<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> In May 1972 there appeared in samizdat an open letter, whose authors are concerned about the fate of K. Lyubarsky, V. Chornovil, I. Svitlychny. D. Shumuk and L. Plyushch (see CCE 24.3 and CCE 25.2), who were arrested in January 1972, and others. The letter talks of the protracted … Continue reading Letters and Documents (26.15)
Tag: Action Group*
Инициативная группа по защите прав чеволека в СССР
“In Honour of Nixon” (26.7)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> The visit of American President Nixon [note 1] to the USSR (22-30 May) was accompanied by some curious activities on the part of the authorities. * From 1 May 1972 onwards, the following were summoned to district police-stations in Moscow: T. S. Khodorovich, a member of the Action Group … Continue reading “In Honour of Nixon” (26.7)
The Arrest of Yakir, 21 June 1972 (26.1)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> On 21 June 1972, Pyotr Ionovich YAKIR was arrested in Moscow. P.I. Yakir (b. 1923) is the son of General Iona Emanuilovich Yakir, a hero of the civil war, who was executed by Stalin; he served 17 years (from 1937 to 1954) in Stalin s prisons and camps. P. … Continue reading The Arrest of Yakir, 21 June 1972 (26.1)
Action Group for Defence of Human Rights in USSR
The oldest human rights group in the Soviet Union, with members from Moscow, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, the ACTION GROUP began its activities in 1969 by appealing, over the head of the Soviet government, to the UN Human Rights Committee. Its formal existence ended with the imprisonment of Tatyana VELIKANOVA in 1980. To see related reports … Continue reading Action Group for Defence of Human Rights in USSR
The Case of Leonid Plyushch, July 1973 (29.6)
<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> The case of Leonid Plyushch was tried by the Kiev Regional Court on 25-29 January 1973. The judge was Dyshel. The case was heard behind closed doors, with the accused not present. According to the Chronicle's information, none of the officially appointed psychiatrists was present in court. The defence … Continue reading The Case of Leonid Plyushch, July 1973 (29.6)
The Arrest of Sergei Kovalyov, 27 Dec. 1974 (34.1)
<<No 34 : 31 December 1974>> On 27 December 1974 Sergei Kovalyov was arrested in Moscow. On 23 December a search had been carried out at his apartment — one of many searches which took place on that day in Moscow and Lithuania in connection with ‘Case 345’, being investigated by the Lithuanian KGB (see … Continue reading The Arrest of Sergei Kovalyov, 27 Dec. 1974 (34.1)
Grigory Podyapolsky, 1926-1976 (39.1)
<< No 39 : 12 March 1976 >> On the night of 8/9 March 1976, Grigory Sergeyevich PODYAPOLSKY, a scientist and poet, one of those who has fought openly and courageously for human rights in the USSR, died of a brain haemorrhage in a Saratov hospital. Grigory Podyapolsky had an exceptional, outsize and vivid personality. … Continue reading Grigory Podyapolsky, 1926-1976 (39.1)
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 the prisoners intended to declare hunger strikes, which were to last … Continue reading Political Prisoner’s Day, 30 October 1974 (33.1)
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