“…A significant quantity of the documents deal with the persecution of human rights activists and the indictment and censure of other human rights advocates, including journalists, writers and scientists. The collection is especially valuable for researchers interested in grave human rights abuses such as censorship, detention, torture, or forced medical treatment in Communist dictatorships; in the collapse of the Soviet Union or Yugoslavia, and the emergence of transitional democracies in their places; and also for those concerned with the mushrooming of alarming tendencies along with them: internal displacement and forced migration, ethnic conflicts, xenophobia and election violence. …”

“…Featured in the program: Likhachev, Dmitrii Sergeevich (Philologist); Volkov, Oleg Vasil'evich (Writer); Goldovskaia, Marina Evseevna (Director); Chukovskii, Dmitrii (Director) Series description: A TV program of the Central Television (CT) and the First Channel (ORT). …”

“…<br/>- Soviet foreign minister's Egyptian talks <br/>- European Parliament's hearings on the Romanian issue <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Central Committee continues its work today: agricultural policy debates, situation of the market economy <br/>- Law on assembly in preparation <br/>- Hungarian PEN Club presidium expresses concern in a telegram over Czechoslovak Writers' Association judgment of Vaclav Havel <br/>- Hungarian Lawyers' Association wishes to offer institutional assistance to MPs in their work <br/><br/>Economy: <br/>- National Planning Office Council discusses renewal of economic planning <br/>- Ministerial council decision means that farms in underdeveloped areas can receive tax allowances to set up workshops Külpolitika: <br/>- Az iráni miniszterelnök körútra indult <br/>- Havel drámaíró pere Csehszlovákiában <br/>- Milyen esetben utazhat az NDK állampolgár Nyugatra a szigorítás után? …”

“…Featured in the program: Shchekochikhin, IUrii Petrovich (Journalist); Gusev, Pavel (Journalist); Rozov, Viktor (Playwright); Timofeev, Lev Mikhailovich (Writer); Dibrov, Dmitrii Aleksandrovich (Journalist); Venediktov, Aleksei Alekseevich (Journalist); Bykov, Dmitrii L'vovich (Journalist); Pavlovskii, Gleb Olegovich (Journalist); Novozhenov, Lev IUr'evich (Journalist); Slonim, Mariia Il'inichna (Journalist) Contributors: Proshutinskaia, Kira Aleksandrovna (Anchor) Дискуссия о закрытии печатных изданий и цензуре; интервью с военным корреспондентом Дарьей Асламовой об инстинктах разрушения и насилия; дискуссия о нравственности журналистов; журналистские сюжеты о семье маршала Ахромеева; о проблеме национальностей; о попрошайках Москвы; о гражданской войне в Грузии и грузинских беженцах в Абхазии; об обычных горожанах, рассказывающих о своих настроениях и отношении к жизни. …”

“…Other footage available includes: monasteries in the Prizren area (Decani); the ruins in Kosovo Polje; street life and markets in Kosovo; Albanian writers and intellectuals meeting at the Literary Society of Kosovo; impoverished living conditions among Albanian families in their homes; and Albanian children being taught in private homes.…”

“…Featured in the program: Gabyshev, Lev (Writer); Kurganov, S. (Lawyer); Samovichev, Evgenii (Psychologist) Contributors: List'ev, Vladislav Nikolayevich (Anchor) Series description: A TV program of the Central Television (CT) and the First Channel (ORT). …”

“…International Politics: <br/>- Protest in Prague in support of Lithuania <br/>- Visa requirements lifted in France and Belgium for East Europeans <br/>- The role and responsibility of the Western media in the tragic events in Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely) <br/>- The head of the Popular Front is the new Estonian PM <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Parties discuss the election code of ethics <br/>- Hungary will not celebrate April 4 <br/>- Journalists stand up for real freedom of the press <br/>- Slovak PM on the use of Hungarian in former North Hungarian territories <br/>- Hungarian writers ask Mitterrand to intervene on behalf of Transylvanian Hungarians <br/>- The chair of the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs gives a lecture on minority rights in Budapest <br/>- András Sütő to undergo operation in Boston <br/><br/>Economy: <br/>- Axel Springer publishing house organizes a press conference on the takeover of Hungarian newspapers <br/>- György Baló resigns from his Chief Executive position in TV2 <br/>- Massive layoffs at Csepel Elektron <br/>- Results of former Workers' Militia property sale announced <br/>- Soup kitchens established with international support <br/>- Decision on the re-establishment of foster children's' savings accounts Külpolitika <br/>- Tüntetés Prágában Litvánia mellett <br/>- Francia és belga vízumkönnyítések Kelet-Európa számára <br/>- A nyugati sajtó felelősségéről a marosvásárhelyi események kapcsán <br/>- A Népfront vezetője lett az észt kormányfő Belpolitika <br/>- Pártok a választási etikai kódexről <br/>- Magyarország nem ünnepli április 4-ét <br/>- Újságírók kiállása a valódi sajtószabadság mellett <br/>- A szlovák kormányfő a felvidéki magyarok nyelvhasználatáról <br/>- Magyar írók Mitterrand közbenjárását kérik az erdélyi magyarság ügyében <br/>- Az Európa Parlament jogi bizottságának elnöke Budapesten tart előadást a kisebbségi jogokról <br/>- Bostonban megoperálják Sütő Andrást Gazdaság <br/>- Az Axel Springer kiadó sajtótájékoztatója a lapok bekebelezéséről <br/>- Baló György lemond igazgatói posztjáról a TV2-nél <br/>- Nagyarányú elbocsátás a Csepeli Elektronnál <br/>- Pályázati eredményhirdetés a feloszlatott munkásőrség vagyonának megszerzéséről <br/>- Népkonyhák felállítása nemzetközi segítséggel <br/>- Döntés a gyámpénztárak újbóli létrehozásáról…”

“…Scandal speeches of Vladimir Zhirinovskii in the State Duma; election of the Heads of the Upper and Lower Chambers of the Federal Assembly; Egor Gaidar leaves the government; the meeting of Russian and American Presidents; the return of Russian cosmonauts from the Space; life in a village near the Ukrainian-Moldovan border; commemoration of Lithuanian citizens, killed by the Russian troops in Vilnius during the attack on the TV Tower on January 13, 1991; political and social life in the town of Kostroma; the 90th anniversary of the writer Arkadii Gaidar; Presidential decree on rehabilitation of the participant of the Kronstadt rebellion in 1921; interview with the German theater director Peter Stein. …”

“…Migranian writes leader in Moskovskiye Novosti on reevaluation of 1956 and Soviet-Hungarian relations, and an end to the "blank spots" in history <br/>- Plans for Vienna-Budapest World Exposition <br/>- Statement on Sándor Márai's death and remembering the great writer who can only return home with his life works <br/>- Refugee rights in Hungary <br/><br/>Economy: <br/>- "Who owns the factory?" …”

“…Featured in the program: IAkovlev, Aleksandr Nikolaevich (Doctor of Juridical Sciences); Belozertsev, Sergei (People's Deputy); IAroshenko, Viktor (Politician); Zadornov, Mikhail Nikolaevich (Writer and Comedian) Contributors: List'ev, Vladislav Nikolayevich (Anchor); Liubimov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich (Anchor); Zakharov, Dmitrii (Anchor) Series description: A TV program of the Central Television (CT) and the First Channel (ORT). …”

“…In reply to his generally pessimistic assessment of the Polish underground, the following article by the writer Stach Sarmata (pseudonym) answers the following questions: How do I see the present situation in Poland and how will it probably develop?…”

“…International Politics: <br/>- Walesa's tour of Poland, Solidarity works out tactics <br/>- East Germans immigrating to West Germany <br/>- Romania still opposes recommendations made in Vienna <br/>- Bush's press conference <br/>- Trial of those responsible for Hebron catastrophe beings <br/><br/>Domestic Affairs: <br/>- Károly Grósz's Prague visit <br/>- Mátyás Szűrös's Strasbourg talks <br/>- Patriotic Popular Front presidium meeting <br/>- Raoul Wallenberg Association protests against planned housing estate for Gypsy population on borders of Miskolc <br/>- World Council of Churches refugee committee secretary discusses support for Transylvanian refugees in Budapest <br/>- Interview with academic Szentágothai <br/>- Two new publications from Európa Press: Solzhenitsyn's A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, and Orwell's 1984 <br/>- Re-evaluating history of the recent past <br/>- Pozsgay: sects and dogmatic behavior within the Party represent the greatest burden <br/>- Hungarian Writers' Association expresses its concern over arrest and court appearance of Vaclav Havel <br/><br/>Economy: <br/>- International Bankers' Training Center opens <br/>- Independent Smallholders Party's agriculture policy ideas <br/>- Lab Technology Works in Esztergom Külpolitika: <br/>- Walesa országjáró körútja, taktikázik a Szolidaritás <br/>- NSZK-ba kivándorló NDK-sok ügye <br/>- Románia nem vállalja azon előírások megtartását, amelyekkel szemben már Bécsben fenntartással élt <br/>- Bush sajtóértekezlete <br/>- Megkezdődött a hebroni katasztrófáért felelősök pere <br/><br/>Belpolitika: <br/>- Grósz Károly prágai látogatása <br/>- Szűrös Mátyás strasbourgi tárgyalásai <br/>- HNF elnökségi ülés <br/>- A R. …”

“…Speakers in the panel were Katherine Verdery (Professor at the University of Michigan), Gail Kligman (UCLA), Kazimierz Poznanski (University of Washington), István Rév (Professor at CEU and Director of OSA Archivum) and Miklós Haraszti (Hungarian Writer, Journalist and Professor). After the debate, U.S. …”

“…Featured in the program: Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich (General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU); Gromyko, Andrei Andreevich (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR); Reagan, Ronald Wilson (President of the United States); Aitmatov, Chinghiz Torekulovich (Writer); Shevardnadze, Eduard Amvrosievich (Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR); Shultz, George (U.S. …”

“…The Nobel Prize for Milan Kundera: A Proposal[from: KOS, no. 56 (4 June 1984)]The fortnightly paper of the Committee for Social Resistance (Komitet Oporu Społecznego or KOS) reprinted and gave its full support to the proposal made by the editors of another underground publication, the literary journal "Wezwanie" [The Call], that the Nobel Prize for Literature be awarded to the Czech writer, Milan Kundera. The Warsaw based "KOS" appears regularly, each edition numbering from 6,000 to 10,000 copies. …”

“…These sources include: the ADN (the East German News Agency); Neues Deutschland (the main GDR newspaper); Berliner Zeitung (the second largest GDR newspaper); Junge Welt (the Official Paper of the East German Socialist Youth Organization); Sonntag (an East Berlin cultural weekly); IWE Informationsburo West (the West German information service); Die Welt (located in the West German city of Hamburg); Neue Deutsche Literatur (the monthly publication of the East German Writers’ Association); Horizon (the GDR’s foreign political weekly); the New York Times; the Wall Street Journal; the Baltimore Sun; UPI News Service; and Reuters. …”