<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> FIVE ENTRIES * self-immolation (4 cases) [1] Romas Kalanta On 14 May, in one of the squares of Kaunas, Romas Kalanta (b. 1953), who had finished secondary education and was the son of a college lecturer, died by self-immolation, under the banner ‘'Freedom for Lithuania”. Three of his friends … Continue reading Events in Lithuania, July 1972 (26.11)
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Miscellaneous Reports, 1978 (51.19-1)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> 19-1. Political Prisoner’s Day 1978; Items relating to political trials (4 entries) 19-2. Ukraine. Dirty Tricks. The Free Inter-Trade Association (20 entries) * FOUR ENTRIES [1] Political Prisoner’s Day 1978 30 October 1978 was declared “Political Prisoner Day” by the Moscow Helsinki Group (Document 66 (CCE 51.20-3): “We emphasize … Continue reading Miscellaneous Reports, 1978 (51.19-1)