Siberia: Russian neo-nazis murder anarchist at anti-nuclear camp

Environment / Climate Change | Anti-Nazi | Anti-Nuclear

Ilya Borodaenko, murdered by neo-nazis 21 July 2007

from email and various web sites, 23 July 2007: In the early morning of 21st July, neo-nazi skinheads launched a vicious and unprovoked attack on an anti-nuclear protest camp in Angarsk, Siberia, Russia. The nazis violently attacked activists in their sleeping bags and tents with iron rods, knives and air pressure guns.

21 year old Ilya Borodaenko from Nachodka suffered a head-fracture during the attack and later died in hospital from his injuries. At least nine others have been reported to be seriously injured, one of which has had both their legs broken. Tents were set on fire and several belongings were stolen.

The camp started last week and is aimed at protesting against a planned centre of uranium enrichment in Angarsk. Ever since the arrival of the activists, the police have tried to intimidate them and have entered the camp in an attempt to gather information about planned actions.

The organisation who planned the camp, the 'Ecological Wave of Baikal', had planned various rallies in the surronding area to inform locals about the plans and drum up support for the campaign.

Financial help and other forms of solidarity are urgently needed. Contact xmakimax (at) gmail.com or ogopogos (at) gmail.com if you are able to offer some.

See http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/07/376699.html for more info and links

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from email, 22 July 2007

The statement of the environmental protest camp in Angarsk, Siberia

On 21st of July [2007] dawn at 5am our sleeping camp was brutally attacked. Some scumbags suddenly tumbled down our tents, burned down and stole our things, beat us sleeping in our tents with bats, hammers, cudgels, legs.

The same time they were spitefully swearing at Antifa. The terrible and considered cruelty of their attack makes not doubt that it was not a work of some ordinary hooligans, but a thought over action of nazis. It is necessary to note a long (more than half an hour) absence of the police at a place of the crime, and the subsequent attempts of the police to deny an existence of nazi groupings in Angarsk, and pressing requests of the representatives of the police and the Office of Public Prosecutor to participants of the camp not to make a scandal and to avoid any communication with journalists.

But we can not be silent because an indignation and a desire of a retribution overflows us. Last night we have lost our comrade: Ilya Borodaenko, an anarchist, a member of the Autonomous Action from Nakhodka has died because of a craniocerebral trauma (incompatible with life) and violent beating.

That night he and 2 other participants of the camp were on duty and Ilya was the first who faced nazi scum. Some our comrades were sent to the hospital in grave condition (with concussions of the brain and fractures of arms and legs). Our tents are cut and fired, flags are stolen.

However we will forget nothing and we won't forgive Ilya Borodaenko's death to his murderers (irrespective of successes or failures of the official repressive system investigating the crime). We won't stop activity of our environmental protest camp, we won't stop our struggle against fascist plague and nuclear mafia, against authoritative ideas and racist dregs, against all that destroys both the nature and human life and dignity.

Today we grieve. Tomorrow we will continue our struggle.
July, 21 2007

See http://ru.indymedia.org/newswire/display/16950/index.php

Photo after the attack: http://imc-siberia.org/node/39

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At the moment donations are needed for the transport of Ilya's body and medical treatment costs. An easily accessible bank account doesn't exist yet - watch for information, use you local accounts to collect money and find out where to send it in a little while.

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/07/376699.html

http://imc-siberia.org/

http://imc-siberia.org/english

http://piter.indymedia.ru/en/node/3007

http://ru.indymedia.org/feature/display/13301/index.php

http://www.indymedia.org and

http://www.indymedia.org/en/2007/07/889438.shtml

http://de.indymedia.org/2007/07/188489.shtml

http://indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/21/18436687.php

http://indymedia.nl/nl/2007/07/46175.shtml

http://sydney.indymedia.org.au/node/51403

Background to the Camp:
http://piter.indymedia.ru/en/node/2856