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Category: CCE contents (1972-1982)

The Riga Trial of the Four, 24-27 May 1971 (20.2)

11 December 201516 May 2026

<<No 20 : 2 July 1971>> On 24-27 May the case of A.A. Shpilberg (aged 33), an engineer, B.M. Maftser (24), an engineer, M.Z. Shepshelovich (28), a mechanic, and Ruta I. Alexandrovich (23), a nurse, was heard in the Latvian SSR Supreme Court [1]. * MEMBERS OF THE COURT Presiding: L. I. Lotko, member of … Continue reading The Riga Trial of the Four, 24-27 May 1971 (20.2)

Leningrad Trial, the “Aeroplane Affair”, 1971 (20.1)

10 December 20158 May 2026

«No 20 : 2 July 1971» The case was heard in the Leningrad City Court [1] from 11-20 May 1971. The nine accused, and the charges (RSFSR Criminal Code) against them were: Articles 17 ("complicity"), 64-a ("Betrayal of the Motherland"), 70-1 & 72 and 189-1 ("concealing a crime") Gilya Izrailevich BUTMAN (39), engineer: Articles 17, … Continue reading Leningrad Trial, the “Aeroplane Affair”, 1971 (20.1)

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ARTICLE 19

Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(1948 UN General Assembly)

Top Posts & Pages

  • The history of Soviet censorship, June 1970 (14.9)
    The history of Soviet censorship, June 1970 (14.9)
  • The Meskhetian movement, April 1969 (7.6)
    The Meskhetian movement, April 1969 (7.6)
  • Hunger Strike in Vladimir Prison, Dec 1970 (18.2)
    Hunger Strike in Vladimir Prison, Dec 1970 (18.2)
  • No 41 : 3 August 1976
    No 41 : 3 August 1976
  • Political Prisoners, Vladimir Prison, 1975 (36.6-2)
    Political Prisoners, Vladimir Prison, 1975 (36.6-2)
  • Investigation of Bukovsky's Case, Sept 1971 (21.6)
    Investigation of Bukovsky's Case, Sept 1971 (21.6)
  • The Podrabinek case, 1977-1978 (48.7)
    The Podrabinek case, 1977-1978 (48.7)
  • The Trial of Abramkin, October 1980 (58.8-1)
    The Trial of Abramkin, October 1980 (58.8-1)
  • Compulsory medical treatment, 2 trials, 1969 (9.3)
    Compulsory medical treatment, 2 trials, 1969 (9.3)
  • Protests and Appeals, May 1976 (40.4)
    Protests and Appeals, May 1976 (40.4)

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