Belgrade Six
The Belgrade Six is the name of the group of six Serbian intellectuals arrested in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1984 and charged with counterrevolutionary activity.
Members of the group
The group consisted of:[1]
- Miodrag Milić
- Milan Nikolić
- Dragomir Olujić
- Vladimir Miljanović
- Gordan Jovanović
- Pavluško Imširović
Trial
The trial was held between 5 November 1984 and 4 February 1985. It had significant media coverage.[2] One of defence attorneys was Vladimir Šeks.[3]
Cases against Nikolić, Milić and Olujić were separated from the cases of other member of the group. They were sentenced to between one and two-year prison terms.[4]
References
- Magaš, Branka (1993). The destruction of Yugoslavia : tracking the break-up 1980-92. London ; New York: Verso. p. 102. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
In August 1984, six Yugoslav intellectuals - Pavle Imsirovic, Gordan Jovanovic, ... Milan Nikolic and Dragomir Olujic - were charged jointly with forming a 'counterrevolutionary organization aimed at the overthrow of the constitutional order'.
- Spencer, Metta (2000). The Lessons of Yugoslavia. p. 122. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- The South Slav journal, Volume 9-10. London ; New York: Dositey Obradovich Circle. 1987. pp. 57, 64. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
The trial of the "Belgrade Six", held from 5th November 1984 to 4th February 1985,... "Belgrade Six" defense attorney Vladimir Seks
- Quataert, Jean H. (2009). Advocating Dignity: Human Rights Mobilizations in Global Politics. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 105. ISBN 9780812241631. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
Further reading
- Bogdanović, Miloš (2011), Prokletstvo nacije [The curse of nation] (PDF) (in Serbian), Novi Sad: Eden
- Nebojsa Popov, Disidentska skrivalica, Republika, 2000.
- Srđa Popović, Poslednja instanca, Helsinški odbor za ljudska prava u Srbiji, Beograd, 2003, knjiga 2, 931-1025 str.
- Interview with Pavluško Imširović, Socialist Action, San Francisco, June 1985, p. 15.
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