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Daniel Wiśniewski

Daniel is a long-term Polish prisoner currently located at HMP Whitemoor. He is a practicing Christian and welcomes cards and letters. Please keep the language simple as English is not his first language.

In jail for allegedly killing an ex-cop who he caught in the act of bullying bargees. Life sentence with minimum tariff.

Samantha Faulder

Samantha Faulder was wrongfully sentenced to a life in prison, she has served over 15 years while fighting for an appeal despite huge barriers in the legal system. She is an anarchist who constantly supports other prisoners get through their sentences. Sam’s story highlights intersecting challenges of mental health, trauma, addiction and a corrupt criminal justice system in which there is no even playing field. She was diagnosed with cancer in 2016, beginning a long journey of medical neglect in the prison system where access to treatment faced significant delays and disruption.

Kevan Thakrar

Kevan Thakrar was wrongfully sentenced to a lifetime in prison in 2008, and has been fighting for his freedom ever since. He is one of the prolific prisoners in challenging prison conditions, racism and injustice. He has been subjected to severe torture and solitary confinement in the UK’s most highest security prisons – Close Supervision Centres that act as prisons within prisons. He continues to fight for his appeal. He appreciates letters and support via action alerts.

Lyubov Lizunova

On October 31, 2022, officers of the Chita FSB detained 19-year-old Alexander Snezhkov and 16-year-old Lyubov Lizunova during the graffiti "Death to the regime". As it turned out later, the FSB was more interested in the activities of the guys on the Internet, since they administered the resources of Shugan-25 and 75zlo. Lyuba and Sasha are charged under three articles: 205.2 (public calls to carry out terrorist activities), 214.2 (vandalism) and 280.1 (public calls to carry out actions aimed at violating the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation).

Aleksandr Snezhkov

On October 31st 2022, two anarchist teenagers from Chita, Russian Far East, a 19 years old Aleksandr Snezhkov and a 16 year old Lyubov Lizunova were arrested for writing a graffiti ”Death to the regime.” They were also suspected of administrating a telegram channel with anarchist and anti-war messages. They were soon released pending trial, but after an unsuccessful attempt to escape, Alexandr Snezhkov was transferred to a remand prison, and Lyubov Lizunova was transferred to home arrest.

Alexey Rozhkov

In May 2025 Alexey was sentenced to 16 years in prison. On May 29th, anti-war activist Alexey Rozhkov, who had fled from Russia to Kyrgyzstan, was extending his temporary registration in his host country. The very next day, early in the morning, security forces broke in to his home. He told Solidarity Zone about his illegal deportation to Russia, the interview is also published in English.

Ruslan Sidiki

In May 2025 Ruslan was sentenced to 29 years in prison. At the end of November, the anarchist Ruslan Sidiki was arrested on suspicion of organising the derailment of a goods train in Ryazan province. On 2 December, the Dorogomilovsky district court in Moscow sent Ruslan to pretrial detention.

Acts of railway sabotage are now quite common in Russia. Partisans use these to block the delivery of military supplies to the armed forces operating on Ukrainian territory.

Casey Goonan

Casey Goonan is an anarchist/anti-imperialist political prisoner incarcerated for actions carried out in solidarity with Palestinians facing genocide in Gaza and response to the repressive actions against the pro-Palestine student encampments in the United States. 

Hridindu Roychowdhury

Hridindu Roychowdhury is an anarchist from Madison, Wisconcin who was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for attacking a building with a Molotov cocktail in the wake of the leak of the draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overruling Roe v. Wade.

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