It has now been 4 long and lonely years. The Soviet Government must understand that we shall not forget Shcharansky who now sits in prison because he dared to dream of. and work for. a life for himself and his wife Avital in Israel. It is that simple. Shcharansky was sentenced to 13 years in prison for his "antiSoviet activity." But his real "crimes" were that he was a leader in the movement to gain unrestricted rights of emigration. He was also a major figure in the movement to monitor Soviet compliance with the Helsinki accords. The Shcharansky case is a mockery of the Soviet criminal justice system.
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