OCTOBER 30 - The Day of Political Prisoner - Eng/ Rus/ Ita

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• Statement in English language

• Заявление на русском языке

• Dichiarazione in lingua Italiana

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Memorial is an international human rights organisation, founded in Russia during the fall of the Soviet Union to study and examine the human rights violations and other crimes committed under Joseph Stalin's reign. Subsequently, it expanded the scope of its research to cover the entire Soviet period.

On February 28, 2022, the Appeal Board of Russia’s Supreme Court reviewed International Memorial’s appeal against the decision of the Supreme Court of December 28, 2021 to liquidate the organisation following the suit of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office. The appeal was dismissed and the decision was left unchanged.

https://www.memo.ru/en-us/

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International Society ''Memorial'': Russia is being propelled down a familiar tragic path

On 30 October 2012, the day commemorating victims of political repression, the International Memorial Society issued a special statement.

Thirty-eight years ago [red. - in 2023 that's 49 years ago], on 30 October 1974, prisoners from camps in the Mordovia and Perm regions, along with those from Vladimir Prison, marked a 'Day of the Political Prisoner' for the first time in the USSR with hunger strikes and other acts of protest.

Today, when we mark the 30 October, we are observing not only this Soviet inheritance, renamed 'Day of Remembrance for Victims of Political Repression', but also a 'Day of the Political Prisoner' for those still imprisoned in modern Russia.

The events of the last few weeks have shown that, in their dialog with the opposition, the Russian authorities are determined to use the language of repression; arrests, trials, camps. Once again, as in the 20s and 30s, the experience of fabricated political trials is in demand, rumours are circulating about 'foreign agents', and there's a demand, it turns out, for the recent 'Caucasian' practice of kidnapping people and secret prisons.

Once again Russia is being propelled down a familiar tragic path.

We are not appealing to our leaders' sense of historical responsibility: it is evident that they lack such a feeling. We are not even calling upon the powerful Russian elite's sense of self-preservation: in order for such a feeling to exist at least a rough conception of reality is necessary, and the current elite entirely lacks this understanding.

We turn to society as a whole, relying on the maturity of the public. We have no immediate strategy ready to prevent Russia from slipping into new cycles of revolution and state terrorism. Together, we should look for ways to resist the senseless and self-destructive steps being undertaken by the authorities. We feel that the one thing in which all forces of society should be united, regardless of political orientation, is in the unconditional rejection of violence in all its forms. Above all, we need calm, wisdom and stability.

We can protect freedom by relying on justice, not on force.

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Международный "Мемориал": "Россию вновь толкают на привычный и трагический путь"

В день памяти жертв политических репрессий 30 октября 2012 года Международное общество "Мемориал" распространило специальное заявление.

38 лет назад [red.- в 2023 году это 49 лет назад], 30 октября 1974 года узники мордовских и пермских лагерей, а также Владимирской тюрьмы впервые отметили голодовками и другими акциями протеста День политзаключённого в СССР.

Сегодня мы отмечаем 30 октября не только как День памяти жертв политических репрессий, но и как День политзаключённого, - уже в современной России.

События последних недель показывают, что в диалоге с оппозицией российская власть намерена использовать главным образом язык репрессий – арестов, судов, лагерей. Вновь, как в 20-е-30-е годы, востребован опыт фабрикаций политических процессов. Снова в ходу заклинания про «иностранных агентов». Востребован оказался и и свежий «кавказский» опыт похищения людей и секретных тюрем.

Россию вновь толкают на привычный и трагический путь.

Мы не апеллируем к чувству исторической ответственности наших государственных лидеров – они, по-видимому, лишены этого чувства. Мы не взываем и к чувству самосохранения российской властной элиты – для того, чтобы это чувство заработало, необходимо хотя бы приблизительное понимание реальности, а это понимание у нынешней элиты, в общем и целом, отсутствует.

Мы обращаемся к обществу, надеясь на его гражданскую зрелость. У нас нет готового рецепта, как не допустить сползания России к новым виткам революций и государственного терроризма.

Мы должны сообща искать формы противодействия безумным и самоубийственным шагам, предпринимаемым властью.

Единственное, к чему мы считаем необходимым призвать все общественные силы, независимо от их политической ориентации – это к безусловному отказу от насилия во всех его формах. К спокойствию, мудрости и стойкости.

Мы в состоянии защитить свободу, опираясь на право, а не на силу.

Правление Международного общества «Мемориал»

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Memorial è un'organizzazione internazionale per i diritti umani, fondata in Russia durante la caduta dell'Unione Sovietica per studiare ed esaminare le violazioni dei diritti umani e altri crimini commessi sotto il regno di Joseph Stalin. Successivamente, ha ampliato il campo delle sue ricerche fino a coprire l’intero periodo sovietico.

Il 28 febbraio 2022, la Commissione di Appello della Corte Suprema russa ha esaminato il ricorso di International Memorial contro la decisione della Corte Suprema del 28 dicembre 2021 di liquidare l'organizzazione a seguito della causa della Procura Generale russa. Il ricorso è stato respinto e la decisione è rimasta invariata.

https://www.memo.ru/en-us/

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"Memorial" internazionale: "La Russia viene nuovamente spinta sul sentiero familiare e tragico"

Nel giorno del ricordo delle vittime della repressione politica del 30 ottobre 2012, l'International Memorial Society ha rilasciato una dichiarazione speciale.

38 anni fa [red. - nel 2023 sono 49 anni fa], il 30 ottobre 1974, i prigionieri dei campi di Mordovia e Perm, nonché della prigione di Vladimir, celebrarono per la prima volta la Giornata dei prigionieri politici nell'URSS con scioperi della fame e altre proteste.

Oggi celebriamo il 30 ottobre non solo come la Giornata della memoria per le vittime della repressione politica, ma anche come la Giornata dei prigionieri politici, già nella Russia moderna.

Gli avvenimenti delle ultime settimane dimostrano che nel dialogo con l'opposizione il governo russo intende utilizzare soprattutto il linguaggio della repressione: arresti, processi, campi. Ancora una volta, come negli anni ’20 e ’30, è richiesta l’esperienza nella costruzione di processi politici. Le mantre sugli “agenti stranieri” sono tornati in uso. E stata di nuovo richiesta anche la fresca esperienza “caucasica” dei rapimenti e delle prigioni segrete.

La Russia viene nuovamente spinta su un percorso familiare e tragico.

Non facciamo appello al senso di responsabilità storica dei nostri leader di governo: a loro, a quanto pare, manca questo sentimento. Non facciamo appello al senso di autoconservazione dell'élite al potere russa: affinché questo sentimento funzioni, è necessaria almeno una comprensione approssimativa della realtà, e all'attuale élite, in generale, manca questa comprensione.

Ci rivolgiamo alla società, auspicando la sua maturità civica. Non abbiamo una ricetta già pronta su come evitare che la Russia scivoli in nuovi cicli di rivoluzioni e terrorismo di stato.

Dobbiamo cercare insieme forme di contrasto ai passi folli e suicidi delle autorità.

L’unica cosa che riteniamo necessaria per invitare tutte le forze sociali, indipendentemente dal loro orientamento politico, è la rinuncia incondizionata alla violenza in tutte le sue forme.

Alla calma, alla saggezza e alla perseveranza.

Siamo in grado di difendere la libertà basandoci sulla legge, non sulla forza.

Consiglio direttivo della Società Internazionale "Memorial"

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