<<No 53 : 1 August 1979>> 3 ENTRIES [1] PAPAYAN Rafael Papayan, who teaches in the Yerevan University Department of Russian Literature (CCE 48.6), sent papers to the Higher Degrees Commission (VAK) for confirmation of his title as senior lecturer. They were returned to Yerevan. Officially the title has not been refused; the papers were … Continue reading Extrajudicial Persecution, August 1979 (53.27)
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Suppressing Helsinki Groups: Armenia, 1977-8 (48.6)
<<No 48 : 14 March 1978>> NAZARYAN. SHAGEN ARUTYUNYAN The morning of 22 December 1977 saw the start of a major operation against the Armenian Helsinki Group (CCE 46.15 [13]). Group members Robert Nazaryan, a deacon of the Armenian Apostolic church, and Shagen Arutyunyan, a manual worker, were arrested and there were a number of … Continue reading Suppressing Helsinki Groups: Armenia, 1977-8 (48.6)