<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> This section has been compiled, in the main, from materials in the Information Bulletins of the Working Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes: Nos. 5 (15 December 1977), 6 (1 February 1978) and 7 (24 February 1978). On the cover of Bulletin No. 5, as … Continue reading In the Psychiatric Hospitals: December 1977 to February 1978 (48.12)
Tag: Dnepropetrovsk SPH*
In the Psychiatric Hospitals, August 1976 (41.7)
Chernyakhovsk Special Psychiatric Hospital [Kaliningrad Region]. Kubyshkin is a worker from near Moscow, just over 50 years old. Previously he was charged under Article 70 of the RSFSR Criminal Code for “conversations”, declared mentally incompetent and sent to the Leningrad Special Psychiatric Hospital. Now he has once again been “excused punishment” and this time sent … Continue reading In the Psychiatric Hospitals, August 1976 (41.7)
The Case of Leonid Plyushch, July 1973 (29.6)
<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> The case of Leonid Plyushch was tried by the Kiev Regional Court on 25-29 January 1973. The judge was Dyshel. The case was heard behind closed doors, with the accused not present. According to the Chronicle's information, none of the officially appointed psychiatrists was present in court. The defence … Continue reading The Case of Leonid Plyushch, July 1973 (29.6)
No 39 : 12 March 1976
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE USSR CONTINUES Two of the reports in this issue has 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) Obituary — Grigory Podyapolsky [94] (2) IN THE CAMPS AND PRISONS Political prisoners' … Continue reading No 39 : 12 March 1976
No 41 : 3 August 1976
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Only a few of the reports in this issue has been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 40-42, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page. (1) Suspension of Case Against Mikhail Naritsa [69], Jelgava (Latvian SSR) (2) … Continue reading No 41 : 3 August 1976
Dnepropetrovsk Special Psychiatric Hospital, September 1971 (21.3)
<<No 21 : 11 September 1971>> This “Psychiatric Hospital of Special Type” (postal address: Dnepropetrovsk-6, postbox YaE-308) was established in 1965-6. The hospital occupies the premises of a former prison. The regime is approximately the same as that of similar institutions in Kazan and Leningrad. The hospital consists of at least ten sections. The number … Continue reading Dnepropetrovsk Special Psychiatric Hospital, September 1971 (21.3)
Those arrested in 1969-1970 (17.14)
«No 17 : 31 December 1970»(January 1971 Supplement to Chronicle No 17) PERSONS CONVICTED OR ARRESTED FOR POLITICAL REASONS IN 1969 and 1970 PART ONE THOSE ARRESTED IN 1969 AND BROUGHT TO TRIAL IN 1970 Those who appeared in an earlier such list (CCE 11.17), are marked with an asterisk. A reference is given in … Continue reading Those arrested in 1969-1970 (17.14)
Political trials around the USSR, February 1970 (12.4)
«No 12 : 28 February 1970» DNEPROPETROVSK (Ukraine) From 19 to 27 January the trial of I. G. Sokulsky, N. G. Kulchinsky and V. V. Savchenko, accused under Article 62 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (which corresponds to Article 70 of the Russian Code), was held in Dnepropetrovsk. The judge was Tubelts, the assessors were … Continue reading Political trials around the USSR, February 1970 (12.4)
Appendix: Repressive measures in 1969 (11.17)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» The Chronicle gives a list of [62] persons known to have been subjected to repression for political reasons in 1969. [Note: the laws indicated refer to the Russian Criminal Code. In the other fourteen Union Republics Article 70 and Article 190-1 have a different numeration.] [This list was corrected … Continue reading Appendix: Repressive measures in 1969 (11.17)
News in brief, December 1969 (11.15)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» [1] On 5 December 1969 the traditional silent demonstration [CCE 6.9, item 3] was held on Pushkin Square. The first of these demonstrations was in support of Yu. Daniel and A. Sinyavsky, and took place on 5 December 1966, under the slogan "Respect the Constitution". This time about fifty … Continue reading News in brief, December 1969 (11.15)
News in brief, June 1969 (8.14)
«No 8 : 30 June 1969» [1] In mid-May 1969, workers at the Kiev Hydroelectric Station in the village of Beryozka met to discuss the housing problem: many of them are even now still living in prefabricated huts and railway coaches despite the authorities' promises to provide housing. The workers declared that they no longer … Continue reading News in brief, June 1969 (8.14)
Extra-judicial repression, 1968-1969 (7.12)
No 7 : 30 June 1969 [DNEPROPETROVSK, 1-11] [1] S.Yu. Sheinin, from Dnepropetrovsk, one of the oldest journalists on the newspaper Zorya, has been expelled from the Party and dismissed, from work for a favourable review of the novel The Cathedral by Oles Honchar (Gonchar). [2] M.T. Skoryk from Dnepropetrovsk, employed by the newspaper Zorya, … Continue reading Extra-judicial repression, 1968-1969 (7.12)
The fate of dissenters declared mentally ill, July 1969 (8.7)
«Issue 8 : 30 June 1969» In the course of July three court hearings [CCE 9.3] are expected which will involve the ordering of compulsory measures of a medical nature. A panel of forensic psychiatry experts from the Serbsky Institute in Moscow has pronounced Victor Kuznetsov, whose arrest the Chronicle [CCE 7.3] has already reported, … Continue reading The fate of dissenters declared mentally ill, July 1969 (8.7)
Samizdat update, April 1969 (7.11)
«No 7 : 30 April 1969» 1. A. Antipov, "From Intellectual Chaos to the Coordination of Intellects" In essence the author puts forward a systematised programme for samizdat - although he does not employ this particular term, preferring to use "uncensored literature" of "literature circulated in typescript". The author considers that the current development of … Continue reading Samizdat update, April 1969 (7.11)
