Shcharansky has repeatedly been denied the opportunity for appeal of his sentence. He continues to be harassed by Soviet authorities. as his health deteriorates behind bar.. While there may have been some increases in the number of people emigrating from the Soviet Union. the continued repression and harassment toward those applying to emigrate belie those superficially benign statistics. The numbers say nothing of the continued persecution which Soviet dissidents. and Soviet Jews in particular. face in exercising their right to choose Israel as their country of residence. Expressions of concern like this afternoons special order are an important part of the effort to obtain the release of Anatoly Shcharansky and others unjustly incarcerated because of their yearning for freedom and their willingness to stand up against the massive weight of the Soviet Government.
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