,ANO!R ,WAVE ( ,>RE/S & ,TORTURE ,AGA9/ ,RUSSIAN ,AN>*I/S 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ,FEBRU>Y #a1 #b#a#i1 (FIC]S ( ! ,F,S,B1 ! ,RUSSIAN /ATE SECURITY APP>ATUS DESC5D$ FROM ! ,K,G,B1 >RE/$ A DOZ5 PEOPLE 9 ! LATE/ WAVE ( !IR CAMPAIGN ( REPRESSION AGA9/ ACCUS$ AN>*I/S ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY4 ,AFT] BRUTALLY TORTUR+ !M OV] ! FOLL[+ #bd H\RS 9 ORD] TO =CE !M TO AGREE TO 9CRIM9AT+ /ATEM5TS1 !Y RELEAS$ #aa ( !M4 ,! TWELF? >RE/EE1 ,AZAT ,MIFTAKHOV1 TEMPOR>ILY DISAPPE>$ )9 ! LEGAL SY/EM :ILE ! ,F,S,B CONT9U$ TORTUR+ HIM & REFUS+ HIS LAWY] ACCESS TO HIM4 ,?IS IS JU/ ! MO/ REC5T ( A S]IES ( EV5TS 9 :I* ! ,F,S,B HAVE SY/EMATICALLY EMPLOY$ TORTURE TO =CE >RE/EES TO SIGN FALSE CONFESSIONS 9 ORD] TO FABRICATE 0T]RORI/ CONSPIRACIES0 9VOLV+ ACTIVI/S4 ,?IS PATT]N WILL CONT9UE UNTIL PEOPLE PUT 5\< PRESSURE ON ! ,RUSSIAN GOV]NM5T TO DISC\RAGE IT FROM DISAPPE>+ & TORTUR+ Y\NG PEOPLE--OR ELSE1 IF ?IS DOES NOT OCCUR1 UNTIL ! SECRET POLICE S]V+ O!R GOV]NM5TS1 EMBOLD5$ BY ! SUCCESSES ( ! ,F,S,B1 ESCALATE !IR [N USE ( TORTURE & FABRICAT$ 0CONSPIRACIES0 TO SUPPRESS ACTIVISM 9 O!R C\NTRIES AS WELL4 

,! LATE/ 9NOVATION ( ! ,F,S,B IS TO TORTURE >RE/EES 9TO MAK+ FALSE /ATEM5TS TO /ATE M$IA *ANNELS AS WELL AS POLICE4 ,AFT] ,F,S,B AG5TS TORTUR$ HIM ) ELECTRO%OCK = TWO H\RS 9 ! BACK ( A C>1 >RE/EE ,DANIEL ,GALK9 WAS DRAGG$ BE=E A REPORT] FROM ! /ATE TELEVISION 0,FIR/ ,*ANNEL0 7,P]VIY ,CANAL7 & ORD]$ TO MAKE /ATEM5TS DISCR$IT+ ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,ALL ?IS IS FAMILI> FROM ! ME?ODS ?AT ! /ATE US$ AGA9/ DISSID5T COMMUNI/S 9 ! #a#i#cS UND] ,/AL94 ,UPON HIS RELEASE1 ,GALK9 MADE A PUBLIC /ATEM5T AB\T ! TORTURE TO :I* HE WAS SUBJECT$ & ! ME?ODS ! ,F,S,B US$ TO T]RORIZE HIM4 

0,I WILL SPEAK1 ,I WILL EXPRESS :AT HAPP5$ H[EV] ,I CAN1 ?R\< ALL POSSIBLE MEANS & RES\RCES1 ,I WILL DO EV]Y?+ ,I CAN TO TELL PEOPLE4 ,I SLEEP V]Y BADLY4 ,I SLEEP & IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT !Y WILL COME AFT] ME1 KNOCK ! DOOR D[N & TAKE ME SOME:]E TO ! =E/1 BECAUSE 9 ,RUSSIA ?IS IS DONE TO PEOPLE1 TO ACTIVI/S40 

-,DANIEL ,GALK9 ON HIS EXP]I5CE ( TORTURE & BE+ =C$ TO MAKE FALSE /ATEM5TS TO ! ,RUSSIAN /ATE M$IA 

,AZAT ,MIFTAKHOV IS A GRADUATE /UD5T ( ! ,FACULTY ( ,ME*ANICS & ,MA!MATICS ( ,MOSC[ ,/ATE ,UNIV]SITY1 :]E HIS COLLEAGUES HAVE SIGN$ AN OP5 LETT] ( SUPPORT = HIM1 REPRODUC$ BEL[4 

,NEW ,REPRESSION AGA9/ ,RUSSIAN ,AN>*I/S 

,?IS TEXT REA*$ US FROM ,RUSSIAN COMRADES :O COORD9ATE LEGAL SUPPORT & SOLID>ITY = AN>*I/S T>GET$ BY ! ,F,S,B4 

,ON ,FEBRU>Y #a1 9 ,MOSC[1 ! ,RUSSIAN ,F,S,B RAID$ SEV]AL FLATS & >RE/$ #a PEOPLE ON *>GES ( 0CONSPIRACY40 ,ALL ( !M W]E RELEAS$ AFT] DAY-LONG 9T]ROGATION & PHYSICAL TORTURE1 EXCEPT ONE P]SON1 ,AZAT ,MIFTAKHOV4 ,HE IS ACCUS$ ( 0FABRICAT+ EXPLOSIVES0 & BE+ A MEMB] ( A 0RADICAL AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION ,N>ODNAYA ,SAMOOBORONA0 7,PEOPLES' ,SELF-,DEF5SE74 ,OV] ! PA/ YE>1 ?IS ORGANIZATION HAS BECOME ! MA9 T>GET ( POLICE REPRESSION 9 ,RUSSIA3 SEV]AL ACCUS$ MEMB]S ( ! GR\P HAVE BE5 >RE/$1 TORTUR$1 OR ?REAT5$4 ,SOME HAD TO LEAVE ! C\NTRY UND] ?REAT ( LONG PRISON T]MS & TORTURE4 

,ONE ( ! >RE/$ AN>*I/S1 ,DANIIL ,GALK91 HAS REPORT$ AB\T ! TORTURE4 ,AFT] HIS >RE/1 HE WAS BEAT5 & TORTUR$ ) ELECTRO%OCK 9 ! POLICE C> = TWO OR ?REE H\RS4 ,UND] TORTURE1 ,GALK9 WAS =C$ TO SAY ?AT ,AZAT ,MIFTAKHOV WAS AN AN>*O-COMMUNI/ & TOOK P>T 9 AN>*I/ ACTIONS4 ,GALK9 WAS =C$ TO GIVE AN 9T]VIEW ?AT WAS COMPROMIS+ AN>*I/S TO A F$]AL ,T,V-*ANNEL 0,FIR/ ,*ANNEL0 7,P]VIY ,CANAL71 & TO PROMISE TO 0COLLABORATE ) ! POLICE BY PROVID+ 9=MATION AB\T AN>*I/ ACTIONS40 

,9 ! POLICE /ATION ( ,BALA%IHA 9 ! ,MOSC[ REGION1 ,GALK9 SAW ,AZAT3 HE WAS ?REAT5$ BY ! ,F,S,B (FIC]S1 & HIS >MS W]E WR+$4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,GALK91 ,AZAT 0DID NOT LOOK LIKE A HUMAN BE+0 AS A CONSEQU5CE ( ! TORTURE4 ,HE ALSO SAID HE HE>D ! SCREAMS ( ONE ( ! >RE/$ WOM5 ACTIVI/S1 :O WAS KEPT 9 ! ROOM NEXT TO HIS4 ,HE ALSO HE>D ?AT ONE ( ! >RE/$ AN>*I/S HAD CUT HIS VE9S & TAK5 PILLS 9 ORD] TO AVOID FUR!R TORTURE 9 HOPES ( NOT GIV+ ANY 9=MATION AB\T O!R COMRADES4 ,ACCORD+ TO O!R WITNESSES & J\RNALI/S1 ?AT P]SON WAS ,AZAT ,MIFTAKHOV4 

,AZAT WAS KEPT 9 DET5TION 9 ?AT POLICE /ATION UNTIL LATE AT NI<T2 HE WAS NOT P]MITT$ TO SEE HIS LAWY]4 ,AT NI<T1 HE WAS DRAGG$ \T ( ! POLICE /ATION RI<T PA/ HIS LAWY]1 :O HAD BE5 WAIT+ = HIM1 & CONDUCT$ 9 AN UNKN[N DIRECTION4 ,WE DO NOT KN[ ANY?+ AB\T HIS ACTUAL LOCATION1 AS ( ,FEBRU>Y #b AT #f PM4 ,WE ?9K HE'S /ILL BE+ TORTUR$ & =C$ TO GIVE 9=MATION AB\T HIS COMRADES & HIMSELF4 

,WE ASK = SOLID>ITY ACTIONS1 ! SPREAD+ ( ?IS NEWS1 & F9ANCIAL SUPPORT4 

,9 ,RUSSIA 7& ! REC5TLY ANNEX$ T]RITORIES1 SU* AS ,CRIMEA71 !RE >E CURR5TLY SEV]AL P5AL CASES 9 :I* AN>*I/S >E FAC+ 0T]RORI/0 *>GES4 ,!SE 9CLUDE ! 0,NETWORK0 CASE1 ! CASE AGA9/ AN>*I/ ,VYAT*ESLAV ,LUKI*EV1 ! CASE AGA9/ AN>*I/ ,KIRILL ,KUZM9K91 & ! CASE AGA9/ ,CRIMEAN AN>*I/ ,EVG5IY ,K>AKA%EV4 

,AN ,OP5 ,LETT] 9 ,SUPPORT ( ,MA!MATICIAN ,AZAT ,MIFTAKHOV 

,! FOLL[+ TEXT WAS PUBLI%$ 9 ,RUSSIAN & ,5GLI%4 

,CONSID]+ DIFF]5T S\RCES1 ON ,FEBRU>Y #a1 #b#a#i1 ,AZAT ,MIFTAKHOV1 PO/GRADUATE ( ! ,FACULTY ( ,ME*ANICS & ,MA!MATICS ( ,MOSC[ ,/ATE ,UNIV]SITY1 WAS DETA9$ ON SUSPICION ( MANUFACTUR+ EXPLOSIVES4 ,HE WAS TORTUR$ BY ! POLICE & ,RUSSIAN ,SECURITY ,S]VICE2 ACCORD+ TO ! WORDS ( ,DANIIL ,GALK91 :O WAS DETA9$ TOGE!R ) ,AZAT1 0HE NO LONG] LOOK$ LIKE A HUMAN BE+40 ,TORTURE HAD BE5 US$ TO OBTA9 TE/IMONY AGA9/ ,MIFTAKHOV4 ,SECURITY =CES >E CONCEAL+ ,MIFTAKHOV'S LOCATION FROM HIS LAWY] ,SVETLANA ,SIDORK9A4 ,AT ! TIME ( ?IS PUBLICATION1 %E WAS NOT ADMITT$ TO H] CLI5T4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 ACCORD+ TO 9=MATION FROM ! LAWY] & O!R DETA9EES1 ,AZAT TRI$ TO CUT HIS VE9S4 

,AZAT ,MIFTAKHOV JU/ />T$ HIS MA!MATICAL C>E]3 HIS FIR/ MA!MATICAL PAP]1 0,ON WEAK CONV]G5CE ( F9ITE-DIM5SIONAL & 9F9ITE-DIM5SIONAL DI/RIBUTIONS ( R&OM PROCESSES0 9 COLLABORATION ) ,PR(ESSOR ,VLADIMIR ,I4 ,BOGA*EV1 WAS PUBLI%$ 9 #b#a#f4 

,WE1 ! UND]SIGN$ REPRES5TATIVES ( ! MA!MATICAL COMMUNITY & O!RS 9 SOLID>ITY ) !M1 >E EXTREMELY CONC]N$ AB\T ! CURR5T SITUATION4 ,WE DEM& ?AT ! AU?ORITIES REPORT ! LOCATION ( MA!MATICIAN ,AZAT ,MIFTAKHOV & HIS HEAL? /ATUS IMM$IATELY1 & ADMIT ! LAWY] TO SEE HIM4 ,WE ALSO DEM& ?AT !Y /OP TORTUR+ ,MIFTAKHOV & ! O!R DETA9EES1 & WE CALL = A TRANSP>5T & FAIR TRIAL4 

,SIGNATORIES3 

,BAL>AM ,USOV 

,ROMAN ,KRUT[SKI 

,ILYA ,DUMANSKY 

,RODION ,DEEV 

,KON/ANT9 ,LOG9OV 

,DMITRIY ,KOR%UNOV 

,BOGDAN ,ZAVYALOV 

,ANNA ,DMITRIEVA 

,UPDATE ,I3 ,AZAT ,MIVTAHOV HAS BE5 F\ND 9 ! POLICE /ATION 9 ,BALA%IKHA1 ,MOSC[ REGION4 ,! 9VE/IGATOR CLAIMS HE WAS >RE/$ ONLY AT #a#i3#a PM ON ,FEBRU>Y1 #b4 ,AZAT & HIS LAWY] CONFIRM$ ! USE ( TORTURE4 

,UPDATE ,I,I3 ,AZAT WAS F9ALLY BR\<T TO C\RT TO BE >RE/$ ON ! ACCUSATION ( MAK+ EXPLOSIVES4 ,! FIR/ C\RT APPE>ANCE WAS PO/PON$ = #gb H\RS1 BECAUSE ! 9VE/IGATORS HAD DONE SU* A POOR JOB ( PREP>+ ! DOCUM5TS4 ,?AN ,AZAT WAS 0RELEAS$0 & IMM$IATELY >RE/$ UND] COMPLETELY DIFF]5T *>GES ( HOOLIGANISM COMMITT$ BY A GR\P4 ,?IS IS A YE>-OLD CASE AB\T A BROK5 W9D[ & SMOKE BOMB 9 ! (FICE ( ,PUT9'S P>TY1 0,UNIT$ ,RUSSIA40 ,! ONLY PRO( 9 ?IS CASE AGA9/ ,AZAT IS ! TE/IMONY ( A SECRET WITNESS :O CLAIMS TO REMEMB] ONLY ,AZAT'S 0EXPRESSIVE0 EYEBR[S4 ,! SECOND C\RT APPE>ANCE WAS ALSO PO/PON$ = #gb H\RS = ! SAME REASON2 !N !Y >RE/$ ,AZAT & PUT HIM 9 PRETRIAL DET5TION4 

,IT SEEMS ?AT !Y HAVE NO EVID5CE AGA9/ ,AZAT BUT >E US+ ANY EXCUSE TO KEEP HIM >RE/$4 

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