ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 37-39, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** (1) Sakharov's friends and enemies (2) Before the trials of Kovalyov and … Continue reading No 38 : 31 December 1975
Tag: Bukovsky V.K.*
Владимир К. Буковский
Chronology, December 1976 to March 1977 (44.1)
<<No 44 : 16 March 1977>> December 1976 18 Exchange of Bukovsky and Corvalan 24 Searches among members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group 25 Psychiatric arrest of Vladimir Borisov (Leningrad) * 1977 January 1977 4 Searches among members of Moscow Helsinki Group TASS announcement of link between Helsinki Group and NTS 5 Creation of the … Continue reading Chronology, December 1976 to March 1977 (44.1)
“Bukovsky Day”, 29 March 1975 (35.8)
<<No 35 : 31 March 1975>> 29 March 1975 was marked in the USSR and abroad as “Vladimir Bukovsky Day”. On this day many Soviet citizens made statements in defence of Bukovsky. [1] Four years ago Vladimir Bukovsky was thrown into prison. He is only 32 years old today, yet this was already his fourth … Continue reading “Bukovsky Day”, 29 March 1975 (35.8)
The Release of Bukovsky, 18 December 1976 (43.1)
<< No 43 : 31 December 1976 >> In September (?) of this year, the Danish Committee for the Sakharov Hearings proposed to the Soviet and Chilean authorities that they should simultaneously release Vladimir Bukovsky and Luis Corvalan from imprisonment. * V. Bukovsky was arrested in March 1971 and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment and … Continue reading The Release of Bukovsky, 18 December 1976 (43.1)
The Case of Vladimir Bukovsky, January 1972 (23.1)
<<No 23 : 5 January 1972>> [Appeals and Statements] In a letter of 26 November 1971 [64] addressed to the Fifth International Congress of Psychiatrists in Mexico, the Action Group for Human Rights in the USSR announced its support "for the appeal and proposals of the Committee for Human Rights [CCE 22.7, item 5]. which … Continue reading The Case of Vladimir Bukovsky, January 1972 (23.1)
The Investigation into the Case of V. Bukovsky, September 1971 (21.5)
«No 21 : 11 September 1971» (On Bukovsky's arrest, see CCE 19.1) On 29 June N.I. Bukovskaya submitted a protest to R. A. Rudenko, USSR Procurator-General, against the violation of the right to a defence in the case of her son V. Bukovsky; the violation consisted in the unexplained refusal of the Moscow City Procurator … Continue reading The Investigation into the Case of V. Bukovsky, September 1971 (21.5)
The Arrest of Bukovsky, 29 March 1971 (19.1)
<<No 19 : 30 April 1971>> On 29 March 1971 Vladimir Bukovsky was arrested by the Moscow Region KGB. He was charged under Article 70 of the Russian Criminal Code and placed in Lefortovo prison. A search of Bukovsky's flat was carried out in his absence (Bukovsky was driven away, questioned, detained and – two … Continue reading The Arrest of Bukovsky, 29 March 1971 (19.1)
Materials concerning the forthcoming International Congress of Psychiatrists, 16 September 1971 (22.3)
<< No 22 : 10 November 1971 >> [1] On 16 September 1971 the English newspaper The Times printed a letter signed by Professor F. A. Jenner and other English psychiatrists (44 signatures in all) on the subject of V. Bukovsky’s appeal to Western psychiatrists, which was published in The Times on 12 March. V. … Continue reading Materials concerning the forthcoming International Congress of Psychiatrists, 16 September 1971 (22.3)
The Case of Vladimir Bukovsky, November 1971 (22.2)
«No 22 : 10 November 1971» In connection with the transfer of Vladimir Bukovsky (on his arrest, CCE 19.1) to the Serbsky Institute for [psychiatric] examination [CCE 21.5], a group of his friends and acquaintances has addressed an Open Letter [3] to the Director of the Serbsky Institute and to the World Health Organisation. The … Continue reading The Case of Vladimir Bukovsky, November 1971 (22.2)
The case of Vladimir Bukovsky, March 1972 (24.1)
<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> On 5 January 1972 the Moscow City Court passed sentence on Vladimir Bukovsky (see Chronicle 23.1). [Note 1, see Commentary] For Soviet readers the only official source of information on the trial of Vladimir Bukovsky was an article by A. Yurov and L. Kolesov, “Biography of villainy”, published in … Continue reading The case of Vladimir Bukovsky, March 1972 (24.1)
Commentary No 18
No 18 : 5 March 1971 18.1 POLITICAL PRISONERS IN PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS The Russian text of one of Zinaida Grigorenko's letters, dated 11 February, and addressed to "The World Mental Health Society", is in Possev 5, 1971, pp 5-6. English extracts were published in The Observer, 2 May 1971. Chernyshov appeal. Russian text in Possev … Continue reading Commentary No 18
Statements by Vladimir Bukovsky, June 1970 (14.4)
«No 14 : 30 June 1970» [1] Open letter to Mikis Theodorakis The addressee is the well-known Greek composer who was recently released from detention and is now in France. At the beginning of 1970 the author of the letter returned from the camps (CCE 12.9, item 22). We give here its partially abridged text. … Continue reading Statements by Vladimir Bukovsky, June 1970 (14.4)
News in brief, February 1970 (12.9)
«No 12 : 28 February 1970» [1] TASHKENT. Seidomet Khalibayev was arrested at the end of December 1969 under Article 190-1 [Article 194-1 in Uzbek SSR Criminal Code]. Earlier served a sentence in connection with the case of Yury Osmanov. [2] Nuri Abduraimov. Born 1940, arrested 8 January 1970 in the town of Yangiyul, Uzbek … Continue reading News in brief, February 1970 (12.9)
News in brief, December 1968 (5.4)
<<No 5 : 31 December 1968>> [1] In the Crimea there are periodic police raids on Tatars who have returned home. On 15 July 1968, eleven Crimean Tatar families were brutally manhandled at the 'Bolshevik' state farm in the Krasnogvardeisky (Red Guard) district. Since the publication of the decree of 5 September 1967, only eighteen … Continue reading News in brief, December 1968 (5.4)
News in brief, August 1969 (9.10)
«No 9 : 31 August 1969» [1] On 26 August Anatoly Marchenko was sentenced under Article 190 of the Russian Criminal Code to a new term of imprisonment - two years. The trial took place in the settlement of Nyrob, in the Perm Region, within the camp zone. The witnesses consisted of prisoners convicted for … Continue reading News in brief, August 1969 (9.10)
Texts in English
— 1960-1969 — Labedz, L. & M. Hayward, M. (eds), On Trial: the case of Sinyavsky and Daniel, London 1967 (includes most of the materials from The White Book) The Chornovil Papers, 1968 (in Russian, Woe from Wit) Conquest, Robert, The Great Terror, 1968 (CCE 14.12, item 10 and CCE 19.12, item 4) Gonchar (Honchar), … Continue reading Texts in English
Corrections and additions to No 1, June 1968 (2.8)
No 2, 30 June 1968 [1] The first name of Ogurtsov, convicted in Leningrad [CCE 1.6] in November 1967 is Igor ; the first name of Bochevarov, convicted in Leningrad in February 1968 is Georgy. [2] The sentence about the material evidence presented at the Moscow trial [CCE 1.1] was misleadingly formulated. The main items … Continue reading Corrections and additions to No 1, June 1968 (2.8)
Survey of samizdat, December 1968 (5.1)
«No 5 : 31 December 1968» Samizdat is a specific medium for exercising freedom of expression in our country. During the last few years samizdat has evolved from a predominant concern with poetry and fiction towards an ever greater emphasis on journalistic and documentary writing. This is particularly true of 1968. In this year samizdat … Continue reading Survey of samizdat, December 1968 (5.1)
