<<No 50 : November 1978>> From 15 to 19 May the Tbilisi City Court heard the case of Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava [1]. The two men were charged with “Anti-Soviet Agitation & Propaganda” (Article 71, Georgian SSR Criminal Code = Article 70, RSFSR Code). The court was presided over by A. V. Kobakhidze, Deputy … Continue reading Gamsakhurdia & Kostava on trial, May 1978 (50.2)
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Chronology: Dec. 1976 to March 1977 (44.1)
<<No 44 : 16 March 1977>> DECEMBER 1976. 18.Exchange of Vladimir Bukovsky and Luis Corvalan.24.Searches among members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group.25.Psychiatric arrest of Vladimir Borisov (Leningrad). JANUARY 1977. 4.Searches among members of Moscow Helsinki Group. TASS announces link between Helsinki Group and NTS.5.Creation of the Working Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes. Yury … Continue reading Chronology: Dec. 1976 to March 1977 (44.1)