Bernard and Zina Shuravietsky committed no crime other than a desire to visit their family. For this. they have lost their jobs. and now Bernard is in prison. serving 11/2 years at hard labor. He was forcibly arrested in January by Soviet authorities without any charge. Soviet emigration policy has become increasingly more repressive since Zina Shuravietskys parents obtained permission to come to the United States in 1976. When Zina sought to visit them on three separate occasions. she was unconditionally refused. While she must suffer the indignity and harassment of her refusnik status. her husband is in prison. unable to assist her in her quest to join her elderly. and now ailing. parents.
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