«No 8 : 30 June 1969» Marchenko again under investigation The fate of Anatoly MARCHENKO, author of My Testimony, is well-known to readers of the Chronicle. On 21 August 1968, he was sentenced to one year in a strict-regime camp, for "infringing identity document regulations” (CCE 3.1 [1]). Marchenko's friends say the charge was trumped … Continue reading Marchenko case, May ’69 (8.9)
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Ginzburg hunger strike, May-Jun ’69 (8.8)
«No 8 : 30 June 1969» On 16 May Alexander Ginzburg (feature photo) went on hunger strike in protest at being forbidden to have visits from his wife. He gave advance warning of this to the administration of Camp 17 of the Mordovian camp complex, where he is being held, stressing that he would not … Continue reading Ginzburg hunger strike, May-Jun ’69 (8.8)