THE HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE SOVIET UNION CONTINUES None of the reports in this issue has been digitised. Page numbers for the pdf version are given next to the items in this Contents page, CCE 25 & 26 : 20 May to 5 July 1972 (AI pdf) 1. The Arrest of Pyotr Yakir [32] … Continue reading No 26 : 5 July 1972
Tag: Yakir P.I.*
Пётр И. Якирь
Appeals in Defence of Human Rights, November 1971 (22.7)
<<No 22 : 10 November 1971>> [1] On 24 October Pyotr Yakir addressed a letter to G. Pompidou and L.I. Brezhnev, [28] expressing his belief that the Paris talks would lead to further progress in the consolidation of peace on earth and in relations between France and the USSR. Yakir then expresses his opinion that … Continue reading Appeals in Defence of Human Rights, November 1971 (22.7)
Samizdat update, August 1970 (15.11)
«No 15 : 31 August 1970» 1. "An Open Letter to Mikis Theodorakis" from Roald Mukhamedyarov, a Moscow worker Pointing out the continuing repressions of a political nature in the USSR and instances of "the grossest violation of the most elementary human rights in our country", the author urges Theodorakis to protest against the violation … Continue reading Samizdat update, August 1970 (15.11)
KGB report about samizdat: 15 January 1971 (St 119-11)
<<Other texts and documents>> Secretariat circulates KGB report, dated 21 December 1970 (Bukovsky Archives online). Notes the recent evolution of samizdat from literary works to political publications; recommends obstruction and suppression of this trend. [Russian 15 January 1971, St 119-11], 5 pp. ================================ [Page one of five] Workers of all Lands, Unite! COMMUNIST PARTY OF … Continue reading KGB report about samizdat: 15 January 1971 (St 119-11)
News in Brief, April 1970 (13.10)
<<No 13 : 30 April 1970>> [1] Pyotr Markovich Igides [Yegides], b. 1917, member of the party and Master of philosophical sciences, was arrested on 22 March 1970 in Rostov [on-Don]. He was charged under Article 190-1 of the Russian Criminal Code. It can be surmised that Igides was arrested for a series of letters … Continue reading News in Brief, April 1970 (13.10)
Persecution of Action Group, October 1969 (10.4)
«No 10 : 31 October 1969» The act of a group of Soviet citizens [CCE 8.10] in appealing to an international organization, the United Nations, and protesting against violations in the Soviet Union of basic civil rights and Soviet laws, has become the subject of investigations by the KGB and the Procuracy. The Chronicle has … Continue reading Persecution of Action Group, October 1969 (10.4)
Appeal to UN Commission on Human Rights, 20 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 Appeal to UN Commission on Human Rights, 20 May 1969 (8.10)
The Trial of Yakir and Krasin: August 1973 (30.1)
«No 30 : 31 December 1973» On 27 August 1973, judicial proceedings commenced in the Lyublino district people's court in Moscow in the case of Pyotr YAKIR and Victor KRASIN, indicted for criminal anti-Soviet activities under Article 70, para. 1, of the RSFSR Criminal Code. The judge was Mironov, deputy chairman of the Moscow City … Continue reading The Trial of Yakir and Krasin: August 1973 (30.1)
A Chronicle of Case No. 24 (Pt 2), July 1973 (29.8)
<<No 29 : 31 July 1973>> THE BELOGORODSKAYA CASE Irina Belogorodskaya was arrested on 3 January 1973 in Moscow. According to her husband Vadim Delaunay, investigator Zhuchkov, who was handling the Belogorodskaya case, stated that her arrest was linked to the appearance of No 27 of A Chronicle of Current Events, even though the investigators … Continue reading A Chronicle of Case No. 24 (Pt 2), July 1973 (29.8)
A Chronicle of Case No 24 (Pt 1), December 1972 (28.2)
<<No 28 : 31 December 1972>> The USSR Committee for State Security (KGB) continues to occupy itself with what is called "Case No 24". This first attracted attention in mid-January 1972 when a series of searches and arrests were made (see CCE 24.2 {p. 6, pdf}) in Moscow, Kiev, Vilnius, and other cities . Today … Continue reading A Chronicle of Case No 24 (Pt 1), December 1972 (28.2)
Samizdat update, February 1969 (6.8)
<<No 6 : 28 February 1969>> 1. Roy Medvedev, Before the Court of History This book has long been known to a narrow circle but has only begun to circulate widely in samizdat. It is a three-volume study of the life and personality of J.V. Stalin, his administration and his crimes. 2. “Svetlana Stalin and … Continue reading Samizdat update, February 1969 (6.8)
Documents circulating in samizdat about the trial, October 1968 (4.3)
<<No 4 : 31 October 1968>> The letter of 28 August 1968 from Natalya Gorbanevskaya [CCE 3.3] to the editors of Rude Pravo, Unita, Humanite, The Morning Star and other foreign newspapers: an account of the events of 25 August. A letter from Anatoly Jakobson replying to accusations that the demonstration was "useless". A letter … Continue reading Documents circulating in samizdat about the trial, October 1968 (4.3)