My comrade Crimean anarchist, journalist and soldier of the Ukrainian defense forces Denys Matsola has been kept in detention in a russian prison in the district of Ivanovo for three years. It has now become official, there is proof of him being there. He is frequently tortured, especially by food deprivation and solitary confinement. His physical and mental health is under threat.
There is a petition going around for his liberation.
https://forms.gle/nwi9GhbLFEri2QnZ8
Of course petitions are weird. We all understand that we need to dismantle the death empire(s) and they wont disappear with petitions. But if you have the opportunity please sign it. Please do not comment about the usage of Google forms for this petition. I am also frustrated with this choice. But people who launched it are preoccupied by health and life of their friend and not by the criticism of digital capitalism. Don't judge them. Please share as far as you can. Denys should be free!
More about Denys: https://east-sos.org/publications/ni-torturam-svobodu-denysu-maczoli-ta-vladyslavu-iskri-zhuravlovu-2/
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@Xeniax
You do realize this petition won't do anything, right? Unless you're petitioning either EU or USA to begin a full scale war with Russia, a petition has no power against the Russian government. You can gather a billion signatures, and it won't get your friend released. So why are you doing this, besides attention seeking?
@Xeniax I feel sympathy for them and Denys, but Putin isn't gonna listen to a petition. I'd want to believe there's a chance that if they get the ear of world leaders instead, and have them pressure Putin, maybe there's a chance of something happening... but honestly I don't really see that either.
I guess the parents are searching for hope, but I don't see this endeavor being more than false hope. And following false hope just wastes time. And considering he's getting tortured, time is limited.
@alyx luckily there are other steps made to help Denys, I will post here soon on the updates
@alyx I will redirect this question to the family of Denys and his close friends who launched the petition. I am not the one behind it.