<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> [1] M. I. Kukobaka – “Détente and the Defence of Human Rights are Inseparable” (3 April 1977, 9 pp) The author criticizes those Western politicians who consider that President Carter’s human rights policy is prejudicial to détente (‘dangerous illusions’) and maintains that the best guarantee for the observance of … Continue reading Samizdat Update, May 1977 (45.20)
The Persecution of Crimean Tatars, Dec. 1978 (51.13)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> IN THE CRIMEA In the spring of 1978, there were about 700 Crimean Tatar families in the Crimea, living without registration in houses they had bought (CCE 49), Almost all of them had been through the civil courts, which had declared the arrangement of house sales and purchases to … Continue reading The Persecution of Crimean Tatars, Dec. 1978 (51.13)
Material from The Soviet Press, November 1973 (30.17)
<<No 30 : 31 December 1973>> Early in November 1973, the newspaper Literaturnaya Ukraina published a statement by the critic Ivan Dzyuba. An editorial introduction reports that the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, taking into account Dzyuba’s sincere acknowledgement of guilt, has granted him a pardon. (Dzyuba was tried in March … Continue reading Material from The Soviet Press, November 1973 (30.17)
In Other Camps, December 1978 (51.9)
<<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An unpublished decree, December 1972 (30.13)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by the decree is the giving of a warning [preduprezhedenie] by state security personnel to … Continue reading An unpublished decree, December 1972 (30.13)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)
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