<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> On 4 September 1972, member of the Human Rights Committee Valery Chalidze sent the Committee a letter [note 1]: "I am announcing my retirement from the Human Rights Committee. It would appear that I am too exhausted to continue to carry out the responsibilities which I took on myself … Continue reading Activities of Human Rights Committee, Oct 1972 (27.8)
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Grigory Podyapolsky, 1926-1976 (39.1)
<< No 39 : 12 March 1976 >> On the night of 8/9 March 1976, Grigory Sergeyevich PODYAPOLSKY, a scientist and poet, one of those who has fought openly and courageously for human rights in the USSR, died of a brain haemorrhage in a Saratov hospital. Grigory Podyapolsky had an exceptional, outsize and vivid personality. … Continue reading Grigory Podyapolsky, 1926-1976 (39.1)
Searches, Interrogations, Arrests, 1972 (25.2)
<< No 25 : 20 May 1972 >> MOSCOW On 20 April 1972 the arrest took place of the store-keeper of the Institute of Psychology of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences, Pyotr Petrovich STARCHIK (b. 1937). He has two children: the elder is 6, the younger 10 months. The investigation into his case is being … Continue reading Searches, Interrogations, Arrests, 1972 (25.2)
“Bukovsky Day”, 29 March 1975 (35.8)
«No 35 : 31 March 1975» 29 March 1975 was marked in the USSR and abroad as “Vladimir Bukovsky Day”. On this day many Soviet citizens made statements in defence of Bukovsky. [1] Four years ago Vladimir Bukovsky was thrown into prison. He is only 32 years old today, yet this was already his fourth … Continue reading “Bukovsky Day”, 29 March 1975 (35.8)
The Trial of Gorbanevskaya, 7 July 1970 (15.1)
<<No 15 : 31 August 1970>> On 7 July 1970, a session of the Moscow City Court's judicial board for criminal affairs considered the case of Natalya Yevgenyevna GORBANEVSKAYA. Chairman : V.V. Bogdanov; People's assessors: Andreyev & Zaslavskaya Procurator (prosecutor) : Prazdnikova Counsel for the defence : Sophia V. Kalistratova Expert : Professor Lunts The … Continue reading The Trial of Gorbanevskaya, 7 July 1970 (15.1)