<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> PYOTR VINS On 15 May (CCE 49) Pyotr Vins was sent to Camp OR-318/76 (Rafalovka Station, Rovno Region), where Vasily Barladyanu is held (CCEs 47 and 48). On 15 May, the day after he arrived in camp, Vins was receiving his camp uniform. In the clothing section, while Vins … Continue reading In Other Camps, December 1978 (51.9)
An unpublished decree, December 1972 (30.13)
<<No 30 : 31 December 1973>> On 25 December 1972 the presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet passed decree No. 1707 (or 7707 -- accounts vary) on measures to prevent the commission of crimes. One of the preventive measures stipulated by the decree is the giving of a warning [preduprezhedenie] by state security personnel to … Continue reading An unpublished decree, December 1972 (30.13)
Activities of Soviet Jews, June to September 1973 (30.12)
<<No 30 : 31 December 1973>> To protest against the grounds on which they had been forbidden to leave the USSR, seven Moscow scientists met at the home of Alexander Lunts (Moscow, 15 Garibaldi Street, building 2, flat 76) on 10 June 1973 to commence a hunger strike that lasted many days. In denying these … Continue reading Activities of Soviet Jews, June to September 1973 (30.12)
Events in Lithuania, December 1978 (51.14)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> This section is largely based on material from the Chronicle of the Lithuanian Catholic Church, (issue 35, 16 November 1978) and Aušra (issue 12, August 1978). * According to Aušra, a “League for the Freedom of Lithuania” was founded in June 1978. A declaration on the League’s foundation states … Continue reading Events in Lithuania, December 1978 (51.14)
In the Prisons and Camps, December 1978 (51.9)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Directive No. 37 New Rules concerning internal order (mentioned in CCE 48.10), were brought into effect on 15 March 1978 by Decree No. 37 of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, issued in December 1977. The Decree carries the stamp of the USSR Procurator-General. Like the former rules, introduced … Continue reading In the Prisons and Camps, December 1978 (51.9)
In the Psychiatric Hospitals, December 1978 (51.11)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> This section has been compiled largely from the Information Bulletin of the Working Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes: Nos. 9 (9 June 1978), 10 (10 August 1978), 12 (9 October 1978), 13 (20 November 1978) and 14 (5 January 1979) [note 1]. IN SPECIAL … Continue reading In the Psychiatric Hospitals, December 1978 (51.11)
“Tamizdat” Update, December 1973 (30.16)
<<No 30 : 31 December 1973>> This section summarizes Western editions of works and documents in Russian, tamizdat [note 1], that were not published in the Soviet Union for “ideological” reasons. [1] A Chronicle of Human Rights in the USSR No. 3 (June-August 1973). (Same format, headings and price as previous issues.) In addition to … Continue reading “Tamizdat” Update, December 1973 (30.16)
In the Psychiatric Hospitals, December 1973 (30.9)
<<No 30 : 31 December 1973>> On 9 July 1973 the HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE in Moscow published an official statement which is quoted here in full: “We have learned that the International Congress of Psychotherapists in Oslo ruled against passing any resolution condemning the use of psychiatric hospitalization as a means of political repression in … Continue reading In the Psychiatric Hospitals, December 1973 (30.9)
