<<No 27 : 15 October 1972>> In defence of Pyotr Yakir 1. In July 1972, a letter in defence of P.I. Yakir (for his June arrest, see CCE 26.1) was sent to the CPSU Politburo and the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet. Amongst other things the letter says: Pyotr Yakir, 1923-1982 "Pyotr Yakir always … Continue reading Letters and Statements, July to October 1972 (27.7)
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No 31 : 17 May 1974
ACTION IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES. Some of the reports in this issue have been digitised. The others may be located by page numbers in the pdf version (CCE Nos 28-31) after the items in this Contents page. Introduction PART ONE: Events of 1973-1974 [pdf, 65-71] (1) The trial of Dzheppar … Continue reading No 31 : 17 May 1974
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)
Hunger Strikes by Political Prisoners, January 1972 (23.3)
<<No 23 : 5 January 1972>> DUBROVLAG [see Map 3] (Potma, Mordovskaya ASSR) On 1 May 1971 Yu. [P.] Fyodorov, who is serving a fifteen-year term in connection with the Leningrad “aeroplane” case [see CCE 17.6], declared a week-long hunger-strike in protest against his sentence and against the lack of any reaction to his appeals … Continue reading Hunger Strikes by Political Prisoners, January 1972 (23.3)
The Case of Anatoly Marchenko, 31 March 1975 (35.2)
«No 35 : 31 March 1975» Biography 1958 – Anatoly Marchenko, a 20-year-old master driller, was found guilty of participating in a brawl. He was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment. (Later the case was reviewed and the sentence was changed to two years’ imprisonment.) 1959 – Marchenko escaped from a labour camp in Karaganda [Kazakhstan]. … Continue reading The Case of Anatoly Marchenko, 31 March 1975 (35.2)
Samizdat update, June 1970 (14.12)
<<No 14 : 30 June 1970>> 1. Valentin Moroz, “A Chronicle of Resistance" (January 1970) The well-known Ukrainian historian writes of the nation's resistance to the process of assimilation, of the need to preserve the national heritage and national traditions. Only here lies salvation from an increasing loss of identity. Among the mountains of the … Continue reading Samizdat update, June 1970 (14.12)
An Appeal to the United Nations, May 1969 (8.10)
«No 8 : 30 June 1969» On 20 May 1969 a letter was sent to the UN Commission on Human Rights with a request to look into the violation in the Soviet Union of one of the basic human rights — the right to hold independent convictions and to propagate them by any legal means. … Continue reading An Appeal to the United Nations, May 1969 (8.10)
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