Belgrade Six Explained

The Belgrade Six is the name of the group of six Serbian intellectuals arrested in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1984 and charged with counter-revolutionary 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]

Further reading

• • 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.

Notes and References

1. Book: Magaš, Branka. The destruction of Yugoslavia : tracking the break-up 1980-92. 1993. Verso. London; New York. 28 July 2012. 102. 978-0-86091-593-5 . 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'..
2. Book: Spencer, Metta . The Lessons of Yugoslavia . 2000 . 122 . Emerald Group Publishing Limited . 978-0-7623-0280-2 . July 28, 2012 .
3. Book: The South Slav journal, Volume 9-10. 1987. Dositey Obradovich Circle. London; New York. 28 July 2012. 57, 64. The trial of the "Belgrade Six", held from 5th November 1984 to 4th February 1985,... "Belgrade Six" defense attorney Vladimir Seks.
4. Book: Quataert, Jean H. . Advocating Dignity: Human Rights Mobilizations in Global Politics . 2009 . University of Pennsylvania Press . Philadelphia . 9780812241631 . 105 . July 28, 2012 .