<<No 52 : 1 March 1979>> On 8 January 1977 an explosion occurred in a Moscow underground train. The authorities immediately tried to link this act of terrorism with dissident activity (see CCE 44.15). On 31 January 1979 the following report was published: In the Supreme Court of the USSR. The Judicial Board for Criminal … Continue reading The Case of the Explosion on the Underground, March 1979 (52.1)
Category: Nationalities
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 60 : 31 December 1980
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES None of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 59-61, see below) are given to the right of the items in this Contents page [*] (1) Statement on Chronicle 59 (confiscated by KGB) and turnover among … Continue reading No 60 : 31 December 1980
No 27 : 15 October 1972
THE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES None of the translated reports in this issue have been digitised. They may be found in CCE 27 : 15 October 1972 (AI pdf) . The numbers after each item indicates the page in the pdf. 1. Repressive measures in the Ukraine [4] 2. Searches, interrogations, … Continue reading No 27 : 15 October 1972
No 25 : 20 May 1972
THE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES A few of the reports in this issue has been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version — CCE 25 & 26 : 20 May to 5 July 1972 (pdf) — are given to the right of the other items in this Contents page. 1. Political … Continue reading No 25 : 20 May 1972
The Trial of Reshat Dzhemilev, 12 April 1973 (31.2)
<< No 31: 17 May 1974 >> Tashkent Region Court, 12 April 1973 Articles 190-1 and 190-3 of the RSFSR Criminal Code and corresponding articles of the criminal code of the Uzbek SSR. Sentence – 3 years in the camps. ♦ On 12 July 1972 a search was made in the flat of RESHAT DZHEMILEV … Continue reading The Trial of Reshat Dzhemilev, 12 April 1973 (31.2)
An Interview with A.I. Solzhenitsyn, 30 March 1972 (25.3)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> On 30 March 1972 A.I. SOLZHENITSYN gave an interview to Western journalists.[1] Here are extracts from the interview : What are you working on now? October 1916, the second volume of the same book. Will it be finished soon? No, In the course of the work it … Continue reading An Interview with A.I. Solzhenitsyn, 30 March 1972 (25.3)
Ilya Gabai’s “Last Words”, 21 January 1970 (35.13)
<< No 35 : 31 March 1975 >> The Final Speech of Ilya Gabai at his Trial (Tashkent, 21 January 1970) Although more than five years have passed since the trial of Ilya Gabai and Mustafa Dzhemilev (CCE 12.3), Gabai’s concluding statement at his trial has only recently begun to circulate in samizdat. Without attempting … Continue reading Ilya Gabai’s “Last Words”, 21 January 1970 (35.13)
Political Trials, Spring 1972 (25.1)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> ODESSA [Ukraine] A trial, held off and on from 4 to 19 May, has now come to an end. The defendants, Oleksa Prityka, Oleksa Riznykiv and Nina Strokata (see CCE 22 and 23) were charged under Article 62 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code. In court the following … Continue reading Political Trials, Spring 1972 (25.1)
Appeal to the 24th Party Congress, March 1971 (31.12)
<<No 31 : 17 May 1974>> An appeal by the Crimean Tatar people to the 24th Party Congress, to the Soviet Press, and to all Communists (March 1971, 5 pages) The Party Central Committee is well acquainted with the existence in the USSR of the movement of the Crimean Tatar nation for a return to … Continue reading Appeal to the 24th Party Congress, March 1971 (31.12)
“If you are a Crimean Tatar….”, 14 October 1973 (31.8)
<<No 31 : 17 May 1974>> A letter from Anafi Nafeyev to the editorial boards of Soviet newspapers and journals and to the USSR Supreme Soviet (14 October 1973, Dzhankoi) Nafeyev was born in the village of Yanyseli and now lives in Uzbekistan (town of Gulistan, Engels Street 33), works as a driver, is married, … Continue reading “If you are a Crimean Tatar….”, 14 October 1973 (31.8)
Letter from Uris Kurtseitova, 1973// (31.7)
<<No 31 : 17 May 1974>> *** Letter of Uris Zairovna KURTSEITOVA to Michel Blum, Secretary General of the International Human Rights Federation *** On 27 November 1973, in Simferopol, the trial started of Dzhemil Kurtseitov, Eivaz Mustafayev and Ridvan Charukhov, charged under Article 206 (rowdy assault). Because one of the victims failed to appear … Continue reading Letter from Uris Kurtseitova, 1973// (31.7)
The position of Crimean Tatars in Crimea, May 1974 (31.3)
<<No 31 : 17 May 1974>> In 1956 the punitive surveillance regime was lifted from the Crimean Tatars. The decree of 5 September 1967, “On citizens of Tatar nationality who used to reside in the Crimea”, lifted the restrictions on their choice of a place of residence (and at the same time, by its title, … Continue reading The position of Crimean Tatars in Crimea, May 1974 (31.3)
The Trial of Dzheppar Akimov, 21-28 November 1972 (31.1)
<<No 31 : 17 May 1974 >> Tashkent Region Court, 21-28 November 1972: Article 190-1 of the RSFSR criminal code, Article 191-4 of the Uzbek criminal code, Article 203-1 of the Tadzhik criminal code. Sentence – 3 years’ imprisonment in a camp of ordinary regime. Judge – M. M. Maksumov; assessors – N. A. Korzh … Continue reading The Trial of Dzheppar Akimov, 21-28 November 1972 (31.1)
