<<No 54 : 15 November 1979>> FIRST RESPONSES TO THEIR ARRESTS [1] A statement by the MOSCOW HELSINKI GROUP The Group to Assist the Implementation of the Helsinki Agreements in the USSR has issued Document 111 (3 November 1979) “A sharp increase in the persecution of the Movement for the Rule of Law in the … Continue reading Velikanova & Yakunin, Nov ’79 (54.1-3)
1 Nov ’79: Velikanova’s Arrest (54.1-1)
<<No 54 : 15 November 1979>> On this day, Tatyana Mikhailovna VELIKANOVA, a veteran participant of the movement to defend the rule of law, and Orthodox priest Gleb Pavlovich YAKUNIN (CCE 54.1-2), a founder-member of the Christian Committee for the Defence of Believers Rights in the USSR, were arrested in Moscow. Velikanova and Yakunin were … Continue reading 1 Nov ’79: Velikanova’s Arrest (54.1-1)