In December 1979 I wrote to Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev. asking him to grant amnesty to Shcharansky. no reply was received. Other Members have taken similar action on his behalf. Shcharansky remains incarcerated in Christopol Prison. awaiting transfer to a labor camp where he would serve the remainder of his sentence. It is important that we mark this anniversary with renewed commitment to free every prisoner of conscience within the Soviet Union. to continue to speak out for the emigration of oppressed minorities. to condemn new waves of antisemitism. and to guard against the harassment of other religious activists and dissidents.@
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