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
a wide variety of people who are regarded as dissidents "by the Soviet authorities have been detained … virtually all cases the detention in a S.P.H. of dissidents is for political rather than medical reasons … Milovan Djilas and Mihajlo Mihajlov, ana other dissidents. His major transgression appears to be the co-founding … Fitzpatrick (Secretary), Committee to Aid Democratic Dissidents in Yugoslavia, 20 West 40th Street, Mew York … for their dissent ... V.D. Smimov really hates dissidents; he vented his spleen on me at my admission …
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 …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
A file of documents concerning the restitution of Czechoslovak gold and the settlement of British claims against Czechoslovakia. Subjects discussed in the file include the successful repatriation of Czechoslovak gold …
as they continue to arrest and hold political dissidents without trial, deny their people the basic freedoms(and …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
such as allowing US/Soviet dual nationals or dissidents of one kind or another to emigrate, which would … such as allowing U.S./Soviet dual nationals or dissidents of one kind or another to emigrate, which would … such as allowing U^Sy/Soviet dual nationals or dissidents of one kind or another to emigrate, which would …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 French
A file of correspondence and reports concerning inner-German relations. The documents cover statements on foreign policy issued by the governments of East Germany and West Germany; a speech by the …
The National Archives · 1 January 1982 English
News on Karel Kyncl and two other prominent dissidents remains hopeful and it is thought that they … ECONOMICS ETC TO THE WEST CM TT- I R'I SONED DISSIDENTS PD HE HAS DETAILED INFO ON I T; E TO listeL … PROVIDE INFO ON THE EXPELLING OF I POLITICAL DISSIDENTS FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA PD HIS I UFO IS BASED ON … indications remain hopeful, but neither Kyncl nor the dissidents in analagous positions have finally been given … in the Dutch press) to the effect tthat the dissidents are on the point of leaving and already have …
