Valentyn Moroz is continuing the hunger strike he began on 1 July (CCE 32.12). Valentin Yakovlevich MOROZ was born on 15 April 1936. In 1958 he graduated from the History Faculty of Lvov University. From 1958 to 1964, V. Moroz taught history at a school. In September 1964 he became a lecturer at the Ivano-Frankovsk … Continue reading Valentyn Moroz Continues his Hunger Strike, December 1974 (33.9)
Category: Political prisoners
Prisoners in Perm camps, December 1974 (33.6)
<<No 33 : 10 December 1974>> A List of those known to the Chronicle PREFACE Some comments are necessary as a preface to this list. 1. For easier reference, the prisoners in the list below are divided into groups according to the type of their “case”. This grouping is, however, not in any way meant … Continue reading Prisoners in Perm camps, December 1974 (33.6)
The case of Azat Miftakhov, February 2019 to January 2021
Russia’s persecution of Azat Miftakhov, a PhD student at Moscow State University, is almost certainly linked with his anarchist views. The 6-year sentence handed down on Monday, 18 January 2021 appears to be punishment for his refusal to admit to something he didn't do. Arrested twice Azat Miftakhov was detained on 1 February 2019 and … Continue reading The case of Azat Miftakhov, February 2019 to January 2021
A List of Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23)
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. This excludes those in psychiatric hospitals and almost all religious prisoners are omitted. For more details on those listed see recent issues of the Chronicle, especially CCE 33.] see Political … Continue reading A List of Political Prisoners, August 1977 (46.23)
The Trial of Vyacheslav Bakhmin, 22-24 September 1980 (58.2)
<<No 58 : November 1980>> From 22 to 24 September the Moscow City Court, presided over by N.A. Baikova, heard the case of Vyacheslav Ivanovich BAKHMIN, a member of the Working Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes. Bakhmin (b. 1947; arrested on 12 February 1980, CCE 56.4) was charged under Article … Continue reading The Trial of Vyacheslav Bakhmin, 22-24 September 1980 (58.2)
Dates of Trials, June-October 1980 (58.0)
<<No 58 : November 1980>> JUNE 2Abram Treskunov (Leningrad) AUGUST 5-8 Bishop V.P. Goretoi (Krasnodar) 8-11 Algirdas Statkevicius (Vilnius) 11-13 Vasily Barladyanu (Rovno) 13 Razmik Markosyan (Tselinograd [Astana]) 25-28 Father Gleb Yakunin 26 Olga Matusevich (Ukraine) 27-29 Tatyana Velikanova SEPTEMBER 3-7 Alexander Ogorodnikov 8 Alexander Kuzkin 15-19 Antanas Terleckas and Julius Sasnauskas (Vilnius) 16-18 Iosif … Continue reading Dates of Trials, June-October 1980 (58.0)
In the Prisons and Camps, May 1976 (40.9)
VLADIMIR PRISON The right to correspond. Since the end of 1975 Zavyalkin, the governor of Vladimir Prison, has taken an active part in supervising the prisoners’ correspondence. From December 1975 stereo-postcards which arrived in letters were not given out. From February 1976 there was an increase in the number of incoming and outgoing letters being … Continue reading In the Prisons and Camps, May 1976 (40.9)
Psychiatric Diagnosis of Valentyn Moroz, May 1976 (40.8)
On 1 June Valentyn MOROZ should have been transferred to a labour camp after six years in Vladimir Prison (CCE 17.2). Raisa Moroz had received no letters from her husband since March 1976. In answer to many inquiries the prison governor informed her that V. Moroz had been sent to “a medical institution” to determine … Continue reading Psychiatric Diagnosis of Valentyn Moroz, May 1976 (40.8)
The Trial of Vyacheslav Igrunov, 11-13 March 1976 (40.5)
From 11 to 13 March 1976 a case was heard in the Odessa Regional Court concerning the ordering of medical treatment for Vyacheslav IGRUNOV. His actions were defined as subject to Article 187-1 of the Ukrainian SSR Criminal Code (corresponding to Article 190-1 of the RSFSR Code). According to the “Resolution of the investigative authorities … Continue reading The Trial of Vyacheslav Igrunov, 11-13 March 1976 (40.5)
“Pentecostals” or Christians of the Evangelical Faith (41.5)
KALUGA REGION. After I.P. Fedotov, the leader of the local congregation, was arrested and charged (CCE 36.8) persecution has not ceased of the Pentecostals who split away from the registered Baptist congregation. In the autumn of 1975 administrative commissions in Obninsk and Maloyaroslavets fined 14 believers 50 roubles each for holding an unregistered assembly in … Continue reading “Pentecostals” or Christians of the Evangelical Faith (41.5)
The Trial of Alexander Ogorodnikov, 3-7 September 1980 (58.6)
<<No 58 : November 1980>> From 3 to 7 September 1980 the Kalinin Regional Court heard the case of Alexander Ioilevich OGORODNIKOV (b. 1950), who was charged under article 70 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. Ogorodnikov was arrested on 20 November 1978 (CCE 51) and sentenced to one year in ordinary-regime camps for ‘parasitism’ (CCE … Continue reading The Trial of Alexander Ogorodnikov, 3-7 September 1980 (58.6)
The Trial of Victor Goncharov, 3-4 October 1980 (58.18)
A second examination held at the Serbsky Institute and headed by the Institute’s Director G.V. Morozov concluded that Victor GONCHAROV was fit to stand trial (CCE 56). On 3-4 October a Kirovograd Court heard the case of Victor Mikhailovich Goncharov (b. 1955), who was charged under Article 187-1 of the UkSSR Criminal Code (Article 190.1 … Continue reading The Trial of Victor Goncharov, 3-4 October 1980 (58.18)
The Death of Vladimir Shelkov (1896-1980)
On 27 January 1980, Vladimir Andreyevich SHELKOV (CCE 55), Chairman of the All-Union Church of True and Free Seventh-Day Adventists, died at the age of 84 in a strict-regime camp in Yakutia [Soviet Far East] where he was serving a sentence. Shelkov was the third person to be appointed chairman of the Church (in 1949); … Continue reading The Death of Vladimir Shelkov (1896-1980)
The death of Vasyl Stus (1938-1985)
Vesti iz SSSR, 1985 (17-1, 15 September) On 4 September 1985, political prisoner Vasyl STUS died in special-regime camp Perm 389/36-1. Vasyl Stus (b. 8 January 1938) was an outstanding Ukrainian poet and journalist. First arrested in January 1972 for publishing a poetry collection abroad and writing a number of articles for samizdat, he was … Continue reading The death of Vasyl Stus (1938-1985)
The Trial of Vasyl Stus, 29 Sept.-2 Oct. 1980 (58.17)
In summer 1980 searches were carried out at the homes of exiles Yevgeny Sverstyuk (CCE 52, 55, 56) and Alexander Sergiyenko (CCE 52, 54, 55) in connection with the case of Stus (CCE 57). Letters were confiscated. On 26 June Stus's investigator, KGB Major A. V. Selyuk, interrogated the wife of Yury Badzyo (trial, CCE … Continue reading The Trial of Vasyl Stus, 29 Sept.-2 Oct. 1980 (58.17)
The Death of Valery Marchenko (1947-1984)
Vesti iz SSSR, 1984 (19/20-1, 31 October). Valery MARCHENKO died in Leningrad on 7 October 1984. On 13 September he was flown from the Perm-35 camp for political prisoners to the penal system's F.J Haass Hospital at 1 Khokhryakov Street in Leningrad. He was already in a critical condition: his kidneys had ceased to function … Continue reading The Death of Valery Marchenko (1947-1984)
