They are finally home and out of those facilities because the pressure actually worked which is honestly a relief I am still trying to wrap my head around. It feels surreal knowing they are safe now after those weeks of panic and I just want to say thank you to …
April 28, 2021
Final supporters
We are appalled to learn that our young colleagues, Ilya DUMANSKI, Alexei PISKUNOV and Alexander POPKOVICH have been arrested in Moscow on January 31, 2021.
All three are currently mathematics students in Moscow, and are about to start their graduate school program, with offers from MIT and Stanford. Following a night at the police, they spent last night in a bus where they did not have neither food nor water nor access to the toilet. They are currently being held at a facility for detention for illegal immigrants in Sakharovo near Moscow, a procedure that is in itself illegal.
We have no news from Vasili MOKIN, another young mathematician, who was arrested on January 23 and sentenced to 10 days in detention.
This list is probably incomplete.
We call for the immediate release of our young colleagues.
We are horrified to see the growing machine of repression in today’s Russia. The consequences for the entire Russian mathematical community are potentially catastrophic.
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Added on February 2, 8.30pm Eastern Time:
We have received the information that Vasili MOKIN has been released, but 9 more people (all math students) have been arrested during today's protests:
Pavel TOMAS,
Ivan VOROBJOV,
Danila ALENIN,
Nikita NIKOLSKY,
Andrey PEREVEEV,
Daniil KOPYTOV,
Yuri ARUTYUNOV,
Arseniy ARISTARKHOV,
Alexander GAMBASHIDZE
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
February 7, 2021
February 6, 2021
The list of names just keeps growing and honestly my head is spinning because I never thought we would be here staring at a number like nine hundred plus so quickly. If you have a moment please grab that link and send it to someone in your department or just anyone who cares about these bright students because hitting one thousand will show them exactly who is watching.
Reached 100 supporters
February 2, 2021
February 1, 2021
The list of names keeps growing longer and it feels like the walls are closing in on these students who just wanted a future in mathematics. If we can tip this over the hundred mark right now it might actually force some people in power to stop looking away.
308 Comments
I call on the Russian government to release, not only these Mathematics students, but all others who have been taking part in peaceful demonstrations. It is a terrible sign of lack of government confidence to engage in such acts, and it severely damages the reputation on Russia in the eyes of the world.
I call for the immediate release of our young colleagues, Ilya DUMANSKI, Alexei PISKUNOV and Alexander POPKOVICH and Vasili MOKIN. (This list is probably incomplete.) I am horrified to see the growing machine of repression in today’s Russia. The consequences for the entire Russian mathematical community are potentially catastrophic.
I am the Director of Graduate Studies in Math at Stanford University. I'm appalled by this news. These are young talented students jailed for expressing their opinion. I urge the authorities strongly to reconsider.
Citizens expressing their opinion in a peaceful manner should never be subject to arrest and oppression. Release these promising young mathematicians, and any others, now. Lasse Rempe Professor of Pure Mathematics University of Liverpool
Please release these three young mathematicians. These people are the backbone of Russia's future. Thank You!
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They are finally home and out of those facilities because the pressure actually worked which is honestly a relief I am still trying to wrap my head around. It feels surreal knowing they are safe now after those weeks of panic and I just want to say thank you to …
April 28, 2021
Final supporters
We are appalled to learn that our young colleagues, Ilya DUMANSKI, Alexei PISKUNOV and Alexander POPKOVICH have been arrested in Moscow on January 31, 2021.
All three are currently mathematics students in Moscow, and are about to start their graduate school program, with offers from MIT and Stanford. Following a night at the police, they spent last night in a bus where they did not have neither food nor water nor access to the toilet. They are currently being held at a facility for detention for illegal immigrants in Sakharovo near Moscow, a procedure that is in itself illegal.
We have no news from Vasili MOKIN, another young mathematician, who was arrested on January 23 and sentenced to 10 days in detention.
This list is probably incomplete.
We call for the immediate release of our young colleagues.
We are horrified to see the growing machine of repression in today’s Russia. The consequences for the entire Russian mathematical community are potentially catastrophic.
---
Added on February 2, 8.30pm Eastern Time:
We have received the information that Vasili MOKIN has been released, but 9 more people (all math students) have been arrested during today's protests:
Pavel TOMAS,
Ivan VOROBJOV,
Danila ALENIN,
Nikita NIKOLSKY,
Andrey PEREVEEV,
Daniil KOPYTOV,
Yuri ARUTYUNOV,
Arseniy ARISTARKHOV,
Alexander GAMBASHIDZE
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
February 7, 2021
February 6, 2021
The list of names just keeps growing and honestly my head is spinning because I never thought we would be here staring at a number like nine hundred plus so quickly. If you have a moment please grab that link and send it to someone in your department or just anyone who cares about these bright students because hitting one thousand will show them exactly who is watching.
Reached 100 supporters
February 2, 2021
February 1, 2021
The list of names keeps growing longer and it feels like the walls are closing in on these students who just wanted a future in mathematics. If we can tip this over the hundred mark right now it might actually force some people in power to stop looking away.
308 Comments
Please free Ilya DUMANSKI, Alexei PISKUNOV and Alexander POPKOVICH. At least provide them with food, water and toilet.
I call on the Russian government to release, not only these Mathematics students, but all others who have been taking part in peaceful demonstrations. It is a terrible sign of lack of government confidence to engage in such acts, and it severely damages the reputation on Russia in the eyes of the world.
I call for the immediate release of our young colleagues, Ilya DUMANSKI, Alexei PISKUNOV and Alexander POPKOVICH and Vasili MOKIN. (This list is probably incomplete.) I am horrified to see the growing machine of repression in today’s Russia. The consequences for the entire Russian mathematical community are potentially catastrophic.
I am the Director of Graduate Studies in Math at Stanford University. I'm appalled by this news. These are young talented students jailed for expressing their opinion. I urge the authorities strongly to reconsider.
Citizens expressing their opinion in a peaceful manner should never be subject to arrest and oppression. Release these promising young mathematicians, and any others, now. Lasse Rempe Professor of Pure Mathematics University of Liverpool
Please release these three young mathematicians. These people are the backbone of Russia's future. Thank You!
This is horrible and repressive.
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Please free Ilya DUMANSKI, Alexei PISKUNOV and Alexander POPKOVICH. At least provide them with food, water and toilet.