[1] CATHOLICS IN MOLDAVIA [2] ADVENTISTS [3] PENTECOSTALISTS [4] BAPTISTS [3] Pentecostalists In 1973 Pentecostalist A. V. Chertkova (b. 1927), was sent to a psychiatric hospital. During the course of several years Chertkova had been trying to obtain accommodation in Alma-Ata [Kazakh SSR]. She did not manage to get either a room or a place … Continue reading Persecution of Believers, March 1978 (CCE 48.16), pt 2
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Persecution of Believers, March 1978 (CCE 48.16), pt 1
[1] CATHOLICS IN MOLDAVIA [2] ADVENTISTS [3] PENTECOSTALISTS [4] BAPTISTS [1] Catholics in Moldavia There are 15,000 Catholics in Moldavia. They are Germans, Poles and Ukrainians. Communities of Catholics exist in Beltsy, Bendery, Tiraspol, Rashkovo, Grigorovka, Andriyashevka and other towns and villages. In the only Catholic chapel open in Moldavia the priest, Vladislav Zavalnyuk, is … Continue reading Persecution of Believers, March 1978 (CCE 48.16), pt 1
Vladimir Bukovsky, 1942-2019
Belebei (USSR), 30 December 1942 — Cambridge (UK), 27 October 2019. Vladimir BUKOVSKY died of cardiac arrest in Addenbrookes Hospital, in Cambridge, England at 9:30 pm (Greenwich Mean Time) on Sunday, 27 October 2019. He was 76. His health had been poor in recent years. After his expulsion from the USSR in December 1976, he … Continue reading Vladimir Bukovsky, 1942-2019
The Eighteenth of April, 1975 (36.2)
<<No 36 : 31 May 1975>> On 18 April 1975 searches were carried out at the homes of Valentin Turchin, chairman of the Soviet Amnesty International group, and at those of Amnesty group-members Vladimir Albrekht (Moscow) and Mykola Rudenko (Kiev). The searches took place in connection with case number 41045/48-75. No information was given as … Continue reading The Eighteenth of April, 1975 (36.2)
Urgent Hospitalization of Mentally-Ill Persons Representing a Public Danger, August 1971 (28.9)
<> Excerpts from the directives approved on 9 August 1971 by N. Zhogin, Deputy Procurator-General of the USSR, and on 10 August by M. Uskov, Deputy USSR Minister of Internal Affairs, and confirmed on 26 August 1971 by A. Serenko, Deputy USSR Minister of Public Health.[1] Printed at the print shop of the USSR Ministry … Continue reading Urgent Hospitalization of Mentally-Ill Persons Representing a Public Danger, August 1971 (28.9)
The Case of Leonid Plyushch, July 1973 (29.6)
<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> The case of Leonid Plyushch was tried by the Kiev Regional Court on 25-29 January 1973. The judge was Dyshel. The case was heard behind closed doors, with the accused not present. According to the Chronicle's information, none of the officially appointed psychiatrists was present in court. The defence … Continue reading The Case of Leonid Plyushch, July 1973 (29.6)
Leonid Plyushch is Released to go Abroad, December 1975 (38.9)
<<No 38 : 31 December 1975>> In October there were more meetings and demonstrations on behalf of Leonid Plyushch in the West. In a letter Malva Landa called on those who participated in such actions not to slacken their efforts to obtain Plyushch's release. Tatyana Khodorovich and Plyushch's wife Tatyana Zhitnikova sent an expression of … Continue reading Leonid Plyushch is Released to go Abroad, December 1975 (38.9)
The Case of Vyacheslav Igrunov, December 1975 (38.8)
<<No 38 : 31 December 1975>> V. Igrunov is threatened with internment in a special psychiatric hospital. As far as the Chronicle knows, in the last three years no such sentences have been imposed in “political” cases.[i] There follows an account of the investigation in Igrunov’s case, including (for the reader’s convenience) some episodes reported … Continue reading The Case of Vyacheslav Igrunov, December 1975 (38.8)
The Situation of Leonid Plyushch, March 1975 (35.1)
<<No 36 : 31 May 1975>> “On 27 December 1974 Leonid Plyushch’s injections were stopped. As a result of the suspension of treatment Plyushch’s health at once improved somewhat. However, he was not transferred from the surveillance ward.” With these words ended the report on Plyushch in CCE 34.9. In January they again prescribed a … Continue reading The Situation of Leonid Plyushch, March 1975 (35.1)
Concerning the Explosions in Moscow, March 1977 (44.15)
<<No 44 : 16 March 1977>> On 8 January 1977 an explosion took place in the Moscow underground. On 10 January TASS reported that the explosion was not of great force, “medical help was given to those suffering injury, and an investigation is being conducted”. Later, at meetings of Party activists, it was said that … Continue reading Concerning the Explosions in Moscow, March 1977 (44.15)
In the Psychiatric Hospitals, December 1974 (34.9)
Vladimir Trifonov (see CCE 26.5) is now undergoing compulsory treatment in the Leningrad Special Psychiatric Hospital (he was charged under Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Criminal Code); he has been diagnosed as suffering from paranoia. He does not consider himself ill, and in recent years has been refusing to go to sessions of the psychiatric … Continue reading In the Psychiatric Hospitals, December 1974 (34.9)
Moral resistance, then & now (Tuesday 14 May, London)
Veteran human rights campaigner Lena SANNIKOVA will speak at Pushkin House, London, on Tuesday, 14 May at 7 pm about political prisoners in Putin's Russia and the Soviet Union and the many other opponents and victims of both regimes ♦ Over the past ten years, the level of repression has been rising in Russia. Today … Continue reading Moral resistance, then & now (Tuesday 14 May, London)
KGB warnings (November 1972)
Politburo decision (Bukovsky Archives online), in response to a jointly signed request from the KGB and Procurator-General RUDENKO (11 October 1972, 2594-А, pp. 4-5). The Party leaders approve a secret decree (p. 2) about special KGB “cautions” or warnings to those engaged in “politically harmful” behaviour. [Russian 16 November 1972, Pb 67-XVIII] total 5 pp. … Continue reading KGB warnings (November 1972)
Political Prisoners, 1 February 1987 (KGB report)
KGB report to Gorbachev (Bukovsky Archives online). The numbers then serving a sentence under Articles 70, 190-1 and 142 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. One third held in psychiatric institutions; encouraging applications for a pardon from such prisoners; terms of release terms eased [Russian 1 Feb 87, 183-Ch] (9 pp) Excerpts. ================================== [page one of … Continue reading Political Prisoners, 1 February 1987 (KGB report)
No 31 : 17 May 1974
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES *** Some of the reports in this issue have been digitised. The others may be located by page numbers in the pdf version (CCE Nos 28-31) after the items in this Contents page *** Introduction PART ONE: Events of 1973-1974 [pdf, 65-71] (1) The … Continue reading No 31 : 17 May 1974
No. 32 : 17 July 1974
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Only some of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 32 & 33, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** (1) The Deportation of Solzhenitsyn [13 February 1974] (2) The Trial … Continue reading No. 32 : 17 July 1974
No 33 : 10 December 1974
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have yet been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 32 & 33, see below) are given to the right of the items in this Contents page *** (1) Political Prisoner's Day in the USSR [62] … Continue reading No 33 : 10 December 1974
No 34 : 31 December 1974
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Only two of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 34-36, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page (1) The Arrest of Sergei Kovalyov [6] (2) The Trial of Mikhail Kheifets … Continue reading No 34 : 31 December 1974
No 35 : 31 March 1975
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 34-36, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** (1) The Situation of Leonid Plyushch [58] (2) The Case of Anatoly … Continue reading No 35 : 31 March 1975
No 36 : 31 May 1975
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 34-36, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** (1) The Arrest of Andrei Tverdokhlebov [91] (2) 18th April 1975 [searches of … Continue reading No 36 : 31 May 1975
No 37 : 30 September 1975
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 37-39, see below) are given next to the other items in this Contents page *** (1) Mustafa Dzhemilev has not been freed (2) The Trial of … Continue reading No 37 : 30 September 1975
