In the United Nations a petition bearing the signatures of over 17.000 Lithuanians has been delivered to Kurt Waldheim. asking for that organizations support for their struggle for freedom. Even today. the arrest and imprisonment of untold numbers of Lithuanian and Russian dissidents continues. Their crime? They have published "The Chronical of the Lithuanian Catholic Church." The Russians have employed the techniques of deportation. execution. colonization. and sheer power to diminish the chances of Lithuanias survival as a people with a distinctive culture. It is remarkable what the Lithuanians have endured. and have been able to give their courageous and increasing signs that their desire for freedom remains as strong as ever.
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