The case of the Belgrade six – an overview and update

Serbian ruling class continues enhanced repression against the libertarian movement, the repression that began with the arrest of the Belgrade six – Sanja Dojkić, Tadej Kurepa, Ratibor Trivunac, Ivan Vulović, Nikola Mitrović and Ivana Savić – in September 2009. Until then unknown anarchist group “Black Ilija” claimed responsibility for throwing two bottles of burning liquid [...]

The Belgrade 6 are Free

There was a tremendous turn out of supporters for the start of the Belgrade 6 case. There was also many supporters from outside Serbia, which included may supporters from the IWA sections. All the main Serbian TV channels were also present.
Little information come from inside the courts, so it was a long day for supporters [...]

Trial of the Belgrade Six

A couple of hundred people came to court today to attend the trial of the Belgrade 6. Despite the fact that a large room was supposed to be ordered, the court was apparently too afraid of the crowd and very few activists were let in. (The also were insisting that nobody could sit in the [...]

Sign the Petition of the Serbian Monitoring Group

A group in Serbia which is monitoring the case of the Belgrade Six has set up a website. On it is a form where you can sign you name for support.
The one-line statement reads: We demand that the charges of “international terrorism” against Ivan Vulovic, Sanja Dojkic, Ivan Savic, Ratibor Trivunac, Tadej Kurepa and Nikola [...]

CNT-Madrid Interviews members of Slovenian Anarchist Federation about the Belgrade Six

On Sunday, November 23 some comrades from the Metal Union and the Union for Various Services of the CNT-Madrid interviewed a member of the Federacija za Anarhistic(no Organiziranje (FAO), an anarchist federation of Slovenia. We were expectant to do this interview, as the comrade of the FAO maintains in regular contact with members of the [...]

ASI Report to IWA Congress 2009 on the Belgrade 6

Statement the Serbian Anarcho-syndicalist group ASI presented to the International Workers Association Congress in 2009 on the state’s attempts to fit up six anarchists.

Report on circumstances which led to arrest of Belgrade anarchists and International terrorism charges
In the night between 24th and 25th of August 2009, some time after 3am, two Molotov cocktails were thrown [...]

Open letter of the group of intellectuals concerning the court trial against six anarchists

Indictment for Terrorism against Anarchists – a Political Trial

On November 3, 2009 , the supposed throwing of two burning beer bottles at the Greek embassy was qualified by the Public Prosecutor’s office as a crime from the list of the most serious offenses. Six proved antifascists are thus being accused of no more and no [...]

New film featuring arrested anarchosyndicalists

At the beginning of October was the premiere of the new film by director Zelimir Zilnik in Belgrade. The film entitled “the Old School of Capitalism” is a feature film set in Serbia, with the plot revolving around the recent wave of worker protests. There are also anarchosyndicalists in the film, played by Rata and [...]

Statement of Anarcho-Syndicalist Initiative on Arrests of their Members

On September, 4th 2009 District Court in Belgrade decided that arrested members of ASI will be held for thirty days in detention. Our comrades are accused of an act of international terrorism.

Union Confederation “Anarcho-syndicalist Initiative” found out about the attack on Greek embassy, and of the organisation that took the responsibility for this act, through [...]