<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Political Prisoner’s Day 30 October was declared “Political Prisoner Day” by the Moscow Helsinki Group (Document No. 66 [see CCE 51.20]): “We emphasize especially: the majority of political prisoners in the USSR are prisoners of conscience, who have not in fact committed any crimes... The fulfilment of the international … Continue reading Miscellaneous Reports, pt 1 (51.19)
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Анатолий Щаранский
Letters and statements (46.17)
<<No 46 : 15 August 1977>> 56 signatures: “To the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee. To the Supreme Soviet of the USSR” (2 June 1977). “… In connection with the imminent adoption of a new Constitution, we call on the Soviet government to declare the first general amnesty for political prisoners in the history … Continue reading Letters and statements (46.17)
The Shcharansky Case (45.5)
<<No 45 : 25 May 1977>> On 18 March, three days after the arrest of A. Shcharansky, 28 activists of the Jewish movement sent a letter to the International Tribunal on the Shtern Case (CCE 44): “We had no time to experience a feeling of relief in connection with the release from prison of Dr … Continue reading The Shcharansky Case (45.5)
The Arrest of Shcharansky, 15 March 1977 (44.9)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> On 4 March there appeared in Izvestiya (Moscow evening edition) an “Open letter from S. L. Lipavsky” to the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet, to the UN and the US Congress, which contained a direct accusation of espionage against Anatoly Shcharansky and Alexander Lerner. In an … Continue reading The Arrest of Shcharansky, 15 March 1977 (44.9)
Interrogations, Shadowing and Protests (44.2-2)
<< No 44 : 16 March 1977 >> On 4 January at the end of his search A. I. Tikhonov (CCE 44.2) tried to serve a summons on Yu. Orlov to appear for interrogation the following day as a witness in case No. 46012/18-76. On 5 January, when Orlov was going to the group’s press … Continue reading Interrogations, Shadowing and Protests (44.2-2)
Shcharansky, The Trial, July 1978 (50.4-3)
<<No. 50 : November 1978>> To the Judge’s question as to whether he pleaded guilty Shcharansky replied: “I do not plead guilty. I consider the charge absurd.” While the court was determining the procedure for the investigation of the evidence, the Procurator proposed that everything connected with the charge of espionage should be examined in … Continue reading Shcharansky, The Trial, July 1978 (50.4-3)
Shcharansky, The Indictment, July 1978 (50.4-2)
<<No. 50 : November 1978>> The Trial of Shcharansky, 10-14 July 1978 (50.4) Shcharansky was charged with “espionage” and “helping a foreign government to carry out hostile activities against the USSR”, under Article 64 of the Russian Criminal Code. Anatoly SHCHARANSKY “Espionage” is detailed in the indictment in the following way: Shcharansky collected and sent … Continue reading Shcharansky, The Indictment, July 1978 (50.4-2)
The Trial of Shcharansky, 10-14 July 1978 (50.4)
<<No. 50 : November 1978>> The case of Anatoly Shcharansky, charged under Articles 64 and 70 of the Russian Criminal Code, was heard from 10 to 14 July by the Russian Supreme Court’s Division for Criminal Cases, in the People’s Court building in the Proletarsky District of Moscow (Serebryanicheskaya Embankment 15/17). The composition of the … Continue reading The Trial of Shcharansky, 10-14 July 1978 (50.4)
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