<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> SVERDLOVSK [1] Between 10 and 18 November 1971 the Sverdlovsk Region Court, E. A. Solomentsev presiding, heard the case of a group of persons arrested in March 1971 and indicted under Articles 70 and 72 of the Russian Criminal Code (anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda and the creation of an … Continue reading News in Brief, March 1972 (24.11)
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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)
News in brief, December 1969 (11.15)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» [1] On 5 December 1969 the traditional silent demonstration [CCE 6.9, item 3] was held on Pushkin Square. The first of these demonstrations was in support of Yu. Daniel and A. Sinyavsky, and took place on 5 December 1966, under the slogan "Respect the Constitution". This time about fifty … Continue reading News in brief, December 1969 (11.15)
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