Dissidents
A dissident is a person who actively challenges an established political or religious system, doctrine, belief, policy, or institution. In a religious context, the word has been used since 18th century, and in the political sense since 1940, coinciding with the rise of totalitarian systems, especially the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, and Saudi Arabia. In the Western World there are historical examples of people who have been considered and have considered themselves dissidents, such as the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza. In totalitarian regimes, dissidents are often incarcerated without explicit political accusations, or due to infringements of the very same laws …
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1 January 2017 English
Soon after the Allies defeated Germany in World War II, the country became the central battleground of the Cold War between the communist East and democratic, capitalist West. To prevent …
actually paid for the freedom – Freikauf – of some dissidents who were imprisoned or people who were incarcerated … resulted in increased problems for East German dissidents and difficult conditions for West German journalists … surrounded by 11 This pressure on East German dissidents and West German journalists is addressed in many …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
A file containing documents concerning the position of Jews in the Soviet Union. Subjects covered in the file include a severe decline in the rate of Jewish emigration from the …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
A file of documents concerning Anglo-Czechoslovak political relations. Subjects discussed in the file include the settlement of British financial claims against Czechoslovakia; the return of wartime gold to Czechoslovakia; Anglo-Czechoslovak …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
I R S . 5. FRANCE EVOKED SOVIET TREATMENT OF DISSIDENTS AND THE CONTINUING INTERVENTION IN A F G H A … POLAND AND ABOUT THE HARSH TREATMENT OF SOVIET DISSIDENTS, THE DISBANDMENT OF THE HELSINKI MONITOR G R …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
)n the authorities encourage some political dissidents to leave. The pattern of emigration has shown … violent assaults have recently been made on dissidents. It is clear that the Soviet authorities have …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
significant change of policy. East European dissidents, now living in and "Quite right too!" a Finnish … counters. (It to police the Soviet frontier: dissidents say there is was the third day of the bair and …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 Czech
A file of documents concerning the restitution of Czechoslovak gold and the settlement of British claims against Czechoslovakia. Subjects discussed in the file include an agreement for the repatriation of …
