<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Directive No. 37 New Rules concerning internal order (mentioned in CCE 48.10), were brought into effect on 15 March 1978 by Decree No. 37 of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs, issued in December 1977. The Decree carries the stamp of the USSR Procurator-General. Like the former rules, introduced … Continue reading In the Prisons and Camps, December 1978 (51.9)
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Miscellaneous Reports, pt 1 (51.19)
<<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)
Those who Have Left, November 1977 (47.8)
«No 47 : 30 November 1977» Kaluga Region. In August Valentin Ivanov (CCE 46) left the USSR. Donetsk Region. In October Victor Borovsky (CCE 46) left the USSR. Kiev. In September the Chudnovsky family (CCE 46) departed from the USSR. They were not allowed to take their mathematical manuscripts. * Moscow. At the beginning of … Continue reading Those who Have Left, November 1977 (47.8)
The Trial of Ginzburg, 10-13 July 1978 (50.3)
<<No. 50 : November 1978>> From 10 to 13 July the Kaluga Regional Court heard the case of Alexander Ginzburg, charged under Article 70 part 2 of the Russian Criminal Code. The composition of the court was: Presiding Judge A. I. Sidorkov and People’s Assessors S. M. Brandt and N. P. Parshina; the prosecutor was … Continue reading The Trial of Ginzburg, 10-13 July 1978 (50.3)
News in brief, August 1969 (9.10)
«No 9 : 31 August 1969» [1] On 26 August Anatoly Marchenko was sentenced under Article 190 of the Russian Criminal Code to a new term of imprisonment: two years. The trial took place in the settlement of Nyrob, in the Perm Region, within the camp zone. The witnesses consisted of prisoners convicted for serious … Continue reading News in brief, August 1969 (9.10)
Corrections and additions to No 1, June 1968 (2.8)
No 2, 30 June 1968 [1] The first name of Ogurtsov, convicted in Leningrad [CCE 1.6] in November 1967 is Igor ; the first name of Bochevarov, convicted in Leningrad in February 1968 is Georgy. [2] The sentence about the material evidence presented at the Moscow trial [CCE 1.1] was misleadingly formulated. The main items … Continue reading Corrections and additions to No 1, June 1968 (2.8)
Extra-judicial political persecution, 1968-1969 (8.12)
«No 8 : 30 June 1969» The Chronicle is changing the title of this regular section, since the material it receives has a wider range than the term "repression" suggests. Persecution of dissenters does not always go as far as direct repression such as dismissals, expulsions, reprimands and so on; it may take the form … Continue reading Extra-judicial political persecution, 1968-1969 (8.12)
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