<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> [1] On 12 September 1977, the deputy head of the Vladimir City Section for Visas and Registration (OVIR) Major Ilyukhin informed Victor NEKIPELOV of the Moscow Helsinki Group that he had been refused an exit visa: “We consider that you have no reason to visit the State of Israel … Continue reading The Right to Leave, December 1978 (51.16)
Category: Appeals
Letters and Statements, July 1974 (32.22)
<<No 32 : 17 July 1974>> In this section those statements from the many available to the Chronicle which have not been sufficiently reflected in other sections of this issue are either summarized and quoted in extracts or presented in full. (1) Academician Andrei Sakharov [Note 1] “To the General Secretary of the CPSU Central … Continue reading Letters and Statements, July 1974 (32.22)
The Trial of Nazaryan, 15 Nov – 1 Dec 1978 (51.1)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> On 1 December 1978, the Supreme Court of the Armenian SSR sentenced Robert [Khatikovich] NAZARYAN (b. 1948) under Article 65 of the Armenian Criminal Code (= Article 70, RSFSR Code) to 5 years in strict-regime camps and 2 years’ exile (the Procurator had asked for 6 + 2). Robert … Continue reading The Trial of Nazaryan, 15 Nov – 1 Dec 1978 (51.1)
The case of Alexander Lavut, May-June 1980 (57.7)
<<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)
The Trial of Stasevich, Mikhailov and Kochneva, December 1979 (55.1)
<<No 55 : 31 December 1980>> On the night of 7-8 October Alexei STASEVICH (b. 1957), Vladimir MIKHAILOV (b. 1952) and Alevtina KOCHNEVA (b. 1959) were arrested in Leningrad for writing on the walls of houses the slogans: “Down with State Capitalism” and “Democracy, not Demagogy”, and also for posting a sticker signed “the Revolutionary … Continue reading The Trial of Stasevich, Mikhailov and Kochneva, December 1979 (55.1)
Velikanova & Yakunin, November 1979 (54.1-1)
FIRST RESPONSES TO THEIR ARRESTS <<No 54 : 15 November 1979>> A statement by the MOSCOW HELSINKI GROUP The Group to Assist the Implementation of the Helsinki Agreements in the USSR: Document No. 111 (3 November 1979) “A sharp increase in the persecution of the movement for the rule of law in the USSR”. "On … Continue reading Velikanova & Yakunin, November 1979 (54.1-1)
Moscow Helsinki Group Documents 26-38: Nov 1977- March 1978 (48.23)
<<Moscow Helsinki Group documents, 1976-1982>> No. 26 (21 November 1977): To the [CSCE] Conference in Belgrade to review the implementation of the [1975] Helsinki Agreement. This document was summarized in CCE 47, but its number was not indicated, and the list of authors was incomplete. No. 27 (25 December 1977): On prolonging the period of … Continue reading Moscow Helsinki Group Documents 26-38: Nov 1977- March 1978 (48.23)
Document 195 of the Moscow Helsinki Group, September 1982 (65.20)
<<Moscow Helsinki Group documents, 1976-1982>> On 6 September 1982 the Moscow Helsinki Group adopted document No. 195. “On 31 July 1975, the USSR, the countries of Europe, the USA and Canada signed the Final Act of the Helsinki Conference. The Moscow Group “to assist the implementation of the Helsinki Accords in the USSR” was set … Continue reading Document 195 of the Moscow Helsinki Group, September 1982 (65.20)
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