<<No 23 : 5 January 1972>> [1] TASHKENT At the end of July 1971 two members of the national movement of the Crimean Tatar people were convicted -– Aishe Seitmuratova, [101] a [history] lecturer at Samarkand University, and Lenur [or Denur?] Ibragimov, a teacher. They were charged with the preparation and circulation of material slandering … Continue reading News in Brief, January 1972 (23.7)
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Addendum [Silmale], April 1971 (20.14)
<<No 20 : 2 July 1971>> On the termination of the case against Maya Silmale, Riga (CCE 19.11, item 11) [Maya Silmale was arrested (CCE 18.10, item 12) on the evening of 2 February 1971. This letter was addressed to her sister Austra] “Procuracy of the USSR Procuracy of the Latvian SSR 16 April 1971 … Continue reading Addendum [Silmale], April 1971 (20.14)
The Riga Trial of the Four, 24-27 May 1971 (20.2)
<<No 2 : 2 July 1971>> On 24-27 May the case of A.A. Shpilberg, aged 33, an engineer, B.M. Maftser, aged 24, an engineer, M.Z. Shepshelovich, aged 28, a mechanic, and R.I. Alexandrovich, aged 23, a nurse, was heard in the Latvian SSR Supreme Court. [30] MEMBERS OF THE COURT Presiding – L. I. Lotko, … Continue reading The Riga Trial of the Four, 24-27 May 1971 (20.2)
The Fate of Fritz Menders, November 1970 (17.10)
<<No 17 : 31 December 1970>> In November 1970 it was proposed to Fritz Mender, one of the founders of the Latvian Social-Democratic Workers' Party (LSDWP), and Klava Lorents, head of the Latvian cooperativists, that they should publicly dissociate themselves from Bruno Kalnins, the leader of the LSDWP, who is in emigration in Stockholm. Both … Continue reading The Fate of Fritz Menders, November 1970 (17.10)
News in brief, October 1970 (16.10)
«No 16 : 31 October 1970» 1. On 12 September 1970 Yuly Markovich Daniel was released from Vladimir Prison [Central Russia] on completion of his term. He was sent to live in Kaluga, where he has been placed under surveillance. He was allowed to visit his wife L. Bogoraz in her place of exile [Irkutsk … Continue reading News in brief, October 1970 (16.10)
Searches and Arrests of Jews wishing to emigrate to Israel, August 1970 (15.6)
«No 15 : 31 August 1970» [1] On 9 July two Georgian Jews, Venyamin Dzhanashvili and Abram Dzhandzhikhanashvili, were arrested in Tbilisi. For a long time they have been trying to obtain permission to emigrate to Israel. The pretext for the arrest was an incident on 26 January 1970 in the reception-room of the Georgian … Continue reading Searches and Arrests of Jews wishing to emigrate to Israel, August 1970 (15.6)
The Soviet Press on the Persecution of Dissenters in the USSR, June 1970 (14.5)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> RIGA On 7 November 1969 [anniversary of 1917 October Revolution, ed.] E. Liepin and Misulovich were arrested on a charge of infringing Article 183-2 of the Latvian SSR Criminal Code (corresponding to Article 190-2 of the Russian Code): "gross disrespect towards the State flag" (in fact of burning the … Continue reading The Soviet Press on the Persecution of Dissenters in the USSR, June 1970 (14.5)
News in brief, June 1970 (14.11)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> [1] IVANO-FRANKOVSK. On 1 June 1970 Valentin Moroz was once again arrested. The charge were brought under Article 62 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (which corresponds to Article 70 of the Russian Code). V. Moroz served a term from 1965 to 1969 in the Mordovian camps (Dubrovlag) under Article … Continue reading News in brief, June 1970 (14.11)
News in Brief, April 1970 (13.10)
<<No 13 : 30 April 1970>> [1] Pyotr Markovich Igides [Yegides], b. 1917, member of the party and Master of philosophical sciences, was arrested on 22 March 1970 in Rostov [on-Don]. He was charged under Article 190-1 of the Russian Criminal Code. It can be surmised that Igides was arrested for a series of letters … Continue reading News in Brief, April 1970 (13.10)
The trial of I. Yakhimovich and other trials, April 1970 (13.8)
« No 13 : 30 April 1970» From 15 to 18 April a repeat trial of Ivan Yakhimovich was held (CCE 9.3 and CCE 11.15, item 22), following a second expert examination at the Serbsky Institute. The team of experts once again declared I. Yakhimovich to be of unsound mind, but with the reservation that … Continue reading The trial of I. Yakhimovich and other trials, April 1970 (13.8)
