The mid-1980s were marked by the deaths of several dissenters as a result of the treatment meted out in the Soviet penal service's maximum-security facilities: Valery MARCHENKO in 1984 (Haass Hospital, Leningrad); Vasyl STUS in 1985 (Perm 36); and Anatoly MARCHENKO in 1986 (Chistopol Prison). In all three cases lack of appropriate medical care is … Continue reading Death of a Dissenter
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The Death of Vladimir Shelkov (1896-1980)
On 27 January 1980, Vladimir Andreyevich SHELKOV (CCE 55), Chairman of the All-Union Church of True and Free Seventh-Day Adventists, died at the age of 84 in a strict-regime camp in Yakutia [Soviet Far East] where he was serving a sentence. Shelkov was the third person to be appointed chairman of the Church (in 1949); … Continue reading The Death of Vladimir Shelkov (1896-1980)
Persecution of Believers-1, March 1978 (CCE 48.16)
[1] Catholics in Moldavia; [2] Adventists. CATHOLICS IN MOLDAVIA There are 15,000 Catholics in Moldavia. They are Germans, Poles and Ukrainians. Communities of Catholics exist in Beltsy, Bendery, Tiraspol, Rashkovo, Grigorovka, Andriyashevka and other towns and villages. In the only Catholic chapel open in Moldavia the priest, Vladislav Zavalnyuk, is forbidden to give sermons in … Continue reading Persecution of Believers-1, March 1978 (CCE 48.16)
No 49 : 14 May 1978
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES None of the reports in this issue have yet been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE 49, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page. TRIALS (1) The Trial of Kirill Podrabinek (Elektrostal) [8] (2) The Trial of Grigory … Continue reading No 49 : 14 May 1978
No 53 : 1 August 1979
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 No 53, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** (1) POLITICAL RELEASES [8] Pardons An Exchange The Departure of Alexander Ginzburg's Family … Continue reading No 53 : 1 August 1979
No 56 : 30 April 1980
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 Nos 55 & 56, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page *** 1. The Exile of Andrei Sakharov [46] 2. The Death of … Continue reading No 56 : 30 April 1980
No 57 : 3 August 1980
THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES One of the reports in this issue has been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version (CCE No 57, see below) are given next to the items in this Contents page. (1) The trial of Vladimir Poresh (Leningrad) [8] (2) PERSECUTION OF THE MOSCOW HELSINKI … Continue reading No 57 : 3 August 1980
