<< No. 43 : 31 December 1976 >> [1] Dirt by Post On 8 July the New York paper Russky Golos (Russian Voice) printed an article entitled “Madame Bonner – Sakharov’s Evil Genius?” The article was full of malicious and nasty attacks on Ye. G. Bonner, the wife of A. D. Sakharov. It is clear … Continue reading News in Brief, Dec 1976 (43.15)
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The Case of Alexander Ginzburg, 1977 (47.3-1)
«No 47 : 30 November 1977» At the end of February or the beginning of March 1977, a worker from Tarusa who helped Alexander GINZBURG rebuild his house, I.L. Ivanov and his wife were summoned to an interrogation in Kaluga. Ivanov testified that he had a case of Ginzburg’s with some papers in it at … Continue reading The Case of Alexander Ginzburg, 1977 (47.3-1)
The Right to Leave, Nov 1979-April 1980 (56.20)
<<No. 56 : 30 April 1980>> MOSCOW. On 9 November 1979, at 1 pm, 70-year-old A.R. Agapova walked into Red Square carrying a banner with the words: “Brezhnev, Let the Agapov Family Leave!” Agapova, whose son went abroad and did not return, and her daughter-in-law have been trying for many years to leave the USSR … Continue reading The Right to Leave, Nov 1979-April 1980 (56.20)
In the Prisons and Camps, December 1978 (51.9-1)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Directive No. 37 New Rules concerning internal order in penal institutions (CCE 48.10), came into effect on 15 March 1978. They were introduced 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 … Continue reading In the Prisons and Camps, December 1978 (51.9-1)
Miscellaneous Reports, 1978 (51.19-1)
<<No 51 : 1 December 1978>> Political Prisoner’s Day 30 October 1978 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 … Continue reading Miscellaneous Reports, 1978 (51.19-1)
The Right to Leave, November 1977 (47.8-3)
«No 47 : 30 November 1977» * Introduction (47.8-1) Pentecostalists (47.8-2) Those who Have Left (47.8-3) The Jewish movement (47.8-4) * THOSE WHO HAVE LEFT 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) … Continue reading The Right to Leave, November 1977 (47.8-3)
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 pt. 2 (RSFSR Criminal Code). The Court was made up of Presiding Judge A.I. Sidorkov with People’s Assessors S.M. Brandt and N.P. Parshina. The prosecutor was Procurator V.V. Savkin. Defending Ginzburg … Continue reading The Trial of Ginzburg, 10-13 July 1978 (50.3)
News in brief, Aug 1969 (9.10)
«No 9 : 31 August 1969» [1] On 26 August Anatoly MARCHENKO was sentenced under Article 190 (RSFSR Criminal Code) to a new term of imprisonment: two years. The trial took place in the settlement of Nyrob, Perm Region, within the camp zone. The witnesses were prisoners convicted of serious crimes or as habitual criminals, … Continue reading News in brief, Aug 1969 (9.10)