<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> The Case of Gamsakhurdia, Kostava and Rtskhiladze. On 25 January 1978, Victor RTSKHILADZE was re-arrested. He had been arrested in April 1977 together with Zviad GAMSAKHURDIA and Merab KOSTAVA but was released him four days later after signing an undertaking not to leave Tbilisi (CCE 45). The KGB is … Continue reading Repressive Measures against the Helsinki Groups: Georgia, 1977-1978 (48.4)
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Грузинская ССР
No 34 : 31 December 1974
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Only two of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 34-36, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page (1) The Arrest of Sergei Kovalyov [6] TRIALS (2) The Trial of Mikhail … Continue reading No 34 : 31 December 1974
No 36 : 31 May 1975
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES A few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 34-36, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** (1) The Arrest of Andrei Tverdokhlebov [91] (2) 18th April 1975 [searches … Continue reading No 36 : 31 May 1975
No 38 : 31 December 1975
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have 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) Sakharov's friends and enemies (2) Before the trials of Kovalyov and … Continue reading No 38 : 31 December 1975
No 42 : 8 October 1976
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have 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. Sent to Hospital for his Songs [Pyotr Starchik] [110] 2. The Case of … Continue reading No 42 : 8 October 1976
No 49 : 14 May 1978
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES None of the reports in this issue have yet been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 49, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page. TRIALS (1) The Trial of Kirill Podrabinek (Elektrostal) [8] (2) The Trial of Grigory … Continue reading No 49 : 14 May 1978
No 63 : 31 December 1981
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version(CCE No 63, see below) are given to the right of the items in this Contents page. 1. Persecution of Working Commission on Psychiatric Abuse [7] The trial of Irina … Continue reading No 63 : 31 December 1981
“The freight and the groove” (2000)
Prisoners of an old regime ♣ Marjorie Farquharson ♣ (July 2000) When you see what happened to them in the 1990s, the harsh years that some people spent as prisoners in previous decades seemed to be merely a dry-run. Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939-1993) became Georgia’s first freely-elected President after the Soviet Union collapsed, with a mandate … Continue reading “The freight and the groove” (2000)
The Movement of the Meskhetians for a Return to their Homeland, April 1971 (19.6)
«No 19 : 30 April 1971» In 1969 the Chronicle reported on the Meskhetians, a population native to the southern areas of Georgia, on the history of the forcible deportation of the entire people (CCE 7.6), and on the persecution of the Meskhetians when they attempted to return to their homeland (CCE 9.7).[1] For 27 … Continue reading The Movement of the Meskhetians for a Return to their Homeland, April 1971 (19.6)
The Trial of Gamsakhurdia and Kostava, 15-19 May 1978 (50.2)
<<No 50 : November 1978>> From 15 to 19 May the Tbilisi City Court heard the case of Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava. The two men were charged with “anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda” (Article 71 of the Georgian Criminal Code [equivalent to Article 70 of the Russian Code]). The court was presided over by A. … Continue reading The Trial of Gamsakhurdia and Kostava, 15-19 May 1978 (50.2)
The Jewish Movement for Emigration to Israel, March 1970 (18.6)
<<No 18 : 5 March 1971>> On 5-6 January 1971 the Leningrad Military Tribunal heard the case of Vulf Zalmanson (b. 1939), a member of the armed forces, who was arrested together with the eleven persons already convicted in the "aeroplane" case [CCE 17.6]. The trial was held in camera. The father and brother of … Continue reading The Jewish Movement for Emigration to Israel, March 1970 (18.6)
Searches and Arrests of Jews wishing to emigrate to Israel, August 1970 (15.6)
«No 15 : 31 August 1970» [1] On 9 July two Georgian Jews, Venyamin Dzhanashvili and Abram Dzhandzhikhanashvili, were arrested in Tbilisi. For a long time they have been trying to obtain permission to emigrate to Israel. The pretext for the arrest was an incident on 26 January 1970 in the reception-room of the Georgian … Continue reading Searches and Arrests of Jews wishing to emigrate to Israel, August 1970 (15.6)
Those arrested in 1970: Supplement 2, January 1971 (17.15)
«No 17 : 31 December 1970» January 1971 Supplement to Chronicle No 17 PART TWO PEOPLE ARRESTED, OR ARRESTED AND TRIED IN 1970 For the information on individuals (see Part 1, CCE 17.14) * 1. RUSSIAN SOVIET FEDERATED SOCIALIST REPUBLIC MOSCOW Andrei Alexeyevich AMALRIK, b. 1938, commentator. Arrested 21 May; Article 190-1; three years hard … Continue reading Those arrested in 1970: Supplement 2, January 1971 (17.15)
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)
New persecution of the Meskhetians, 1968-1969 (9.7)
«No 9 : 31 August 1969» "The people's movement for the restoration of historical justice continues." Those were the final words of the report in Issue 7 of the Chronicle [CCE 7.6] on the tragic fate of the small Meskhi people. Also continuing is the persecution of the Meskhi by the authorities. The Meskhi are … Continue reading New persecution of the Meskhetians, 1968-1969 (9.7)
