«No 7 : 30 April 1969» EIGHT ITEMS [1] After prolonged discussions a proposed hunger strike in Camp 17 of the Mordovian complex did not take place as the camp authorities made concessions : the illegal decision, depriving Valery Ronkin of a visit, was withdrawn. * [2] At the beginning of April 1968 Valentyn Moroz … Continue reading Political prisoners and exiles, April 1969 (7.4)
Category: Hunger strikes
Ultimatum by political prisoners, Feb 1969 (6.4)
<<No 6 : 28 February 1969>> At the end of February 1969 a group of political prisoners in Camp 17 of the Mordovian labour camps (including Yuly Daniel, Yury Galanskov, Alexander Ginzburg, Valery Ronkin and Vyacheslav Platonov) presented an ultimatum to the camp administration. Either the administration should respect the guarantees given when the hunger-strike … Continue reading Ultimatum by political prisoners, Feb 1969 (6.4)