<<No 54 : 15 November 1979>> Orthodox Christians On 12 September the members of the Christian Committee for the Defence of Believers’ Rights in the USSR (G. Yakunin. V. Kapitanchuk, V. Fonchenkov, together with L. Regelson) issued an appeal ‘To Russian Orthodox Christians in the Fatherland and in the Diaspora’. The authors of the appeal … Continue reading Persecution of Believers, Nov 1979 (54.19)
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Events in Ukraine, Nov 1979 (54.11)
<<No 54 : 15 November 1979>> The Goncharov Case On 23 July 1979, Viktor Mikhailovich Goncharov (CCE 52.8) was arrested in the town of Novoukrainka, Kirovograd Region. He was charged under Article 187-1 (Ukraine SSR Criminal Code = Article 190-1, RSFSR Code). * On 25 September four searches were conducted in Odessa in connection with … Continue reading Events in Ukraine, Nov 1979 (54.11)
Persecution of Believers, Aug 1979 (53.24)
<<No 53 : 1 August 1979>> ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS In the Dobroye district of Lipetsk Region, 14 churches were destroyed after the Revolution. In 1974 believers began to ask that a church be opened in the village of B. Khomutets. The believers went more than once to see the district Soviet executive committee — refusals were … Continue reading Persecution of Believers, Aug 1979 (53.24)
Events in Ukraine, Aug 1979 (53.17)
<<No 53 : 1 August 1979>> The Arrest of Alexander Berdnik. On 6 March 1979 writer Oles (Alexander) Berdnik was arrested in Kiev. On the evening of the same day and on the morning of the following day searches were conducted at the homes of many members of the national movement and the movement to … Continue reading Events in Ukraine, Aug 1979 (53.17)
Persecution of Believers, Oct 1976 (42.6)
<<No 42 : 8 October 1976>> In September Alexander Argentov (CCE 41) was released from a psychiatric hospital. As far as is known, this was done on the orders of Moscow’s head psychiatrist, V. P. Kotov. [note 56] It is possible that Argentov’s swift release was largely due to the many expressions of support for … Continue reading Persecution of Believers, Oct 1976 (42.6)
Persecution of Believers, Sept 1975 (37.8)
<<No 37 : 30 September 1975>> The Bulletin of the Council of Baptist Prisoners' Relatives in the USSR, No. 25, reports: KAZAKHSTAN In February 1975 five searches were carried out at the homes of believers in the town of Zyryanovsk. * On 2 May 1975 police in the town of Shchuchinsk (Kokchetav Region), led by … Continue reading Persecution of Believers, Sept 1975 (37.8)
Persecution of Believers, May 1975 (36.8)
<<No 36 : 31 May 1975>> The Trial of Fedotov Ivan Petrovich Fedotov (born 1929, a builder) was arrested on 15 August 1974 (CCE 34). From 10 to 18 April 1975 the Kaluga Regional Court examined his case. The presiding judge was Kuznetsov. The State prosecutor was a man of the same name. Fedotov conducted … Continue reading Persecution of Believers, May 1975 (36.8)
News in Brief, December 1974 (33.9)
<< No 33 : 10 December 1974 >> Ivar Zhukovskis, a journalist dealing with international affairs, was convicted in 1969 for giving, while in Yugoslavia, an interview to a Yugoslav newspaper about the events in Czechoslovakia, He was released from camp 19 in the Mordovian complex during the summer of 1973 (see CCE 32). As … Continue reading News in Brief, December 1974 (33.9)