<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> 115 signatures: “To the International Committee of the Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies” “For a number of years, the International Red Cross has not responded in any way to reports about bad conditions in places of imprisonment, and to the abuse of psychiatry in the … Continue reading Letters and Statements (51.20)
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Miscellaneous Reports, pt 1 (51.19)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Political Prisoner’s Day 30 October was declared “Political Prisoner Day” by the Moscow Helsinki Group (Document No. 66 [see CCE 51.20]): “We emphasize especially: the majority of political prisoners in the USSR are prisoners of conscience, who have not in fact committed any crimes... The fulfilment of the international … Continue reading Miscellaneous Reports, pt 1 (51.19)
Letters and statements (46.17)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> 56 signatures: “To the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee. To the Supreme Soviet of the USSR” (2 June 1977). “… In connection with the imminent adoption of a new Constitution, we call on the Soviet government to declare the first general amnesty for political prisoners in the history … Continue reading Letters and statements (46.17)
First Responses, November 1979 (54.1-1)
TO THE ARRESTS OF VELIKANOVA AND YAKUNIN <<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 … Continue reading First Responses, November 1979 (54.1-1)
Moscow Helsinki Group documents (1976-1982)
Publications and Statements. The titles of all documents (except Nos 20-25), were listed in the Chronicle, with excerpts from some of the texts. Document Nos 1-5May-July 1976 (CCE 41.8)6August 1976 (CCE 42.10)7-15October-December 1976 (CCE 43.6)16-19January 1977 (CCE 44.10)20-25April-November 1977 (MHG archive 2006, below)26-38November 1977 to March 1978 (CCE 48.23)39-49March-April 1978 (CCE 49.19)50-68May-October 1978 (CCE 51.21)69-81December … Continue reading Moscow Helsinki Group documents (1976-1982)
The Shcharansky Case (45.5)
<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> On 18 March, three days after the arrest of A. Shcharansky, 28 activists of the Jewish movement sent a letter to the International Tribunal on the Shtern Case (CCE 44): “We had no time to experience a feeling of relief in connection with the release from prison of Dr … Continue reading The Shcharansky Case (45.5)
The Ginzburg-Orlov Case, Feb-May 1977 (45.4)
<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> Officially this is two separate cases: Case No. 6, conducted by the Kaluga KGB against A. I. Ginzburg (investigator Lt.-Colonel Oselkov) and Case No. 7, conducted by the Moscow KGB against Yu. F. Orlov. * On 4 February 1977, the day after the arrest of Alexander Ginzburg [CCE 44.3], … Continue reading The Ginzburg-Orlov Case, Feb-May 1977 (45.4)
Activities of the Helsinki Groups, 1977 (44.10)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> In January 1977, a Group to Assist the Implementation of the Helsinki Agreements was set up in Georgia. Six people joined it: Beglor Bezhuashvili, a laboratory assistant in the department of art criticism at Tbilisi University; Zviad Gamsakhurdia (he is now senior research officer at the Institute … Continue reading Activities of the Helsinki Groups, 1977 (44.10)
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