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Tuesday, 18 July 2006 |
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Today (Tuesday) in the morning we picked up the last imprisoned German people, who were released.
All of them have to leave the country in about two days, there are
still around 6 people in prison as one of them report. One person from
UK, one from Ukraine and Belarussian and Russian people.
Someone from the "not western" prisoners reported one of the
belarussian was beaten once in the police bus directly after arresting
situation.
The OMON made jokes about them and asked stupid questions, after he did
not answer they were beating this person once in the face. In that
police bus there was no "western" person.
In another bus someone opened the window and was screaming outside "No
to police state". He was graped in the hair and pulled back.
In the "western" bus some OMON tried to beat with his stick some person but failed and hit another one on the shoulder.
At the police station someone gave false name and said he is british,
because the door was open he managed to escape. The police was confused
what to do with the foreigners at all, the head of police station said
"why did you arrested foreigners, now we have problems"
it seemed all in all, that OMON special police and ordinary police did
not like each other so much, they were not communicating so much.
One person was alone in another room and one police man tried to force
him to say something about the case by grapping his t-shirt and pulling
him. When this prisoner wanted to sit down on a chair, policeman took
it away, hoping that he would fall down. Actually he did not.
The people from ex-soviet countries were in another prison after all
were together in one police station. Some people denied to eat, one
person did not eat at all from sunday till tuesday for protest reasons.
The person who had to go to hospital sunday evening after court was
sick all the day befor, it is not clear if he was beaten on the head
but he was participant of the antiwar picket, not the blockade.
On sunday there was no visit allowed at the Ex-soviet fraction of prisoners but monday someone let to bring food inside.
They had bed sheets to cover, the western not.
The prison was very small and dark, there was no chance to read for example.
One person was said in russian "if you want action go to chechenya" One
person from germany who wanted to bring food was said by responsible
police officer "if you want we have also a place for you in prison" the
access was denied.
http://int.ru.indymedia.org/newswire/display/140/
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 18 July 2006 )
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Monday, 17 July 2006 |
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For latest info, see http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2006/g8/
While massive violations of basic freedoms were reported already weeks before the summit of the G8 in St.Petersburg, Russia, today as the summit opened more protesters were arrested in Russia and we urgently need your international support.
As the summit opened, almost all demonstrations in the city were either outlawed, effectively prevented by the police or broken by force. Almost a dozen of activists were sentenced to short prison terms (7-10 days) ahead of summit, dozens more were detained by the police for several hours, interrogated, photographed and fingerprinted, prevented from coming to St.Petersburg, beaten and otherwise harassed by the cops and security services throughout the whole of Russia from Nakhodka in the far east to Kaliningrad on the Baltic sea.
As of July 13 at least 10 people were sentenced in St. Petersburg to 7-10 days of imprisonment on charges of hooliganism or participation in "illegal" street actions. Several criminal cases were opened or re-opened against people from different towns in an attempt to put pressure on them and prevent them from coming to St.Petersburg. Activists throughout the country were and are openly monitored by the police. At least 86 people were detained by the police while going to St.Petersburg by train and prevented from participating in the Russian Social Forum and other events in St.Petersburg, forced to return their tickets and come back to their home towns. Many more were talked to and "persuaded" not to go to St.Petersburg. Dozens were detained for several hours when arriving to the city, their personal belongings or even passports being illegally confiscated by the police. At least 9 illegal break ins and searches of flats were reported. These are just cases that became known to the legal team, which assists anti-G8 activists, and these include violations against different social activists ? from anarchists to communists to trade union, antimilitarist, environmental and human rights activists.
More arrests and detentions happened in St.Petersburg on July 14 and 15. About 30 people are reported to be arrested in St.Petersburg on July 15 alone.
City authorities and the police effectively prevented any serious street protests in St.Petersburg. Communists were allowed to have a small march and rally in the center of the city, but its less moderate youth part was beaten and taken to police station en masse. Some of the activists may be charged with violent behavior against police officers, which may lead to imprisonment.
Participants of the Russian Social Forum, which was held in St.Petersburg on July 13-15, were not allowed to have a march, although they asked the city hall about it weeks before. Police has blocked them at the Kirov stadium, where the forum was held, and prevented from taking to the streets of the city. About 150 activists held a rally behind closed gates, facing lines of riot police, which outnumbered the activists.
Any attempts to make street action in the city are likely to be met with fierce police repression and violence, but the summit is not over and more actions may follow.
Russian social activists are calling upon the world to protest massive violations of basic freedoms in Russia and ask for support to imprisoned activists. Various solidarity actions were and are being held throughout the world as part of the Global action days against the G8, but state repression in Russia should not go unnoticed. Solidarity is critical for people now held behind bars and probably awaiting serious criminal charges.
We are here for you, you are out there for us!
Protest violation of basic freedoms, state repression and of course the G8 at the nearest Russian embassy, consulate or other state offices in your country!
IMC-Russia international page with update information on protests and the situation of the arrested (English and other languages):
http://int.ru.indymedia.org/
Network against G8 (Russian, English and other languages):
http://www.spb8.net
IMC-Russia (Russian language):
http://ru.indymedia.org
Some photos from St.Petersburg: Russian Social Forum, street protests, police repression:
http://smart.tin.it/rancinis/g8_russia.html
http://www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/g82006/reports/photos/
See http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2006/g8/
http://presse.gipfelsoli.org/blogs/index.php?blog=6
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