[PeDAGoG] NO ONE DESERVES THIS - OUR CALL FOR SOLIDARITY

Fri Sep 15 13:54:58 CEST 2023

dear friends
tomorrow Sept 16 2023 we are calling for an* International Day of
Solidarity with Boris *Kagarlitsky, a prominent Russian socialist thinker
arrested last July. Please circulate* - *especially among those in the
academic community.
It is urgent and needed!  And if you are in Paris, join the Arkadiy Kots
concert on Oct. 1st

*We call for the immediate release of Kagarlitsky and Miftakov and express
solidarity with all political prisoners in Russia arrested for their
antiwar and antiregime views.*

in solidarity, and rage
alessandra

> Dear comrades close and far,
>
> we are the Arkadiy Kots Band -  Russian protest punk group standing
> against Putin’s dictatorship and his war in Ukraine. We are calling for
> your solidarity to stand with us in support of Boris Kagarlitsky and Azat
> Miftakhov. Both of them have been our dear friends and comrades for many
> years.
>
>
>
> Here are the cases of Boris and Azat.
>
> Boris Kagarlitsky (65 years old), prominent Russian socialist thinker,
> was arrested in Moscow on July 25, 2023 on fabricated charges accusing him
> of "justifying terrorism".
>
> Kagarlitsky is an academic and refined scholar whose sociological and
> philosophical work is internationally well known. His articles, books, and
> interviews are published in many languages. Since February 2022 he has
> consistently denounced the Russian state aggression against Ukraine,
> underscoring how this horrifying war causes unspeakable harm not only to
> the Ukrainian people, but also to ordinary Russians. This is the real
> reason behind his incarceration.
>
> He chose to stay in Russia, where he has resisted the militarization
> narrative and demanded for radical change, especially through  the YouTube
> channel "Rabkor" that he run.
>
> Boris Kagarlitsky is now among the dozens of thousands of Russians
> subjected to state repression.
>
> The solidarity campaign has received already over 1200 signatures in
> support of  Boris,  including Jeremy Corbyn, Slavoj Žižek, Alex Callinicos,
> Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Nadya Tolokonnikova, Etienne Balibar among others.
> ~~~~~~
>
> This is Arkady Kots Band’s dub-recital piece based on Boris’s open letter
> to the international comrades where he clarifies his position against the
> war in Ukraine.
> Arkadiy Kots band \\ Boris Kagarlitsky \\ A plea to my Western progressive
> friends
>
> https://youtu.be/1bpJ_wMriIc?si=cYrmspAN15mVI5gI
>
> ~~~~~~
>
> Azat Miftakhov (30 years old ) is a Tatar-Russian mathematician and
> anarchist convicted for acts of hooliganism against the United Russia ruling
> party. After a false accusation and an absurd trial, he was convicted and
> sentenced for 6 years in prison.
>
> While imprisoned, Azat endured torture, threats, and other mistreatment by
> the Russian authorities.
>
> On September 4, 2023, immediately upon his release from the correctional
> colony, Azat was arrested again by the FSB agents.
>
> In the past years the broad international scientific community expressed
> their solidarity with Azat. Harvard University chapter of Scholars at Risk
> awarded Azat a *Scholars at Risk Fellowship*. The Fondation Mathématique
> Jacques Hadamard (FMJH) and the Laboratoire de Mathématiques d’Orsay (LMO)
> awarded Azat a laurea in "junior scientific visibility" program.
>
> Azat Miftakhov was then named an honorary student of Paris-Saclay
> University. French Mathematical Society (Société mathématique de France,
> SMF) also expressed their solidarity with Azat.
>
> ~~~~~~
>
> Here is our version of an iconic Italian song, whose lyrics were written
> by anarchist Belgrado Pedrini in prison in 1968. We dedicate this piece to
> Azat and other anarchist and antifascist prisoners in Russia and
> Belorussia, whose drawings you will see in the video.
> Arkadiy Kots band \ Галеон \ Il Galeone
>
> https://youtu.be/ahmUh7oj7Z8?si=rSWxGzt4_HtSuHXN
>
> ~~~~~~
>
> *We call for the immediate release of Kagarlitsky and Miftakov and express
> solidarity with all political prisoners in Russia arrested for their
> antiwar and antiregime views.*
>
> Our goal is to raise awareness and reinforce the planetary network of
> solidarity.
>
> Take action for  Boris Kagarlitsky and Azat Miftakhov!
>
> Share this letter, sign a petition, come to action, organize (single
> picketing or in a group, on your street or in front of the Russian
> embassy), spread the word!
>
> Sept 16, 2023 – * International Day of Solidarity with Boris*
>
> Oct 1, 2023, 19:30 pm –  *concert of Arkadiy Kots band in solidarity with
> Azat in Paris (venue: **Au Soleil de la Butte, 32 Rue Muller)*
>
>
> Learn more about their cases:
>
> https://freeboris.info/
>
> https://caseazatmiftakhov.org/
>
> YOURS, COMRADELY
>
> ARKADIY KOTS BAND
>
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