antifa demo in moscow on 19 march 2008
Submitted by pirate on Mon, 03/24/2008 - 04:59.
Russia: Commemorating Aleksey Krylov in Moscow anti-fascist murdered by Neo-Nazis
19th of March, 3 days after murder of Aleksey Krylov on his way to concert of Petrozhavodsk oi!-band Nichego Horoshego, anti-fascists of Moscow gathered to commemorate him.
Around 6 PM people began to gather at the murder place, Maroseyka street 4, they lit candles and laid fllowers. Someone made graffiti "We will remember Kryl forever! Murdered by Nazis 16th of March 2008!". People had banner "Fascism won't trespass". Alltogether there were some 50 people, they gathered for half an hour but police did not showed up to disperse illegal gathering.
As original gathering place of Pushkinskaya square leaked to open internet and 7 vans of police and small groups of Nazis were spotted there, it was decided that action should be moved to another spot.
Marchers gathered in Kropotkinskaya metro station, when march started moving clockwise the Gogol boulevard, it was obvious that this was biggest ever reaction against a concrete case of fascist violence in Moscow - more than 250 demonstrators joined, in a spectacular unity - there were punks, lgbt, anarchists, punks, hardcore kids, skinheads and just anti-fascists. Maybe this does not seem a lot in a city of 10 million, but it hard to organise in a conspirative manner in condition of total ban of such demonstrations - it would have been impossible even to legalize a picket or a candlelight vigil with such a short timescale.
Marchers carried banners "Fascism is murdering, authorities are covering!" and "Your ignorance is our death!". A number of sea torches were lit. People scanned "Get to the streets - reclaim the city!", "Fascism won't trespass!", "We do not care about color of skin - we refuse fascism!", "Antifa!", "Alerta, alerta,antifascista!", "Our fatherland is the all humanity!", "As long as we are united, we will never be divided!" and other slogans.
March turned to old Arbat, and finished at Smolenskaya metro station. Police failed to make any arrests.
Video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6398449211540731556&hl=en
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmwD_B_n5uY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EJLBeJg2dI&feature=related
http://www.indyvideo.ru/video/2008/20080319m.mp4
Photos:
http://www.voinenet.ru/index.php?aid=15110
http://avtonom.org/index.php?nid=1655
