<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> GAMSAKHURDIA, KOSTAVA & RTSKHILADZE; GOLDSTEIN [1] The Case of Gamsakhurdia, Kostava and Rtskhiladze. On 25 January 1978, Victor Rtskhiladze was re-arrested [1]. He was first arrested in April 1977 together with Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava, but released four days later after signing an undertaking not to leave Tbilisi … Continue reading Suppressing Helsinki Groups: Georgia, 1977-8 (48.5)
Category: 06. Georgia
Gamsakhurdia & Kostava on trial, May 1978 (50.2)
<<No 50 : November 1978>> From 15 to 19 May the Tbilisi City Court heard the case of Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava [1]. The two men were charged with “Anti-Soviet Agitation & Propaganda” (Article 71, Georgian SSR Criminal Code = Article 70, RSFSR Code). The court was presided over by A. V. Kobakhidze, Deputy … Continue reading Gamsakhurdia & Kostava on trial, May 1978 (50.2)