A-Infos (en) Czech, OAFed: Letters to Prison (ca, de, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]

We are reprinting a report from the Ostrava cell of the Dekonstrukce 
collective, which was published on the AF website. ---- On Thursday, 
July 24, the Ostrava cell of Dekonstrukce, in cooperation with the 
Anarchist Federation, organized a solidarity event in the Nibiru 
gallery, which focused on writing letters to anarchist and anti-fascist 
prisons in Europe. Before the letter-writing itself, the history of the 
Anarchist Black Cross (hereinafter referred to as ABC from the English 
Anarchist Black Cross) was introduced and individual historical examples 
of the repression of anarchism were gradually presented. The Czech 
environment and Operation Phoenix, which was already in full swing ten 
years ago, were also contextualized. At the same time, the current 
situation and activities of the Belarusian ABC and the Russian ABC 
Moscow, which are currently experiencing severe repression and whose 
membership had to leave their homes and emigrate abroad, were recalled.

The introduction was followed by a few tips on how to write such 
letters, what to avoid and what to mention, and then we finally came to 
the main content, namely the actual writing of the letters. The writers 
chose the prison from a compiled list, which contained updated data 
about the prisoners, a brief description of their case and information 
about their hobbies. The letters were written individually and in small 
groups. The participants made the letters matter, usually one A4 was 
written, sometimes more than that. For safety and to maintain anonymity, 
the senders did not leave any contact information. A laptop with a 
translator into other languages was also available, and in the case of 
Russian prisons, if the writers did not speak Russian, a translator was 
recommended, since Russian prisons only accept texts in Russian. A total 
of eleven letters were written: three to the United Kingdom, three to 
Italy, three to Russia, and one each to Germany and Turkey. Twenty 
people participated in the event.

There was a friendly atmosphere throughout and we enjoyed vegan treats, 
namely buns and cookies, and reading material from the Anarchist 
Federation and Deconstruction distro was available for purchase 
throughout the event. Afterwards, there was space for networking, free 
discussion, and fun, during which we even heard praise for organizing 
something like this. The event was a success and we hope that future 
Ostrava events will resonate with a wider public.

https://oafed.noblogs.org/post/2025/08/15/dopisy-vezenstvu/#more-1313
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