Crimean Tatars targeted in Military Court ruling. A Russian court has sentenced three Crimean Tatars, including a father and son, to horrific terms of imprisonment without any crime, on the basis of discussions about their Muslim faith and political subjects, including Russia’s persecution of Muslims. This was claimed to have been “anti-Russian” and "anti-constitutional". … Continue reading 18, 17 and 13 years for discussing faith and Russian persecution, 12 January 2021
Category: Demonstrations
Vadim Delaunay at 73
* One of the eight who demonstrated on Red Square (25 August 1968) against the invasion of Czechoslovaka, Vadim DELAUNAY would have been 73 on 22 December this year.
Soviet Dissent and “Index on Censorship”
A LETTER FROM MOSCOW (8 August 1968) The original impetus for the creation of the Index on Censorship magazine came from an Open Letter addressed "To World Public Opinion" by two Soviet dissenters, Pavel Litvinov and Larisa Bogoraz. Larisa Bogoraz and Pavel Litvinov, Moscow Describing "the atmosphere of illegality" surrounding the January 1968 trial of … Continue reading Soviet Dissent and “Index on Censorship”
The Right to Leave, August 1980 (57.18)
..., Germans, Pentecostalists, Those who have left (Moscow, Leningrad, Voronezh; Yarym-Agayev; Women and Russia). GERMANS For two years Alexander Bous, a resident of Chelyabinsk, has been trying to emigrate with his father, mother and brother. On 1 and 2 April an article entitled “Spiritual emigres” was published in the newspaper Chelyabinsk Worker. The main attack … Continue reading The Right to Leave, August 1980 (57.18)
In Other Prisons and Camps, May-October 1977 (47.9)
«No 47 : 30 November 1977» The Perm Camps On 4 October, the day the Belgrade Conference opened, political prisoners in Camps 35 and 36 held a hunger-strike. It is known that the hunger-strike in Camp 36 lasted a week, about 15 people taking part in it. 30 October, “Political Prisoners’ Day”, was marked by … Continue reading In Other Prisons and Camps, May-October 1977 (47.9)
Vladimir Bukovsky, 1942-2019
Belebei (USSR), 30 December 1942 — Cambridge (UK), 27 October 2019. Vladimir BUKOVSKY died of cardiac arrest in Addenbrookes Hospital, in Cambridge, England at 9:30 pm (Greenwich Mean Time) on Sunday, 27 October 2019. He was 76. His health had been poor in recent years. After his expulsion from the USSR in December 1976, he … Continue reading Vladimir Bukovsky, 1942-2019
Events in Estonia (1968-1987)
See reports in A Chronicle of Current Events (1968-1982) in English translation https://chronicle-of-current-events.com/tag/estonian-ssr/ and in USSR News Update (1978-1991), «Вести из СССР» (in Russian) https://vesti-iz-sssr.com/tag/%d1%8d%d1%81%d1%81%d1%80/ Note These reports are tagged on the two websites, in the entries for 'Estonian SSR' in "Guided Search" and ЭССР in "Tags", respectively, in the right-hand column of the page. … Continue reading Events in Estonia (1968-1987)
Civil Protest in Russia, yesterday and today (16 May, Glasgow)
Repressive policies, political prisonersand trends in non-violent resistance Speaker: Elena SANNIKOVA in Russian with interpretation ♦ 5 to 6.45 pm, Thursday, 16 May at Main Seminar Room, Central and East European Studies, Lilybank Gardens, University of Glasgow (Gilmorehill campus) ♦ Over the past 10 years, the level of repression has been steadily rising in Russia. … Continue reading Civil Protest in Russia, yesterday and today (16 May, Glasgow)
No 39 : 12 March 1976
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE USSR CONTINUES Two of the reports in this issue has been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version(CCE Nos 37-39, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** (1) Obituary — Grigory Podyapolsky [94] (2) IN THE CAMPS AND PRISONS Political prisoners' … Continue reading No 39 : 12 March 1976
No 48 : 14 March 1978
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Some of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 48, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page. (1) The expulsion of P.G. Grigorenko from the USSR [8] REPRESSIVE MEASURES AGAINST THE HELSINKI … Continue reading No 48 : 14 March 1978
Underground News in the USSR (2017)
<<Journalism is not a Crime — Freedom of Speech in Iran>> Since this website was launched late in 2015 it has been moving and, at times, remarkable to see how universal is the curiosity about the Chronicle, its history and its background. Following up a lead from the Wikipedia page about the Chronicle or, perhaps, … Continue reading Underground News in the USSR (2017)
«Хроника» возникла самозарождением
"Почти как стихи…" Интервью с Натальей Горбаневской (Париж, 2003). Наталья Евгеньевна ГОРБАНЕВСКАЯ (1936–2013) — поэт, переводчик, журналист. Основатель и первый издатель самиздатского бюллетеня «Хроника текущих событий». Участница «демонстрации семерых» на Красной площади 25 августа 1968. Член Инициативной группы по защите прав человека в СССР. Наталья Евгеньевна, расскажите, как вы оказались в кругу диссидентов? Слово «диссиденты», … Continue reading «Хроника» возникла самозарождением
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)
The Jewish Movement to Leave for Israel, March 1972 (24.8)
<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> On 6 February fourteen Jews addressed a letter to President Nixon in which they asked him, bearing in mind his impending visit to Moscow, to use his good offices to obtain permission to emigrate to Israel for Esther Markish, the 60-year-old widow of the well-known poet Perets Markish, who … Continue reading The Jewish Movement to Leave for Israel, March 1972 (24.8)
The Jewish Movement to Leave for Israel, September 1971 (21.7)
<<No 21 : 11 September 1971>> [1] MOSCOW. On 12 July a group of Jews from Georgia went to the Reception Room of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, where they handed in a collective statement demanding visas to leave for Israel. At five p.m., after waiting all day in vain for an answer, … Continue reading The Jewish Movement to Leave for Israel, September 1971 (21.7)
The Jewish movement to leave for Israel, April 1971 (19.7)
<<No 19 : 30 April 1971>> The hunger demonstration of 10-11 March On 10 March 1971 56 citizens of Riga appeared in the Reception Room of the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet. At 11 am they handed in a statement addressed to N. V. Podgorny, President of the Supreme Soviet, and A. N. Kosygin, … Continue reading The Jewish movement to leave for Israel, April 1971 (19.7)
