«Vesti iz SSSR» [R], 1986 (22/23-1; 15 December). On 8 December 1986 Anatoly Tikhonovich MARCHENKO (b. 1938), a political prisoner for many years, died in the maximum-security Chistopol Prison (Tatarstan). * HUNGER STRIKE For several months prior to his death, Marchenko had been on hunger strike, which he began on 8 August 1986 (1986: 17-7). … Continue reading The Death of Anatoly Marchenko (1938-1986)
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No 60 : 31 December 1980
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Several reports digitised. Page-spread numbers for pdf version (CCE Nos 59-61) in [square] brackets to right of many items in the Contents page. CCE 60 PDF [8-67] * 1. STATEMENT Chronicle 59 (confiscated by KGB); turnover among Chronicle editors * 2. The Trial of Alexander … Continue reading No 60 : 31 December 1980
A Chronicle of Current Events 