«No 13 : 30 April 1970» On 24 April in Kharkov an engineer, Arkady Zinovevich Levin (b. 1933), was put on trial. He was charged under Article 187-1 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (equivalent of Article 190-1 of the Russian Code). The investigator was V. E. Gritsenko, the judge Borisenko, the Procurator Lebedev and counsel … Continue reading Kharkov: the Trial of Levin, April 1970 (13.5)
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Kharkov: the trial of Nedobora and Ponomaryov, March 1970 (13.4)
«No 13 : 30 April 1970» On 10 and 11 March, two engineers, Vladimir Vladimirovich Ponomaryov (b. 1933; father of a five year old boy) and Vladislav Georgiyevich Nedobora (b. 1933; father of two children) were put on trial in the Kharkov Region Court. They were accused, under Article 187-1 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code, … Continue reading Kharkov: the trial of Nedobora and Ponomaryov, March 1970 (13.4)
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)
Repressive acts against the Action Group, December 1969 (11.12)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» Repressive acts against Members of the Action Group and those who supported Appeals to the United Nations (May to December 1969) Members of the Action Group (1) G. Altunyan, engineer from Kharkov -- sentenced to three years in a labour camp under Article 190-1. (2) V. Borisov, worker from … Continue reading Repressive acts against the Action Group, December 1969 (11.12)
The arrest of Genrikh Altunyan, 11 July 1969 (9.4)
«No 9 : 31 August 1969» On 11 July 1969, Genrikh ALTUNYAN was arrested in Kharkov. He was charged under Article 62 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (equivalent to Article 70 of the Russian Code). The police arrested Altunyan without producing a warrant for his arrest or detention. Genrikh Altunyan, a radio-technician and engineer, was … Continue reading The arrest of Genrikh Altunyan, 11 July 1969 (9.4)
The trial of Genrikh Altunyan: 26 November 1969 (11.11)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» On 26 November the trial of Genrikh [Ovanesovich] Altunyan was held in Kharkov [East Ukraine]. A radio technician, Altunyan held the rank of major until he was demoted. He is a member of the Action Group for Civil Rights in the USSR [CCE 8.10] and the father of two … Continue reading The trial of Genrikh Altunyan: 26 November 1969 (11.11)
Extra-judicial political persecution, 1968-1969 (8.12)
«No 8 : 30 June 1969» The Chronicle is changing the title of this regular section, since the material it receives has a wider range than the term "repression" suggests. Persecution of dissenters does not always go as far as direct repression such as dismissals, expulsions, reprimands and so on; it may take the form … Continue reading Extra-judicial political persecution, 1968-1969 (8.12)
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