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Moscow police attacks black panthers!
MMM - 04.05.2008 21:11
Today 4th of May there was supposed to be a movie screening "Panther" of
Mario Van Peebles (1995), a dramatization of the Black Panther Party of
the 1960's , and following discussion Jerry Rubin club of Moscow.
However around 6 PM premises of the club were raided by UBOP
(Administration on Fight against Organised Crime), FSB and police
officers. 25 people were arrested and taken to the nearest police
station. UBOP claimed that it had reacted to a hint that a screening of
a banned movie and planning of riots were supposed to take place in the
club.
What makes Moscow police so afraid of a movement from other side of the
globe, repressed almost 40 years ago? Apparently it was more the people
who they supposed to see the movie they were after. Payback of the
police may be explained as a revenge due to a month long streak actions
against police brutality in Moscow, a reaction to brutal torture of
youth in Sokolniki police station 4th of April
( http://www.avtonom.org/index.php?nid=1697). This far anarchists have
organised a mini-riot in Slavyanskiy square 11th of April
( http://www.avtonom.org/index.php?nid=1701), illegal March on Tverskaya
street 18th of April and many actions all around Russian and
the world ( http://www.avtonom.org/index.php?nid=1713). First of May in
Moscow anarchist bloc was biggest since 1920's, and there was also a
anti-police picnic in in Sokolniki (report still to be translated to
English).
So little surprise that Moscow pigs are pissed. Already 29th of April
Moscow police announced that it has finished its internal investigation
on events in Sokolniki police station 4th of April, that police tortured
no-one and all the activists spreading lies will be sued.
And here we go - dare to watch a movie of black panthers, and you land
to a cop shop.
When writing this, most of the arrested have been released, but some of
them were illegally photographed and their fingerprints taken.
 Website: http://www.avtonom.org/index.php?nid=1763
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