<<No 57 : 3 August 1980>> Fifty-one signatures appear under the appeal “Alexander Lavut Has Been Arrested”, issued on 5 May (he was arrested on 29 April 1980, CCE 56): “... What crime has been committed by this wonderful, modest, hardworking man, who loves his country and has worked indefatigably for it over many years?“The … Continue reading The case of Alexander Lavut, May-June 1980 (57.7)
Category: Searches
1 November 1979 (54.1)
<<No 54 : 15 November 1979>> On this day, Tatyana Mikhailovna VELIKANOVA, a veteran participant of the movement to defend the rule of law, and Orthodox priest Gleb Pavlovich YAKUNIN, a founder-member of the Christian Committee for the Defence of Believers' Rights in the USSR, were arrested in Moscow. T. Velikanova and G. Yakunin were … Continue reading 1 November 1979 (54.1)
The Ginzburg-Orlov Case, Feb-May 1977 (45.4)
<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> Officially this is two separate cases: Case No. 6, conducted by the Kaluga KGB against A. I. Ginzburg (investigator Lt.-Colonel Oselkov) and Case No. 7, conducted by the Moscow KGB against Yu. F. Orlov. * On 4 February 1977, the day after the arrest of Alexander Ginzburg [CCE 44.3], … Continue reading The Ginzburg-Orlov Case, Feb-May 1977 (45.4)
Search at the home of Mnyukh, 7 February 1977 (44.6)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> On 7 February, a search was carried out at the flat of a member of the Moscow Helsinki group, Yury Mnyukh, with the sanction of A. I. Tikhonov and a warrant from senior investigator Pantyukhin. It was conducted by investigator Morozov; witnesses were A. I. Vladimirov and … Continue reading Search at the home of Mnyukh, 7 February 1977 (44.6)
Search at O. Meshko’s home, 5 February 1977 (44.5)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> On 5 February a search was carried out in Kiev at the home of Oksana Yakovlevna Meshko. The search was conducted by senior investigator of the Kiev Procuracy D. Pankov, and by N. P. Diba. As O. Ya. Meshko did not open the door immediately, Pankov smashed … Continue reading Search at O. Meshko’s home, 5 February 1977 (44.5)
Reprisals against the Helsinki Groups (44.2)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> Searches in Moscow (2.1) The authorities began their attack on the Helsinki Groups at the end of December 1976 with searches at the homes of a member of the Moscow group, Vladimir Slepak, and members of the Ukrainian group, Nikolai Rudenko, Oles Berdnik, Ivan Kandyba, Lev Lukyanenko … Continue reading Reprisals against the Helsinki Groups (44.2)
Arrests, Searches, Interrogations, May 1978 (49.7)
<<No 49 : 14 May 1978>> Alma-Ata, Tashkent. On 19 March, a member of the Moscow Helsinki Group, Tatyana Osipova, flew from Moscow to Alma-Ata. On leaving the plane she was stopped by a policeman and one other person, who told her that it was necessary to check her ticket. Tatyana Osipova, b. 1949 Despite the … Continue reading Arrests, Searches, Interrogations, May 1978 (49.7)
Events in Lithuania, Nov. 1977-March 1978 (48.15)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> The Trial of Jaskunas On 26-28 November 1977, the Lithuanian SSR Supreme Court heard in assizes session the case against Henrikas Jaskunas, arrested in December 1976. (CCE 44; there it says how at his arrest several copies of a document entitled ‘Manifesto of the Union of Organizations of Independent Peoples’ … Continue reading Events in Lithuania, Nov. 1977-March 1978 (48.15)
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