«No 18 : 5 March 1971» The main demands of the inmates of Vladimir Prison who held a hunger strike in December 1970, timed to coincide with Constitution Day and Human Rights Day, were as follows: an improvement in the conditions in which female prisoners are held; an improvement in medical care – the doctor … Continue reading Hunger Strike in Vladimir Prison, Dec 1970 (18.2)
Category: Protests
Pimenov Trial: Public Statements, Dec 1970 (17.5)
<<No 17 : 31 December 1970>> As soon as it was known that the pre-trial investigation into the case of Pimenov, Vail and Zinovieva had ended (CCE 16.2), Ye. Smirnov's pamphlet "Bravo, Comrade Tolstikov!" appeared in samizdat [1]. His pamphlet names the documents mentioned in the charge against Pimenov, including "Two Thousand Words" [2]. Valery … Continue reading Pimenov Trial: Public Statements, Dec 1970 (17.5)
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