<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Political Prisoner’s Day 30 October 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 international … Continue reading Miscellaneous Reports, pt 1 (51.19)
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No 38 : 31 December 1975
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES A few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. To read the other items use page numbers for the pdf version (see below) given to the right of each report in this Contents page. (1) Sakharov's friends and enemies [47] (2) Before … Continue reading No 38 : 31 December 1975
No 39 : 12 March 1976
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE USSR CONTINUES A few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. To read the other items use page numbers for the pdf version (see below) given to the right of each report in this Contents page. obituary (1) Grigory Podyapolsky [94] (2) IN THE CAMPS … Continue reading No 39 : 12 March 1976
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 the prisoners intended to declare hunger strikes, which were to last … Continue reading Political Prisoner’s Day, 30 October 1974 (33.1)
Traditional Days of Protest in the USSR, December 1976 (43.2)
<< No. 43 : 31 December 1976 >> 30 OCTOBER 1976 POLITICAL PRISONERS' DAY In 1976 Political Prisoners’ Day was observed for the third time. [1a] In camps and prisons the traditional hunger-strikes took place on that day; over sixty people took part. Among them were: ● the women prisoners Irina Stasiv-Kalynets, Oksana Popovich, Irina … Continue reading Traditional Days of Protest in the USSR, December 1976 (43.2)
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