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95 results found for '"Political activists"' in Keywords.
Labour conference- Peter Hain speech (1977)
- Genre
- Speech
Speech by Peter Hain, Anti-Apartheid campaigner, to a fringe meeting of the Tribune Group at the Labour Party conference, 1977. Calls for radicals to join the Labour movement as he has done so that they can...
Carter’s letter to Sakharov (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Chris Catlin(?) reports from Moscow on US President Jimmy Carter’s letter to Andrei Sakharov, renegade Soviet nuclear physicist who was recently warned he may be arrested (dated 05/02/77). America has been...
Activist crackdown in Russia (1977)
- Genre
- News report
Roger Boyd reports on Jewish activist Anatoly Sharansky being charged with treason in Moscow. Charges have not been made clear but may be espionage or working for the CIA. A crackdown on activists seems to...
Soviet dissident trials (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Parliamentary debate
Prue Keely reports on the Soviet dissident trials, their effect on international relations and the challenge they pose to human rights. Includes (speaking in the House of Commons): James Callaghan, Prime...
Soviet dissident trials (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
John Macdonald, human rights lawyer, on the illegality of Soviet dissident trials. One of the men being tried is seriously ill and would die if sent to a gulag. Previous trials were not run fairly and it...
Ralph Schoenman on Iran expulsion (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Ralph Schoenman (American human rights activist) is interviewed about his expulsion from Iran.
Obituary of Oswald Mosley (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary; Interview; Tribute
Obituary of Sir Oswald Mosley (died on 03/12/80, aged 84), the former leader of the British Fascist movement. Includes interviews with Lou Masters, a Jewish tailor who was present at the Battle of Cable...
Obituary of Oswald Mosley (1980)
- Genre
- News report; Obituary
Obituary of Sir Oswald Mosley (died on 03/12/80, aged 84), the former leader of the British Fascist movement who once belonged to both the Conservative and Labour Parties. Mosley was said to have supported...
Andrei Sakharov arrested in Moscow (1980)
- Genre
- News report
Report on the arrest of the Soviet dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Andrei Sakharov in Moscow. Female reporter not identified (poss. Judith Dawson?).
National Front intimidation (1981)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Anti-Nazi League (ANL) founder Peter Hain about intimidation from the National Front after ANL membership details were published in the National Front newsletter. A female ANL member (not...