Mr. Speaker. I would like to take this time to draw attention not only to the plight of Ida Nudel. who remains imprisoned simply because of her desire to emigrate. but also to the situation of the thousands of Soviet Jews separated from their relatives and denied the right to leave the Soviet Union in order to join their loved ones. Even during such threatening times. we cannot forget the Soviet dissidents who are continuing to be victimized within the Soviet borders by repressive internal policies of that nations leaders. Soviet repression of this movement has been intense. often effective. Soviet authorities have resorted to arrests. trials. and imprisonment. confinement in psychiatric hospitals. forced emigration for some. and refusal to allow emigration for others. as in the case of Ida Nudel. The continued incarceration of Ida Nudel and many other "Prisoners of Conscience." coupled with the systematic harassment of the many hundreds of families not only violates the Helsinki agreement. a pact that the Soviets initiated and promoted. but also serves as a harsh reminder that the climate of suppression of basic freedoms still remains in the Soviet Union. Ida Nudel has paid a drastically high price for her principles and for being a vocal critic of the repressive attitudes and acts of the Soviet Union.
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