[free-sklyarov] Moscow demonstration success.

Ilya V. Vasilyev ath at limm.mgimo.ru
Wed Jul 25 04:24:56 PDT 2001


Hi, All!

Moscow demonstration success.

I am just from Moscow action for Dmitry Sklyarov freedom.
Civil actions have a little history in Russia, as they were
prosecuted in Soviet Union.  But we managed to make whole
thing not worse, than our friends in Reno (U.S.).  It was
really great!  The whole action was about 2 hours.

We had about 10 people, actively working for Dmitry Sklyarov
freedom.  Place of metting was a small park at Kudrinskaja
ploshad', after 40 minutes of planning we went by Sadovoe
Kolcho to American Embassy, passing flyers to people.  Half
of our side was in black because of Boston idea.  In Russia
it sounds "Funeral for Civil Rights in U.S."

At the Embassy we sneak into larger crowd of Russians (think,
above 50) and Americans, that were queued to the Embassy.
Flyers were specially designed to tell those people about
one Russian, that already visited that Embassy, wishing
to fly to America, but don't even realized, what it will
cost to him.  Flyers have two pictures of Dmitry -- at
15 of July, 2001 he is respectable inter-tourist in U.S.,
scientist.  At 16 of July, 2001 FBI dressed him, like they
used to dress a criminal types.  Everyone can feel the
difference.

We distributed about 1,000 of flyers.  One thousand of
Russians, that wanna visit U.S., are now aware, that they
can be put there in prison by FBI for commiting no crime.
They also stated, that leading scientists (such as Alan
Cox) asked everyone not to visit U.S. and even resigned
from U.S. conferences because of actions against Dmitry.

People were friendly and everyone were on Dmitry's side.
Many of them were already aware of what is happening in U.S.
Some people were misguided by mass media, telling "why do
you free this guy -- he is already on the freedom".  We told
them the real things about Adobe actions in past and present.
If someone put your own house into fire, it isn't enough
just to say "I am sorry, I was wrong".

I enjoy talk with one girl, that asked me to tell more about
Dmitry case.  After few minutes of explanation, she said me,
that Dmitry Sklyarov was her classmate.  She was sure, that
"they" in U.S. will free Dmitry in a week.

Unfortunately, there were no cams and photos from our side.
But we had about 5 journalists, one from TASS agency.  We
are waiting forward for the photoes, that they will provide.
One of them got interview from me.  Among other questions
I told what is EFF and about danger of DMCA precedent.

- - -
Ilya V. Vasilyev
Civil Hackers' School
Moscow Center +7(095)162-4767
http://server23.net/user/ath/





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