<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> This section is largely based on material from the Chronicle of the Lithuanian Catholic Church [LCC Chronicle] (No. 35, 16 November 1978) and Aušra (issue 12, August 1978). * According to Aušra, a “League for the Freedom of Lithuania” was founded in June 1978. A declaration on the League’s … Continue reading Events in Lithuania, December 1978 (51.14)
<<No. 50 : November 1978>> From 10 to 13 July the Supreme Court of the Lithuanian SSR examined the case of Viktoras Petkus. He was charged under four Articles of the Lithuanian SSR Criminal Code: 68, pt 2 (“Anti-Soviet Agitation & Propaganda”), 70 (“Organizational Activities, and taking part in an anti-Soviet organization”), 122, pt 2 … Continue reading The Trial of Viktoras Petkus, July 1978 (50.5)
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