<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> In accordance with instructions from Moscow, political prisoners in the Leningrad Special Psychiatric Hospital [SPH] are being transferred to other establishments of the same type in towns where they have no relatives, thus restricting the opportunities for meetings and handing in parcels. * Those transferred to the Dnepropetrovsk SPH … Continue reading In the Psychiatric Hospitals, October 1972 (27.6)
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Political Prisoners in Psychiatric Hospitals, July 1972 (26.5)
<<No 26 : 5 July 1972>> Vladimir llych Trifonov (b. 1938 in the Kalinin Region [Central Russia]) -- In 1966 Trifonov studied at the physics faculty of Kalinin Pedagogical Institute. He frequently argued with teachers in the department of political economy. As a result, a psychiatric examination was arranged for him. The examination lasted five … Continue reading Political Prisoners in Psychiatric Hospitals, July 1972 (26.5)
Renewal of Fainberg and Borisov’s Hunger-Strike, December 1971 (23.4)
<<No 23 : 5 January 1972>> Victor Fainberg and Vladimir Borisov, who are in the Leningrad Special Psychiatric Hospital, declared a new hunger-strike on 26 December 1971 (on their previous hunger-strike see CCE 19.3 and CCE 22.8, item 14). Victor Fainberg, b. 1931 Between 20 and 26 December 1971 Fainberg appealed to the USSR Minister … Continue reading Renewal of Fainberg and Borisov’s Hunger-Strike, December 1971 (23.4)
The Trial of Bukovsky, Nov. 1971 to January 1972 (23.1)
<<No 23 : 5 January 1972>> [Appeals and Statements] In a letter of 26 November 1971 [64] addressed to the Fifth International Congress of Psychiatrists in Mexico, the Action Group for Human Rights in the USSR announced its support "for the appeal and proposals of the Committee for Human Rights [CCE 22.7, item 5]. which … Continue reading The Trial of Bukovsky, Nov. 1971 to January 1972 (23.1)
B.V. Talantov, 1903-1971; N.N. Samsonov, 1906-1971 (18.12)
«No 18 : 5 March 1971» Boris V. TALANTOV On 4 January 1971 Boris Vladimirovich TALANTOV (b. 1903) died in the prison hospital in Kirov [Volga District]. He was arrested on 12 June 1969 and at the beginning of September sentenced under Article 190-1 of the Russian Criminal Code to three years' imprisonment (CCE 8.14, … Continue reading B.V. Talantov, 1903-1971; N.N. Samsonov, 1906-1971 (18.12)
News in brief, August 1969 (9.10)
«No 9 : 31 August 1969» [1] On 26 August Anatoly Marchenko was sentenced under Article 190 of the Russian Criminal Code to a new term of imprisonment: two years. The trial took place in the settlement of Nyrob, in the Perm Region, within the camp zone. The witnesses consisted of prisoners convicted for serious … Continue reading News in brief, August 1969 (9.10)
P.G. Grigorenko on the SPH, December 1969 (11.2)
«No 11 : 31 December 1969» In her book Midday [Polden] Natalya Gorbanevskaya includes the following account by P.G. Grigorenko. It is published here in abbreviated form. *** The idea of "special psychiatric hospitals" is not in itself without merit, but as for the way this idea is implemented in our country, there is nothing … Continue reading P.G. Grigorenko on the SPH, December 1969 (11.2)
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