<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> On 13-15 September 1976 in the Lithuanian Supreme Court the case of Genrikas Klimaškauskas and Zigmas Širvinskas under Article 199-1 of the Lithuanian Criminal Code (corresponding to Article 190-1 of the Russian Code) was heard in closed session. Klimaškauskas and Širvinskas were arrested on 13 February 1976 … Continue reading Events in Lithuania, March 1977 (44.22)
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Velikanova & Yakunin, November 1979 (54.1-1)
FIRST RESPONSES TO THEIR ARRESTS <<No 54 : 15 November 1979>> A statement by the MOSCOW HELSINKI GROUP The Group to Assist the Implementation of the Helsinki Agreements in the USSR: Document No. 111 (3 November 1979) “A sharp increase in the persecution of the movement for the rule of law in the USSR”. "On … Continue reading Velikanova & Yakunin, November 1979 (54.1-1)
The Trial of Petkus, 10-13 July 1978 (50.5)
<<No. 50 : November 1978>> From 10 to 13 July the Supreme Court of the Lithuanian SSR examined the case of Viktoras Petkus, charged under Article 68, part 2 (“anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda”), Article 70 (“organizational activity and taking part in an anti-Soviet organization”), Article 122, part 2 (“sodomy”) and Article 241, part 3 (“the … Continue reading The Trial of Petkus, 10-13 July 1978 (50.5)
Repressing the Helsinki Groups: Lithuania, 1977-1978 (48.3)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> The Case of Viktoras Petkus. On 23 August 1977, the day of Viktoras Petkus’s arrest, a search was carried out at the home of Birute Pasiliene, who lives near Klaipeda (CCE 47.5), in addition to the searches reported in CCE 47.5. The warrant for the search, as for the … Continue reading Repressing the Helsinki Groups: Lithuania, 1977-1978 (48.3)
No 47 : 30 November 1977
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES A few of the reports in this issue has been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 47) are given next to the items in this Contents page in square brackets [ ]. (1) The Trial of Felix Serebrov [8] (2) The Trial of … Continue reading No 47 : 30 November 1977
No 56 : 30 April 1980
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Some of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 55 & 56, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** 1. The Exile of Andrei Sakharov [46] 2. The Death of … Continue reading No 56 : 30 April 1980
Chronology: Dec. 1976 to March 1977 (44.1)
<<No 44 : 16 March 1977>> December 197618Exchange of Vladimir Bukovsky and Luis Corvalan24Searches among members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group25Psychiatric arrest of Vladimir Borisov (Leningrad) January 19774Searches among members of Moscow Helsinki Group TASS announcement of link between Helsinki Group and NTS5Creation of the Working Commission to Investigate the Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes Yury Mnyukh … Continue reading Chronology: Dec. 1976 to March 1977 (44.1)
A Chronicle of Current Events 