«No 35 : 31 March 1975» Biography 1958 – Anatoly Marchenko, a 20-year-old master driller, was found guilty of participating in a brawl. He was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. (Later the case was reviewed and the sentence was changed to two years’ imprisonment.) 1959 – Marchenko escaped from a labour camp in Karaganda (Kazakh … Continue reading The Case of A.T. Marchenko, March 1975 (35.2)
Category: Hunger strikes
Traditional Days of Protest in the USSR, 1976 (43.2)
<< No. 43 : 31 December 1976 >> THREE DATES * [1] 30 OCTOBER 1976 POLITICAL PRISONERS' DAY * In 1976 Political Prisoners’ Day was observed for the third time (cf. CCE 33.1). In camps and prisons the traditional hunger-strikes took place on that day; over sixty people took part. Among them were: (1) women … Continue reading Traditional Days of Protest in the USSR, 1976 (43.2)
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