<<No 49 : 14 May 1978>> From 12 to 14 April the Supreme Court of the Lithuanian SSR in Vilnius heard the case of Balys Gajauskas (b. 1926), who was arrested on 20 April 1977 (CCE 45). The judge was Radziunas, the prosecutor was Bakucionis, and defence counsel (appointed by the court) was Gavronsky. Balys Gajauskas, … Continue reading The Trial of Gajauskas, 12-14 April 1978 (49.5)
Tag: Article 70*
Anti-Soviet Agitation and Propaganda
The Trial of Marinovich and Matusevich, 22-27 March 1978 (49.3)
<<No 49 : 14 May 1978>> From 22 to 27 March the Kiev Regional Assizes Court in Vasilkov (Kiev Region) examined the case of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group members Miroslav Marinovich and Nikolai Matusevich, charged under article 62, part 1, of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (= article 70 of the Russian Code). Matusevich was also charged … Continue reading The Trial of Marinovich and Matusevich, 22-27 March 1978 (49.3)
Prisoners in Perm camps, December 1974 (33.6)
<<No 33 : 10 December 1974>> A List of those known to the Chronicle PREFACE Some comments are necessary as a preface to this list. 1. For easier reference, the prisoners in the list below are divided into groups according to the type of their “case”. This grouping is, however, not in any way meant … Continue reading Prisoners in Perm camps, December 1974 (33.6)
The Trial of Ogorodnikov, 3-7 September 1980 (58.6)
<<No 58 : November 1980>> From 3 to 7 September 1980 the Kalinin Regional Court heard the case of Alexander Ioilevich OGORODNIKOV (b. 1950), who was charged under Article 70 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. Ogorodnikov was arrested on 20 November 1978 (CCE 51.15) and sentenced to one year in ordinary-regime camps for ‘parasitism’ (CCE … Continue reading The Trial of Ogorodnikov, 3-7 September 1980 (58.6)
The Trial of Victor Goncharov, 3-4 October 1980 (58.18)
«No 58 : November 1980» A second examination held at the Serbsky Institute and headed by the Institute’s Director G.V. Morozov concluded that Victor GONCHAROV was fit to stand trial (CCE 56). On 3-4 October a Kirovograd Court heard the case of Victor Mikhailovich Goncharov (b. 1955), who was charged under Article 187-1 of the … Continue reading The Trial of Victor Goncharov, 3-4 October 1980 (58.18)
Moral resistance, then & now (Tuesday 14 May 2019)
Veteran human rights campaigner Lena SANNIKOVA will speak at Pushkin House, London, on Tuesday, 14 May, at 7 pm about political prisoners in Putin's Russia and the Soviet Union and the many other opponents and victims of both regimes Elena Sannikova at the Sakharov Centre (May 2008) ♦ Over the past ten years, the level … Continue reading Moral resistance, then & now (Tuesday 14 May 2019)
Political Prisoners, 1 February 1987 (KGB report)
<<Other texts and documents>> KGB report to Gorbachev (Bukovsky Archives online). The numbers then serving a sentence under Articles 70, 190-1 and 142 of the RSFSR Criminal Code. One third held in psychiatric institutions; encouraging applications for a pardon from such prisoners; terms of release terms eased [Russian 1 Feb 87, 183-Ch] (9 pp) Excerpts. … Continue reading Political Prisoners, 1 February 1987 (KGB report)
Galanskov, Ginzburg, Dobrovolsky & Lashkova Trial: 8-12 January 1968 (1.1)
<<No 1 : 30 April 1968>> On 10 December 1968 it will be twenty years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of Human Rights. "Human Rights Year" began all over the world on 10 December 1967. On 11 December 1967 the trial of Yury GALANSKOV, Alexander GINZBURG, Alexei DOBROVOLSKY and Vera LASHKOVA … Continue reading Galanskov, Ginzburg, Dobrovolsky & Lashkova Trial: 8-12 January 1968 (1.1)
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