Currently. there are two remaining prisoners. all others have been released due to constant pressure by Congress and other concerned organizations. Of the two remaining prisoners. Alexi Murghenko. is scheduled for release tomorrow. June 15. However. there are reports that he will be given an additional term based on warrantless charges. The message of this vigil must be clear to the Soviet Union: Alexei Murghenko must be released. Also. others suffering a similar plight must be allowed their basic freedoms. including the right to emigrate. This vigil also coincides with the inhumane treatment of Andrei Sakharov and his wife. Yelena Bonner.
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