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Dissidents on trial for anti-Soviet agitation
In Moscow and Tbilisi, the first wave of trials targets Helsinki group founders for anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda. Yuri Orlov, 53, leads the Moscow case as Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava face charges in Georgia. Penalties can reach seven years in a labor camp plus exile. Shcharansky, 30, faces treason charges and remains unrepresented.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Yuri Orlov
Tbilis
Helsinki Group
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Merab Kostava
Orlov
Alexander Ginzburg
Anatoly Shcharansky
Oriov
Pyotr Grigorenko
America
Shcharansky