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MÓN.< ANTIMILITARIST ON-LINE No. 7 >
Bulletin of
antimilitarist actions
Issue # 7, July 8, 1998
Published in English and Russian languages by the Antimilitarist Radical Association (ARA), an association of the Transnational Radical Party
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we are sorry for delay with the Antimilitarist On-line No 7 electronic bulletin. At the same time we have to break you sad news - after this issue we will have to interrupt the English edition of Antimilitarist On-line. The reason is simple: lack of financing. Translation in English of each issue of Antimilitarist On-line costs us about 50$, that is 100$ a month. At present the Antimilitarist Radical Association has no money for it.
We shall do everything possible to recommence the edition of Antimilitarist On-line as soon as we have necessary financing, in order to inform our readers - members and adherents form other countries - about the activity carried out by Russian antimilitarists. However, we do not know when it will be possible. We are sure of one thing - it will happen if you, our readers, take up the call of help.
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>>THE COURT OF NARO-FOMINSK DECIDED NOT TO HURRY UP
Naro-Fominsk (Moscow region), June 5. The first session of the City Court of Naro-Fominsk for the examination of the case of Dmitrii Perednja, a member of the ARA and of the Radical Party, accused of having violated Article 328.1 of the Russian Criminal Code ("evading the military service") finished with the decision to remit the case for further examination. Nobody knows when the Court will examine it next time. One thing is absolutely clear: the judge did not want either to acquit the conscientious objector, in conformity with the Constitution, or to condemn him.
For detailed information, please, contact Sergei Sorokin
mailto:sergey@sorokin.mccme.ru.
>>APPEAL OF KARELIAN PACIFISTS IN DEFENCE OF DESERTERS
Petrozavodsk, June 17. Karelian regional public association Pacifist appealed to the State Duma and to the Duma Deputy L. Zlobina, representative of Karelia, asking them to pass as soon as possible, before the summer parliamentary vacation, the draft Amnesty Decree concerning the military men who left their military units without permission.
For detailed information, please, contact Maksim Olenichev (Pacifist),
mailto:max@students.soros.karelia.ru
http://students.soros.karelia.ru
>>CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRATS JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN FOR INFORMING THE DRAFTEES
Moscow, June 23. Three weeks ago the Party of Constitutional Democrats of Russia opened a web-cite. You may find there a considerable number of materials on the military service, the levy and the struggle against it: http://www.pcd.ru/ags/
We thank for the information a member of the CD Party Segei Sysoev:
mailto:sysoev@redline.ru.
>>WOMEN OF RUSSIA MOVEMENT LAUNCHES PETITION CAMPAIGN "FOR ACCELERATION OF THE MILITARY REFORM"
Moscow, June. The Women of Russian Movement began collecting signatures "for the acceleration of the military reform and for taking a series of prompt actions in order to improve the condition of soldiers right now".
In the appeal, addressed to the President, the Movement urges him to "accelerate the transition to professional army to be recruited on a strictly professional basis" and insists on a number of urgent decisive steps: to put an end to the regime of isolation from the society of service man called to the colours; to pass investigation and examination of all cases that concern violation of human rights from the departmental jurisdiction to common justice; to do as much as possible in order to provide for the draftees the possibility of carrying out the military service not far from their home and give them the right to spend their free time outside the military unit. "We are determined to fight for the fulfilment of these requirements. At the next elections we will vote against those who ignore them", - says the appeal.
>>RADICALS AT THE HOLIDAY OF MOSKOVSKII KOMSOMOLETS
Moscow, June 28. Activists of the Radical Party and of the ARA took part in the holiday organised by Moskovskii Komsomolets daily in Luzhniki. Radicals organised a stand and a table on the territory of "Hyde Park". There were also stands of the Republican Party, of the Democratic Choice of Russia party, of
the youth section of Jabloko and of the youth organisation of the Communist Party of Russia. In five hours the radicals distributes more than 1000 leaflets with the information on conscientious objection and several dozens of postcards with the appeal to adopt the ACS law as soon as possible. The postcard are to be sent to the speaker of the State Duma Seleznjov.
>>DEATH OF GENERAL ROKHLIN: TRAGIC AND ABSURD AS HIS BRIEF POLITICAL CAREER
Moscow, June 3. "Death of General Rokhlin - tragic and absurd, as his brief political career. We, liberals and antimilitarists, were convinced opponents of the rival general and demanded Rokhlin to be judged for appeals to a military revolt against the constitutional order. Today we mourn for him and present our sincere condolences to his family, his friend, his fellows and colleagues. Rest with peace, Lev Jakovlevich".
>>ALEKSEI BYKOV, AN ACCUSED CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR, REJECTS THE AMNESTY
Moscow, June 8. Aleksei Bykov, a member of the Transnational Radical Party and of the ARA, conscientious objector, accused of "evading the military service", rejected the proposal of the judge of the Intermunicipal Court Golovinskii of Moscow Raisa Sevost'janova to close his criminal case for amnesty. In his declaration Bykov explains the reasons of his decision: "it is my conviction that in essence the amnesty is a fine gesture of the state that pardons a person guilty of having committed a crime. I consider myself innocent and will fight for the acquittal of the Court. By accepting the amnesty in fact I would confess my guilt. Today I, as a citizen of Russia, have to defend the Russian Constitution. I believe in the fairness of the Court and that it will respect the Constitution".
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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>>JULY, MOSCOW
In July Sakharov Museum and Public Centre, where the ARA holds weekly seminars for conscientious objectors, will be closed for holidays. Therefore in June we will hold meetings with selectees not in the Museum, but in a public garden near it (ul. Zemljanoi val, 57-6, Kurskaja or Chkalovskaja metro stations). The schedule is the same: every Thursday, 5:30 p.m. The schedule of the individual consultations on conscientious objection did not change. For detailed information, please, contact the ARA (095) 923-9127.
>>JULY 17, MOSCOW
The Constituent Assembly of the Club Khramov - Union of Reformers will take place in the National Institute of the Press (ul. Prechistenka, 19, Kropotkinskaia metro station). Club Khramov is a new radical, liberal, libertarian, antimilitarist and antiprohibitionist social-political organisation. The Assembly will open its work at 5 p.m. For detailed information, please, contact (095) 923-9127.
>>AUGUST 27, MOSCOW
The first Court session for the examination of the criminal case of Aleksei Bykov, accused of "evading the military service", will take place in the Intermunicipal Court Golovinskii (ul. Zoi i Aleksandra Kosmodem'janskikh, 31-2, room 503) at 2 p.m. For detailed information, please, contact the ARA (095) 923-9127, mailto:ara@glasnet.ru.
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