<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> On 1 February Yury Orlov was summoned to the Procuracy of the Cheryomushki district of Moscow to see investigator Ponomaryov. Orlov wrote a statement in the record of the interrogation: “It has been explained to me that case No, 46012/18-76 has been instigated against the journal of … Continue reading The Arrest of Yury Orlov, 10 February 1977 (44.7)
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Search at the home of Mnyukh, 7 February 1977 (44.6)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> On 7 February, a search was carried out at the flat of a member of the Moscow Helsinki group, Yury Mnyukh, with the sanction of A. I. Tikhonov and a warrant from senior investigator Pantyukhin. It was conducted by investigator Morozov; witnesses were A. I. Vladimirov and … Continue reading Search at the home of Mnyukh, 7 February 1977 (44.6)
Interrogations, Shadowing and Protests (44.2-2)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> On 4 January at the end of his search A. I. Tikhonov (CCE 44.2) tried to serve a summons on Yu. Orlov to appear for interrogation the following day as a witness in case No. 46012/18-76. On 5 January, when Orlov was going to the group’s press … Continue reading Interrogations, Shadowing and Protests (44.2-2)
Reprisals against the Helsinki Groups (44.2)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> Searches in Moscow (2.1) The authorities began their attack on the Helsinki Groups at the end of December 1976 with searches at the homes of a member of the Moscow group, Vladimir Slepak, and members of the Ukrainian group, Nikolai Rudenko, Oles Berdnik, Ivan Kandyba, Lev Lukyanenko … Continue reading Reprisals against the Helsinki Groups (44.2)
The Trial of Shcharansky, 10-14 July 1978 (50.4)
<<No. 50 : November 1978>> The case of Anatoly Shcharansky, charged under Articles 64 and 70 of the Russian Criminal Code, was heard from 10 to 14 July by the Russian Supreme Court’s Division for Criminal Cases, in the People’s Court building in the Proletarsky District of Moscow (Serebryanicheskaya Embankment 15/17). The composition of the … Continue reading The Trial of Shcharansky, 10-14 July 1978 (50.4)
The Persecution of Believers-1 (49.14)
<<No 49 : 14 May 1978>> Orthodox Christians; Catholics in Georgia; Adventists Orthodox Christians In recent years, a certain sign of the celebration of Easter has been the appearance of reinforced squads of police and vigilantes who surround the churches and zealously refuse to let young people through to the services. Every year the system of … Continue reading The Persecution of Believers-1 (49.14)
The Helsinki Groups under Investigation (49.6)
<<No 49 : 14 May 1978>> THE CASE OF GINZBURG On 28 April 1978, Alexander Ginzburg and his lawyer E. A. Reznikova were ready to sign the record to the effect that they had finished studying the case, when it suddenly transpired that the pre-trial investigation, which should have finished before 3 May (CCE 48.2) was … Continue reading The Helsinki Groups under Investigation (49.6)
Letters and Statements, 1977-1978 (48.23)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> Mart Niklus, b. 1934 Mart Niklus -- “To Professor Juri Saarma” (1 November 1977) Professor Saarma is a psychiatrist and attended the International Congress of Psychiatrists in Honolulu as a member of the Soviet delegation. With his article in the newspaper Kodurnaa and his talks on Estonian radio, writes … Continue reading Letters and Statements, 1977-1978 (48.23)
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