"I will only stop working if I go to jail or if I die"

We are publishing a monologue by an anonymous member of Solidarity zone, an anarchist and feminist. Read the cards to hear her thoughts on her work in the initiative, the difficulties she and our team face, and how you can support us and our beneficiaries.

✊ To support the collective, subscribe to our Patreon here!

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Vladimir Central prison

Here we continue the story of the prisons in which political prisoners convicted of taking anti-war actions are serving their sentences.

The federal state institution T-2 of the Vladimir region directorate of the federal penitentiary service, better known as Vladimir Central, became famous not only because of the song by Mikhail Krug of the same name, but also thanks to its own history and political background. At some point it became, in the first place, a prison for those convicted of political offences. Well-known activists and human rights defenders were incarcerated in the “Central”. You can read about Vladimir Central’s history, its inmates’ suffering, and about the political prisoners confined there now, on the cards.

Previously we wrote about Eniseisk prison, Minusinsk jail and the Balashov “clink”.

✉️ Address for prisoners at the “central”:
Russia 600020, г. Владимир, ул Большая Нижегородская, 67, ФКУ Т-2
Russia 600020, Vladimir, ulitsa Bolshaya Nizhegorodskaya 67, FKU T-2


✍️ Prisoners’ details:
Попов Денис Александрович 01.06.2001 г.р.
Popov Denis Aleksandrovich d.o.b. 01.06.2001.

Зиза Богдан Сергеевич 23.11.1994 г.р.
Ziza Bohdan Sergeevich d.o.b. 23.11.1994.

Демченко Данила Александрович 14.01.1993 г.р
Demchenko Danila Aleksandrovich d.o.b. 14.01.1993.

Купич Игорь Сергеевич 1983 г.р.
Kupich Igor Sergeevich y.o.b 1983

How can I write letters to political prisoners in Russia?

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В Амстердаме открылась Анархистская книжная ярмарка, и «Зона солидарности» уже заняла стол! Приходите, если находитесь в Амстердаме. На дистро «Зоны солидарности» вы сможете приобрести футболки, худи, шарфы, книги, зины. Вся выручка пойдёт на поддержку коллектива.

📍 Skull cave
Plantage Doklaan 8-12
1018CM
Amsterdam

Книжная ярмарка будет работать с 11 до 21 в субботу и с 11 до 20 в воскресенье по указанному адресу в локации Dokhuis.

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Amsterdam Anarchist Bookfair is open, and Solidarity zone has already taken a table! Come join the event today or tomorrow, if you're in Amsterdam. You can buy T-shirts, hoodies, scarves, books and zines. All proceeds will go to support the collective.

📍 Skull cave
Plantage Doklaan 8-12
1018CM
Amsterdam

Bookfair's working hours: 11 – 21 on Saturday and 11 – 20 on Sunday at the loсation Dokhuis.

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Open call

ENG below

Мы знаем, что внутри авторитарных режимов остаются узкие тропинки для свободомыслия — поэтому с 5 ноября открываем опен-колл для анонимных художни_ц.

Для участия необходимо отправить предпочитаемые инициалы, название и краткое описание проекта, серии или отдельной работы (до 500 слов) и визуальные материалы* на почту [email protected]

* Обратите внимание, что предназначенные для печати материалы должны иметь разрешение не менее 300dpi и размер, соответствующий реальному размеру принта, быть предоставлены в формате JPEG или PDF. Любые технические вопросы в отношении воспроизведения работ также можно адресовать организаторкам через указанную выше почту.

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We know that there are still narrow paths for free thought within authoritarian regimes, which is why we are starting an open call for anonymous artists on 5 november.

In January, we plan to launch a series of group exhibitions for artists who continue to live and work in russia or other territories where the russian regime poses risks for cultural workers. The first location on this journey will be Berlin.

Our goal is to broadcast, like a pirate radio station, the voices of those who have been deprived of a platform for artistic and political expression, but who have preserved their ideas, values and identities in the face of growing repression; who have stopped their artistic practice, switched to practical tasks, created a language of ciphers and codes, withdrawn from the game of hypocritical rules or become censors for themselves. The team of organisers is convinced that critical voices from within the repressive state are evidences of time, which do not necessarily await changes in personal archives. By excluding from the exhibition protocols such an important part of the authors' representation as their names, we invite them into the space of soft partisan action, airing through the interference.

We are primarily inviting authors from russia, Belarus and other territories under the colonial influence of the russian regime to participate, but we reserve the possibility of submitting an application from any location, provided that all participants remain anonymous. We expect works in graphic techniques, photo, video, audio, any other media that allow remote reproduction. Since our spatial and technical resources are limited, the organising team reserves the right to select works.

Limited editions of prints will be produced for the project in techniques and materials agreed with the authors. All proceeds from the sale of prints and events within the exhibition will be used for the benefit of the prisoners supported by Solidarity zone.

To participate, please send your preferred initials, title and a short description of the project, series or single work (up to 500 words) and visual materials to [email protected]

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"We will help any political prisoners we have the capacity to help"

We continue our feature of "Participants’ Monologues". Today we introduce you to another participant of Solidarity zone — Ilia Melkov. He shares his thoughts about working in the initiative, the difficulties he faces and the reasons he started doing human rights work. He also tells you how to support us and our beneficiaries.

Ilya encourages you to subscribe to our Patreon and support the Solidarity zone team!

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The story of Ruslan Zinin

Ruslan Zimin was sentenced by a court to 20 years in custody after he fired several non-lethal shots at a military recruitment officer, while trying to protect his cousin from mobilisation and likely death.

Ruslan Zinin is now in Yeniseisk prison in Krasnoyarsk region.

Write a letter to Ruslan! Prisoners held in solitary confinement always need more contact and information from the outside world.

✉️ Address for letters:
663180, Krasnoyarsk region, Yeniseisk, ul. Dekabristov, d. 11, T-2,
Russia,663180, Красноярский край, г. Енисейск, ул. Декабристов, д. 11, Т-2

Zinin Ruslan Aleskandrovich, DOB 1997
Зинин Руслан Александрович 1997 г. р.

📧 You can send letters via PrisonMail.Online.

"Solidarity Zone" is providing support for Ruslan Zinin.

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