Appeal for anti-fascists repressed in St. Petersburg 29th of August 2006 mafia of Chechen origin went havoc in small city of Kondopoga in Karelia after a conflict with some local people, killing at least 3 persons and wounding many more. This shook the small city, and 2nd of September 2000-3000 inhabitants gathered in the central square. In a meeting local bourgeoisie and nationalist activists who had arrived from other cities managed to turn a justified urge to lynch mafia of all stripes to an all-out ethnic pogrom - during following days people of Caucasian origin were indiscriminately attacked, their homes and business ransacked and burned. Crucial role in channeling popular protest to a nationalist direction, not dangerous for authorities was DPNI, (Dvijenie Protiv Nelegalnoy Immigratsiy, Movement Against Illegal Migration, dpni.org), movement which has managed to unite many far-right tendencies during last 4 years under a "single issue", seemingly moderate banner. Although DPNI attempts to maintain a moderate image, it has links to underground groups organising racist terror, and is also more and more often seen together with Vladimir Zhirinovskys LDPR (liberal-democrat) party, a pro-government tool created to use and control far right groups for purposes of the authorities. 4th of November 2005 DPNI organised a 3000 strong march, mostly consisting of nazi-skinheads in Moscow together with Eurasian Union of Youth, this was biggest show off of far right in Moscow since perhaps 1993. Events in Kondopoga have inspired DPNI and other far-right groups to spread hate in all around Russia. But not without resistance. In sunday 17th of September 3:30 PM anti-fascists of St. Petersburg attacked picket of DPNI "for defence of Kondopoga inhabintans" at pioneer square. Antifa took fascists by surprise, outnumbering them perhaps 40 to 30, most of the fascists fled and few showed resistance. Thus at once fascists felt how it is to be a hunted instead of a hunter. Few of the fascists were armed, one with a knife and another one with a hammer, they managed to stab one antifa and one passers by. Antifa had no other arms but bottles and pepper gas pistols. After one minute, fight was over and fascists dispersed. But unfortunately police managed to arrest many people in the region, two of them (19 year Igor Malyshev and 21 year old Igor Kuzmichov) are facing felony charges. Kuzmichov is an activist of local Food not Bombs. Police tried to extract a confession from Malyshev by beating him up cruelly. Currently Kuzmichev has been released under oath of staying in St. Petersburg, Malyshev has been transferred to infamous St. Petersburg remand prison Kresty. Some pictures of the anti-fascist action are available in http://ikd.ru/media/Image.2006-09-18.4020 and in website of the DPNI itself, http://www.dpni.org/index.php?0+0+7802 Right now it makes no sense to publish prison address of Malyshev as letters are not allowed in Russian remand prisons. However funds for legal costs of Malyshev and Kuzmichov are urgently needed, you may pass money to account below in dollars or in euros. In case you live in an EU country, hold on for a few days as we will soon have an account in EU country to which money transfers are much more cheaper to make. You may ask information for this account from spt2003@email.com during late September and October. Bank name: Branch "Severnaya stolisa" Of ZAO Raiffeisenbank Austria In the city St. Petersburg Bank address: Moika embankment. 36, St. Petersburg, 191186 Russia SWIFT: RZBMRUMM Account number: 40817840803000221211 Account holder: Koreckij Dmitrij Aleksandrovich _______________________________________________