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1 | After Probing Chemical Lake, Eco-Blogger Attacked in Russia | Taorian'ny Nanadihadiany Ny Farihy Misy Poizina Nisy Nanafika Tany Rosia Ny Mpitoraka Bilaogy Iray Momba ny Tontolo Iainana |
2 | Environmental protection has become a dangerous area of public activism in Russia-at least where industrial pollution is concerned. | Lasa sehatra mampidi-doza ho an'ny fahafanam-pon'ny vahoaka ao Rosia ny fiarovana ny tontolo iainana-farafaharatsiny rehefa voakasika ny fandotoana ataon'ny indostria. |
3 | This is because eco-activists often directly oppose regional business interests, who sometimes react with force. | Izany dia satria matetika mifanohitra mivantana amin'ireo tombotsoan'ny fandraharahana isam-paritra, izay matetika mihetsika amin-kerisetra, ireo mafàna fo mpiaro ny tontolo iainana. |
4 | A case in point: on May 9, 2013, unknown assailants attacked and severely beat an eco-blogger from the mid-sized industrial town of Pervouralsk (located 40 km from Yekaterinburg, in the Ural Mountains). | Ohatra mivaingana iray: ny 9 Mey 2013, nisy olona tsy fantatra nanafika ary nidaroka mafy ny mpitoraka bilaogy iray mikasika ny tontolo iainana avy any amin'ilay vohitra indostrialy salantsalany any Pervouralsk (40 km miala an'i Yekaterinburg, any amin'ireo tendrombohitra Ural). |
5 | The blogger, Stepan Chernogubov, claims that the assault was in retaliation for the publicity he is creating over a local chrome manufacturer dumping waste into the picturesque Chusovaya River (see archival photo below). | Ilay mpitoraka bilaogy, Stepan Chernogubov, dia milaza fa ho valifaty tamin'ilay fanentanana nataony mikasika ilay mpamokatra krôma ao an-toerana izay manary fako ao amin'ny Ony maninto-maso Chusovaya (jereo ny sary tahiry eto ambany) io fanafihana io. |
6 | A cliff on the Chusovaya River. | Hantsambato any amin'ilay Ony Chusovaya. |
7 | One of the color photographs made in 1912 by Prokudin-Gorsky. | Iray amin'ireo sary miloko nalain'i Prokudin-Gorsky tamin'ny 1912. |
8 | Public domain. | Sehatra ho an'ny daholobe. |
9 | Wikimedia Commons. | Wikimedia Commons. |
10 | On May 4, 2013, Chernogubov got a tip-off about an illegal waste dump making the river turn “bloody,” and went to check it out and take photographs. | Ny 4 Mey 2013, nahazo vaovao mikasika fanariana fako tsy ara-dalàna mahatonga ilay ony mivadika ho “mena tahaka ny rà” i Chernogubov, ary nandeha nanamarina izany sy naka sary. |
11 | What he found was a pipe leaking orange chemical sludge into a nearby pond, which overflowed into the river itself. | Fantsona manary fotaka simika mankany aminà farihy eo akaiky eo no hitany tamin'izany, izay nihoatra ka nankany amin'ilay ony. |
12 | Chernogubov described [ru] the experience on his LiveJournal blog: | Nanoritsoritra [ru] ny zava-nitranga i Chernogubov tao amin'ny bilaoginy ao amin'ny LiveJournal: |
13 | I could feel a strong chemical smell, which created painful sensations in my nose and throat. | Naheno fofona simika mahery aho, izay tsapako nankarary ny oroko sy ny tendako. |
14 | […] The source filling this chemical lake, as it turned out, was a rotten pipe. | […] Ny loharano nameno akora simika io farihy io, raha ny fahitana azy, dia fantsona arafesina. |
15 | Perhaps it burst over the holidays, but likely it was always like this. | Angamba mety nipoaka izany nandritra ny fialan-tsasatra, nefa tahaka ny efa toy izao foana hatrany ilay izy. |
16 | Orange chemicals flowing into a pond near Chusovaya from a burst pipe. | Akora simika lokom-boasary mandeha mankany aminà farihy eo akaikin'i Chusovaya avy aminà fantsona vaky. |
17 | Photograph from Chernogubov's blog. | Sary avy ao amin'ny bilaogin'i Chernogubov. |
18 | Chernogubov's post was re-blogged [ru] on Echo Moskvy by local economist Alexander Anikin. | Naverina navoakan'ilay [ru] ekonomista ao an-toerana, Alexander Anikin tao amin'ny bilaogy Echo Moskvy, ny lahatsoratr'i Chernogubov. |
19 | The factory in question, “Russian Chrome 1915 [ru],” did not take lightly to such publicity. | Tsy nanao ho toy ny tsinontsinona izany fanentanana izany ilay orinasa mpamokatra voakasika, dia ny “Russian Chrome 1915 [ru]”. |
20 | When Chernogubov returned to the dump site the next day (accompanied by a group of environmentalists from Yekaterinburg) to take chemical samples, they were met by private security guards who tried to prevent them from touching the water [ru]: | Rehefa niverina tany amin'ny toeran'ilay fanariana fako i Chernogubov ny ampitson'iny (narahinà vondron'olona mpiaro ny tontolo iainana avy ao Yekaterinburg) mba haka santionany amin'ilay akora simika, notsenain'ireo mpiambina voatokana izy ireo izay niezaka ny hanakana azy ireo tsy hikitika ilay rano [ru]: |
21 | Standoff between environmentalists collecting water samples and security guards. | Fifanandrinana teo amin'ireo mpiaro ny tontolo iainana izay naka santionany tamin'ilay rano sy ireo mpiambina. |
22 | YouTube screenshot, May 23, 2013. | Sary ao amin'ny YouTube, 23 Mey 2013. |
23 | As we suspected, they were creating obstacles for taking water samples. | Tahaka ny efa nahiahianay, namorona sakana amin'ny fakàna sombin'ilay rano izy ireo. |
24 | […] Later, after trying physically to force us to give up the collected samples, these people (who said they were security staff from the “Russian Chrome 1915″ factory) finally backed off when I warned them that I might spill the sample on their hands, face, and body. | […] Taty aoriana, taorian'ny niezahan'izy ireo nampiasa herim-batana hanerena anay tsy haka ireo santionany ireo, nihemotra ihany ireo olona ireo (izay nilaza fa mpiambina avy ao amin'ilay orinasa mpamokatra Krôma “Russian Chrome 1915″) rehefa nandrahona azy ireo aho ny handraraka ilay santionany amin'ny tànany, tarehiny, ary ny vatany. |
25 | Local police next detained Chernogubov and his entourage after the head of the private security group reported them for “stealing” the water samples, but the authorities soon released everyone. | Avy eo, nitàna an'i Chernogubov sy ny manodidina azy ny mpitandro filaminana tao an-toerana taorian'ny nitorohan'ny lehiben'ilay ekipa mpiambina voatokana azy ireo ho “nangalatra” ireo santionanà rano ireo, nefa tsy ela akory dia navotsotry ny manampahefana ny rehetra. |
26 | In the same post [ru], Chernogubov alleged that one of his fellow environmentalists was contacted by a local newspaper editor, who asked him not to raise the issue of “Russian Chrome” pollution, since it could harm the mayor of Pervouralsk, who apparently has ties to the factory. | Tanatin'io lahatsoratra [ru] io ihany, nilaza i Chernogubov fa nantsoinà tonian-dahatsoratry ny gazety iray tao an-toerana ny iray amin'ireo tanora mpiaro ny tontolo iainana niaraka taminy, izay nangataka azy tsy hampiakatra ilay raharaha mikasika ny fandotoan'ny “Russian Chrome”, satria hahavoa ny Ben'ny tanànan'i Pervouralsk izany, izay raha ny hita dia misy fifandraisana amin'io ozinina io. |
27 | Here is how the factory itself describes [ru] what happened on May 5: | Ity ny fanoritsoritan'ilay [ru] ozinina io ny zava-nitranga ny 5 Mey: |
28 | […] unknown parties, numbering 5 people, tried to gain access to the territory of the industrial wastewater neutralization station of “Russian Chrome 1915.” | […] nisy olona tsy fantatra dimy, niezaka hiditra tao amin'ny toerana nisy ilay toby fandiovana ny rano maloton'ny “Russian Chrome 1915.” |
29 | They had with them bottles filled with an unknown liquid. | Nitondra tavoahangy feno rano tsy fantatra niaraka taminy izy ireo. |
30 | Chernogubov's troubles did not end with this, however. | Tsy nifarana teo anefa ny olan'i Chernogubov. |
31 | On May 9, a few days after he caused the stir and reported the incident of pollution to the local police [ru], Chernogubov noticed on a stroll with his wife that at least four men had him under surveillance. | Ny 9 Mey, andro vitsy monja taorian'ny nampisy resabe momba azy sy nitaterany ilay trangam-pandotoana tamin'ireo polisy ao an-toerana[ru], nahamarika i Chernogubov sy ny vadiny rehefa nandehandeha fa nisy lehilahy farafahakeliny efatra nanara-maso azy. |
32 | (Oddly, he identifies one as an operative from the local chapter of “City Without Drugs,” Evgeniy Roizman's anti-drug advocacy group based in Yekaterinburg.) | (Nahagaga fa fantany ny endriky ny iray tamin'ireo olona ireo izay mpandraharaha avy amin'ny sehatry ny “City Without Drugs” ao an-toerana, vondron'i Evgeniy Roizman miady amin'ny rongony mipetraka ao Yekaterinburg). |
33 | Chernogubov approached one of these men, and asked why they were following him. | Nanatona ny iray tamin'ireo lehilahy ireo i Chernogubov, ary nanontany ny antony nahatonga azy ireo hanaraka azy. |
34 | What happened next [ru] is chilling: | Mampihoron-koditra [ru] ny zava-nitranga taorian'izay: |
35 | In response, he hit me in the face, then two more ran up and twisted my arms behind my back. | Ho setriny, notifiriny ny totohondry aho, avy eo nisy roa hafa nihazakazaka ary namolaka ny tànako tany an-damosiko. |
36 | At the same time, the first one […] started delivering direct blows to my head. | Tamin'izany fotoana izany, nanomboka namely mivantana ny lohako ilay voalohany […]. |
37 | When I managed to evade their grasp and hit him, the two that were holding me forced me to the ground and started kicking me. | Rehefa vitako ny niala ny gejan'izy ireo sy nidaroka azy, nanery ahy hidaboka amin'ny tany ireo roa nihazona ahy ary nanomboka nidaroka ahy. |
38 | […] When I tried to get up again, one of the assailants took out a gun and hit me in the head with the grip. | […] Rehefa niezaka hitsangana indray aho, naka basy ny iray amin'ireo mpanafika ary nikapoka ny lohako tamin'ny vodibasy. |
39 | I briefly lost consciousness. | Torana nandritra ny fotoana fohy aho . |
40 | […] As a result I have a busted head, with two stitches, and my upper front teeth are knocked out. | […] Vokany, vaky ny lohako, miaraka aminà zaitra roa, ary tapaka ny andrianifiko ambony. Chernogubov tany amin'ny toeram-pitsaboana, taorian'ilay fanafihana. |
41 | Chernogubov in the hospital, post assault. | Sary avy ao amin'ny Y ouTube. |
42 | YouTube screenshot. | 23 Mey 2013. |
43 | May 23, 2013. When local police arrived in response to the fighting, one of the assailants showed them a police ID, Chernogubov says, and the three men were not detained. | Rehefa tonga ny mpitandro filaminana taorian'ny naharesany ilay ady, namoaka karatra maha-mpitandro filaminana azy ny iray tamin'ireo mpanafika, hoy i Chernogubov, ary dia tsy nisy voatana ireo telo lahy. |
44 | Chernogubov is certain that his attack was in retaliation for his reporting on “Russian Chrome.” | Azon'i Chernogubov antoka fa valifatin'ny fitorohany ny “Russian Chrome” ilay fanafihana. |
45 | If so, however, the cat is already out of the bag. | Kanefa raha izany, efa tafatsoaka ivelan'ny harona ny saka. |
46 | On May 10, Greenpeace Russia activists collected their own samples from the river, and found [ru] that the chrome content in the water was almost 100 times above the “maximum permissible concentration.” | Ny 10 Mey, nanangona ny santionany hafa avy amin'ilay ony ireo mafàna fon'ny Greenpeace ao Rosia, ary nahita [ru] fa 100 avo heny noho ny “harihitra avo indrindra azo ekena” amin'ilay krôma no misy ao anatin'ilay rano . |
47 | Of course, this fact does not on its own guarantee any sort of result. | Mazava ho azy, tsy manome antoka ny amin'ny mety hahitam-bokatra raha io zavatra io. |
48 | This is not the first time that officials have cited “Russian Chrome” for pollution [ru], but it continues to operate and pollute with relative impunity. | Tsy voalohany izao no nanononan'ireo manampahefana ny anaran'ny “Russian Chrome” amin'ny resaka fandotoana ny tontolo iainana [ru], nefa mbola manohy mandraharaha sy mandoto ihany izy ary tsy misy afaka manasazy. |
49 | Maybe the assault on Chernogubov will make a difference in terms of inciting public outrage, and maybe someone will get punished as a result. | Angamba hanisy fahasamihafany eo amin'ny fihantsiana ny vahoaka ho tezitra ny fanafihana an'i Chernogubov, ary angamba hisy olona ho voasazy ho setrin'izany. |
50 | Even in this best case scenario, though, it's hard to see Chernogubov's story as anything but a hollow victory for Russian bloggers and activists. | Na amin'ity vinavina tsara indrindra momba izay mety hitranga ity aza anefa, dia sarotra ny hijery ny tantaran'i Chernogubov ho zavatra hafa ankoatra ny fandresena tsy misy tohiny ho an'ireo Rosiana mpitoraka bilaogy sy mafana fo. |