two anarchists from eastern Ukraine.
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