<<No 25 : 20 May 1972>> On 29 March 1972 Jews who had gathered outside the Moscow synagogue were dispersed by police and “people’s vigilantes” [druzhinniki]. That evening, the eve of Passover, there were several bus- and carloads of policemen in the vicinity of the synagogue building. For half a day a fence was erected … Continue reading Outside the Moscow Synagogue, 29 March 1972 (25.8)
Category: Church & religion
The Persecution of Believers in Lithuania (25.7)
<<No 25 : 20 May 1972>> Amongst cases of the infringement of believers' rights mentioned in “the Memorandum of the Catholics of Lithuania” [note 1] (see CCE 24.6) is the dismissal of O. Briliene, a schoolmistress and believer, by the Vilkaviskis district department of public education. In October 1969, the headmaster of a high school … Continue reading The Persecution of Believers in Lithuania (25.7)
The Trial of Dandaron, December 1972 (28.6)
«No 28 : 31 December 1972» In proceedings which lasted from 18 to 25 December 1972, B.D. Dandaron, a research officer of the Buryat Institute of Social Sciences of the USSR Academy of Sciences (Siberian Section), was tried in the people’s court of the October district of the city of Ulan-Ude. Bidia Dandaron, 1914-1974 Dandaron … Continue reading The Trial of Dandaron, December 1972 (28.6)
Searches, Interrogations, Arrests (27.2)
<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> (1) On 28 September 1972, a search was carried out at the flat of Yu.A. Shikhanovich [see CCE 24.10 and CCE 25]. Before it had been completed Shikhanovich was presented with a warrant for his arrest. He was driven away, and the search concluded without him, in the presence … Continue reading Searches, Interrogations, Arrests (27.2)
The Trial of Pailodze, October 1978 (51.2)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> On 6 October Tbilisi City Court, presided over by Gulisashvili, completed its examination of the case of Valentina Pailodze and Nunu Dzhabnidze, charged under Article 206-1 of the Georgian Criminal Code (= Article 190-1 of the Russian Code), Article 233, pt. 2 (“violation of the person and rights of … Continue reading The Trial of Pailodze, October 1978 (51.2)
Events in Lithuania (44.22)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> On 13-15 September 1976 in the Lithuanian Supreme Court the case of Genrikas Klimaškauskas and Zigmas Širvinskas under Article 199-1 of the Lithuanian Criminal Code (corresponding to Article 190-1 of the Russian Code) was heard in closed session. Klimaškauskas and Širvinskas were arrested on 13 February 1976 … Continue reading Events in Lithuania (44.22)
