Lukáš Borl (Anarchist Militant, Czechia)

• Full name: Lukáš Borl
• Pseudonym: N/a
• Alternatives: N/a
• Location: Czechia
• Affiliation: Network of Revolutionary Cells [SRB]

Lukáš Borl (ºca 1982) is an anarchist activist and militant from the Czech city of Most. He has a long history of organizing protests and squats. In 2009, Borl was convicted for having illegally occupied a house. He received a suspended prison sentence, but the ruling was later overturned on appeal.¹ Borl founded the Ateneo Community Center which catered to the local anarchist community in 2012.² He later spearheaded a campaign against a restaurant which was locked in a wage dispute with former staff.³

In 2014, Borl reportedly set up the Network of Revolutionary Cells [SRB; Sit’ Revoluĉních Bunĕk].⁴ Over the next moths, the group carried out arson attacks against police vehicles, highway toll booths and a shop selling CCTV equipment. In April 2015, Borl was arrested by Czech police during raids against the SRB across the country.⁵ He was later released and went into hiding to continue staging attacks with the SRB.⁶ Police actively looked out for him, but Borl managed to avoid arrest for months.

On Sep. 05, 2016, police apprehended Borl in his hometown.⁷ After having spent several months in jail, he was released on bail in April 2017.⁸ Upon his release, Borl sued the Czech authorities for having refused to acknowledge his vegan diet and providing him with vegetarian food instead.⁹ In early 2019, a court agreed with Borl that his human rights had not been respected during incarceration.¹⁰ He is currently awaiting trial for his role in the SRB.