Environmental Movement in Russia Once Again Under Attack
Environmental Movement in Russia Once Again Under Attack
On the 13th of April, staff from the regional branches of the Department for Economic Crimes and the Center for the Combat of Extremism raided the SEU offices and seized Mr. Simak's computer and documents, which are alleged to have been used for criminal purposes.
According to local reports, a source in the regional Police Department stated that the case was initiated on 12 April, the same day that activists from Samara, and 44 other cities in Russia, held protests over the felling of virgin Mediterranean pistachio-juniper forests, to make space for a health and sports complex. Furthermore, ecologists and activists from Samara have been actively involved in protesting the Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill, which reopened with the support of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, and has grave ecological consequences for Lake Baikal and surrounding region.
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Seeking signatures in support of Russian environmentalist, Sergey Simak! (22 àïðåëÿ 2010)
Dear Friends,
Below and attached, please find a letter from the International Socio-Ecological Union (SEU) in defense of its Co-Chair, Sergey Simak, who has undergone a search of his office in Samara and harassment by the local authorities. The SEU is collecting signatures in support of Sergey, registering a complaint in the letter below. Please sign on in support of Sergey. On April 13, members of the law enforcement agencies of the city of Samara conducted a search of the office of the representative of the Samara Socio-Ecological Union and the Co-Chairman of the International Socio-Ecological Union (SEU).
Environmental Movement in Russia Once Again Under Attack (22 àïðåëÿ 2010)
CIVICUS has received information from local sources that the offices of Socio-Ecological Union (SEU) in Samara, Russia, have been raided by the police in connection with alleged criminal charges of extremism against Mr. Sergey Simak the Co-Chair of the Organization,.
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