<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> FIRST TRIAL On 29 December 1976, the Chernigov Regional Court sentenced Pyotr Vasilyevich RUBAN on charges of “theft” and “private-enterprise activity” (Articles 81, pt. 3, and 150, UkSSR Criminal Code) to eight years in special-regime camps and five years’ exile (CCE 44.27 [1], statement by Ukrainian Helsinki Group). The … Continue reading The Trial of Pyotr Ruban, April 1977 (45.3)
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Activities of the Helsinki Groups, 1977 (44.10)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> EIGHT ITEMS 1. GEORGIAN HELSINKI GROUP In January 1977, a Group to Assist the Implementation of the Helsinki Agreements was set up in Georgia. Six people joined it: Beglor Bezhuashvili, a lab assistant in the department of art criticism, Tbilisi University; Zviad Gamsakhurdia, now senior research officer, … Continue reading Activities of the Helsinki Groups, 1977 (44.10)