According to this article and a tweet from Polish electronic music and activist collective Oramics, DJ and musician Avtomat was arrested on the 7th of August at a peaceful protest in support of LGBTQ+ activist Margot.
According to the previously mentioned article “Avtomat contributed a track, ‘Ignorance Ha’, to Oramics’ massive, 126-track, ‘TOTAL SOLIDARITY’ compilation in August 2019, with all proceeds from the digital sales going toward Polish queer organizations: Kampania Przeciw Homofobii and Miłość Nie Wyklucza. The compilation also featured contributions from Violet, Lee Gamble, Loraine James, Jacek Sienkiewicz, TSVI, rkss, Borusiade, Kamil Szuszkiewicz, Air Max ’97 and many, many more.
Halldór is the managing editor of Shouts - Music from the Rooftops!, an investigative journalist, audio engineer, and animal rights activist. Currently based in Cuernavaca, Mexico.