<< No 39 : 12 March 1976 >> Political Prisoners’ Day 1975 (addition to CCE 38.12-1) On the eve of 30 October 1975, a general search was carried out in the cells and workshops of Mordovian Camp 1. After the search KGB official Demishev summoned the prisoners and tried to persuade them not to take … Continue reading Camps and Prisons, March 1976 (39.2-1)
Tag: 30 October (Political Prisoners Day)*
Prisons & Camps, October-December 1979 (55.3)
<<No 55 : 31 December 1979>> CHISTOPOL PRISON. The surnames of the four remaining ‘striped ones’ [1], brought here in October 1978 from Vladimir Prison are Balakin, Verkhov, Zorichev and Chernoglazov (CCE 53). Zorichev has already been transferred to Mordovian Camp 1. There are now about 130 prisoners in Chistopol Prison, including 15 sentenced under … Continue reading Prisons & Camps, October-December 1979 (55.3)
Miscellaneous Reports, 1978 (51.19-1)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Political Prisoner’s Day 30 October 1978 was declared “Political Prisoner Day” by the Moscow Helsinki Group (Document No. 66 [see CCE 51.20]): “We emphasize especially: the majority of political prisoners in the USSR are prisoners of conscience, who have not in fact committed any crimes... The fulfilment of the … Continue reading Miscellaneous Reports, 1978 (51.19-1)
Political Prisoner’s Day, 30 October 1974 (33.1)
<< No 33 : 10 December 1974 >> According to advance information received from the labour camps of Mordovia and Perm, a decision was taken there to designate 30 October 1974 [1] as the "Day of the Political Prisoner in the USSR". * On that day prisoners intended to declare hunger strikes, which were to … Continue reading Political Prisoner’s Day, 30 October 1974 (33.1)
Traditional Days of Protest in the USSR, 1976 (43.2)
<< No. 43 : 31 December 1976 >> [1] 30 OCTOBER 1976 POLITICAL PRISONERS' DAY * In 1976 Political Prisoners’ Day was observed for the third time (cf. CCE 33.1). In camps and prisons the traditional hunger-strikes took place on that day; over sixty people took part. Among them were: (1) women prisoners Irina Stasiv-Kalynets, … Continue reading Traditional Days of Protest in the USSR, 1976 (43.2)
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