<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> DETENTION EXTENDED. In November 1977 nine months had passed since the day that Alexander Ginzburg and Yury Orlov were arrested. December 1977 marked nine months since the arrest of Anatoly Shcharansky (CCE 44.9). For all three men, therefore, the maximum period of detention in custody during the investigation of … Continue reading Suppressing Helsinki Groups, 1977-8: Moscow (48.2)
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Soviet Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23-1)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> The Russian Relief Fund for Political Prisoners (CCE 44.3) here gives the names of political prisoners and exiles known to it in mid-August 1977. [N.B. These 275 names EXCLUDE those in psychiatric hospitals, and all but five religious prisoners. For more details on the men and women listed here … Continue reading Soviet Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23-1)