Session #96 · 1979–81

Speech #960209019

I want to join my colleagues in reflecting on the continuous and systematic suppression of basic liberties which occurs daily in the Soviet Union. Despite the importance of the recent events in Southwestern Asia. which have naturally dominated the international political spotlight in recent months we must not overlook the omnipresent. harsh and uncompromising treatment of Soviet Jews. These people. along with many others belonging to Islamic minorities and the Christian church are denied their most basic freedoms. the freedom to practice religion in a chosen manner and the freedom to emigrate. Courageous Soviets continue to speak out against their governments blatant denial of human rights. These individuals. one after another continue to disappear into the infamous Gulag.
Keywords matched
emigrate

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Islamic minorities Christian church
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS DOWNEY
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
960209019
Paragraph
#0
← Prev Next →