Mr. Speaker. on March 15. we marked the fourth anniversary of Anatoly Shcharanskys arrest amd imprisonment in the Soviet Union. The continued imprisonment of Anatoly Shcharansky demonstrates the total lack of freedom and justice within the Soviet Union. For 4 long years. he has been denied the right to emigrate to Israel and to be reunited with his wife. Avital. For 4 years he has been imprisoned for joining the Helsinki Watch Group which monitored Soviet compliance with the Helsinki accords. Because of his commitment to basic human rights. he has spent 4 long years in prison. For this commitment to simple human justice. the Soviet authorities have sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
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