<< No 64 : 30 June 1982 >> The Trial of Vasily Sichko On 4 January 1982, the people's court of Pridneprovsk district in the town of Cherkassy, with A.L. Kulchitsky presiding, heard the case of Vasily Petrovich SICHKO (b. 1956), charged under Article 229-6 pt. 1 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (“Possessing Drugs for … Continue reading In the Prisons and Camps, 1982 (64.13-1)
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The Trial of Bolonkin, August 1978 (51.7)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> On 20 April, 26 days before the completion of his exile, Alexander A. Bolonkin was arrested: in 1976 he completed four years in the camps under Article 70 [pt. 1] of the Russian Criminal Code (see CCE 30.4). * On 6 May 1978, he was taken in handcuffs by … Continue reading The Trial of Bolonkin, August 1978 (51.7)
The Trial of Alexander Feldman, 23 November 1973 (30.5)
<< No 30 : 31 December 1973 >> On 18 October 1973, Alexander Dmitrievich FELDMAN was arrested in Kiev on a charge of hooliganism. The following day his flat was searched (by a search party equipped with its own key). Feldman himself was not present at the search, during which the following items were confiscated: … Continue reading The Trial of Alexander Feldman, 23 November 1973 (30.5)
Political Trials, June 1972 (26.2)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> The Trial of Yury Melnik On 15, 16 and 19 June in Leningrad City Court the case was heard of Yury Melnik (CCE 24.2), charged under Articles 70 and 196 (forgery, manufacture or sale of forged documents, stamps, seals or forms) of the Russian Criminal Code. The chairman was … Continue reading Political Trials, June 1972 (26.2)
The Trial of Begun, May-June 1977 (46.2)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> On 6 May the trial of Josif Begun, arrested on 3 March (CCE 44), was put off until 27 May, but in fact it opened on 18 May (CCE 45), The pattern was then repeated: on 18 May the trial was put off until 8 June (CCE 45 erred … Continue reading The Trial of Begun, May-June 1977 (46.2)
Trials in Ukraine (and Tashkent) (55.1)
<<No 55 : 31 December 1980>> The Trial of Streltsov, November 1979 On 25 October Vasily Streltsov (CCE 53), a member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, was arrested in Dolina (Ivano-Frankovsk Region) for a “violation of residence regulations”. Two years ago, he renounced his Soviet citizenship and sent his passport to the Presidium of the … Continue reading Trials in Ukraine (and Tashkent) (55.1)
The Trial of Begun, 28 June 1978 (50.8-5)
<<No. 50 : November 1978>> Candidate of Technical Sciences Josif Ziselevich BEGUN (b. 1933) has been a refusenik since 1971, He is an activist of the Jewish emigration movement. In 1977 Begun was sentenced under Article 209, part 1, of the Russian Criminal Code (“leading a parasitic way of life for a prolonged period”) to … Continue reading The Trial of Begun, 28 June 1978 (50.8-5)
The Trial of Slepak, June 1978 (50.8-3)
<<No. 50 : November 1978>> Vladimir Semyonovich SLEPAK (b. 1927) has been a refusenik since April 1970. He has been actively involved in the Jewish emigration movement and is a member of the Moscow Helsinki Group. * On 1 June Slepak was arrested in his flat and taken to the police station (see 50.8-1, item … Continue reading The Trial of Slepak, June 1978 (50.8-3)
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