<<No 54 : 15 November 1979>> As with Tatyana Velikanova (CCE 54.1-1), Father Gleb Yakunin was taken from his home early in the morning and not told that this was an arrest; nor was he shown a search warrant. The investigator even reproached him when he began to say goodbye to his wife and children: … Continue reading 1 November 1979, Yakunin’s Arrest (54.1-2)
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for the Defence of Believers’ Rights in the USSR (1976-1980)
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The Trial of Makeyeva, April 1979 (53.7)
<<No 53 : 1 August 1979>> On 12 April the Kirov district people’s court in Moscow, presided over by Prilepko, examined the case of Valeria Zoroastrovna MAKEYEVA (b. 1929). She was charged under Article 162, pt. 2 (RSFSR Criminal Code: "Conduct of a forbidden trade"). The prosecutor was Gorshkov; the defence lawyer, F. S. Kheifets. … Continue reading The Trial of Makeyeva, April 1979 (53.7)