THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES None of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE Nos 59-61, see below) are given to the right of the items in this Contents page [*] (1) The Trial of Mark Morozov [71] (2) PERSECUTION OF THE … Continue reading No 61 : 16 March 1981
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No 62 : 14 July 1981
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES Few of the reports in this issue have been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE No 62, see below) are given to the right of the items in this Contents page * 1. The Death of Juri Kukk [6] 2. The Arrest of … Continue reading No 62 : 14 July 1981
Religious Persecution in Lithuania, March 1972 (24.6)
<<No 24 : 5 March 1972>> The Chronicle is in possession of the complete text of the final address of the priest Juozas Zdebskis at his trial on 11 November 1971 (CCE 22 & 23), which the Judge did not allow him to deliver. On 30 November 1971 134 priests from the Panevezys diocese appealed … Continue reading Religious Persecution in Lithuania, March 1972 (24.6)
The Persecution of Believers in Lithuania, January 1972 (23.8)
<<No 23 : 5 January 1972>> [1] The trial of the priest Juozas Zdebskis (see CCE 21.9 and CCE 22.8, item 6) who was arrested on 26 August in Prienai, took place on 11 November 1971 in the people’s court of the Kaunas district. Zdebskis had been brutally beaten while in police custody, and until … Continue reading The Persecution of Believers in Lithuania, January 1972 (23.8)
Religious Persecution, September 1971 (21.9)
<<No 21 : 11 September 1971>> Lithuania PRIENAI. On 26 August Juozas Zdebskis, vicar of the Roman-Catholic church in Prienai, was arrested by officers of the Lithuanian Procuracy. J. Zdebskis is a popular figure among believers, and is well-known and respected by the Lithuanian intelligentsia [CCE 18.10, item 18]. He had been teaching the catechism … Continue reading Religious Persecution, September 1971 (21.9)
Events in Lithuania, December 1976 (43.12)
<<No 43 : 31 December 1976>> On 19 October 1976 Vladas Lapienis (b. 1906) and Jonas Matulionis (b. 1933) were arrested in Vilnius. During a search a few copies of the Chronicle of the Lithuanian Catholic Church were confiscated from Matulionis. Both men were subjected to searches and interrogations back in 1973-1974 in connection with … Continue reading Events in Lithuania, December 1976 (43.12)
Events in Lithuania: May-December 1973 (30.11)
<< No 30 : 31 December 1973 >> On 14 May 1973, the first anniversary of Romas Kalanta’s self-immolation (see CCE 26.11 and CCE 27.3), extra detachments of police armed with rubber truncheons and equipped with portable two-way radios patrolled Kaunas. Pupils and officials of various institutions were also delegated to help maintain order. There … Continue reading Events in Lithuania: May-December 1973 (30.11)