Soviet Union: Information on the political movement "Free Migration"
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SUN9527 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Soviet Union: Information on the political movement "Free Migration", 1 October 1991, SUN9527, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab7a44.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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According to an Associated Press report of 20 June 1989, "Free Migration" was a group which called for the right to emigrate for all Soviet citizens. Leaders of this and other dissident organizations were detained during May Day celebrations in May 1989 after selling their organizations' journals (AP 1 May 1989; The Washington Post 2 May 1989, A12). Members of Free Migration were also arrested during demonstrations in June 1989 (AP 20 June 1989).
According to The Washington Post, "Free Migration" was also the name of a samizdat publication in the Soviet Union (2 May 1989 "The Kremlin Flexes...," A1).
A report from Helsinki Watch indicates that an organization known as the Initiative Group for Freedom of Emigration for Everyone was formed in 1987, and later changed its name to Freedom of Migration for Everyone (Feb. 1990, 29).
No further information on this topic is currently available to the IRBDC.
Bibliography
The Associated Press (AP). 20 June 1989, AM Cycle. "Activists Reported Held After Emigration Protest Near Kremlin." (NEXIS)
. 1 May 1989, PM Cycle. "Eight Dissident Leaders Under Arrest." (NEXIS)
Helsinki Watch. February 1990. Civil Society in the USSR. U.S. Helsinki Watch Committee.
The Washington Post. 2 May 1989. "Eight Still Held in Moscow," p. A12. (NEXIS)
. 2 May 1989. "The Kremlin Flexes Its Blandness...," p. A1. (NEXIS)
Attachments
The Associated Press. 20 June 1989, AM Cycle. "Activists Reported Held After Emigration Protest Near Kremlin." (NEXIS)
. 1 May 1989, PM Cycle. "Eight Dissident Leaders Under Arrest." (NEXIS)
Helsinki Watch. February 1990. Civil Society in the USSR. U.S. Helsinki Watch Committee.
The Washington Post. 2 May 1989. "Eight Still Held in Moscow," p. A12. (NEXIS)
