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: 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 received significant media coverage. Zoran Stojković, serving as the presiding judge in trial, rendered a verdict of guilty.Crime of opinion and freedom of speech One of the defence attorneys was Vladimir Šeks.
The cases against Nikolić, Milić and Olujić were separated from the cases of the other members of the group. They were sentenced to between one and two-year prison terms.
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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.