The documents include verified lists of Ukrainian citizens imprisoned for political and religious activities in the last 5 years. Four specific requests were made by the WCFU of the governments of the countries participating in the Madrid Conference. These included demanding that the Soviet Union immediately release the imprisoned members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group and other human rights spokesmen. They also asked that the government of the U.S.S.R. terminate the imprisonment of innocent people for simply expressing their political or religious beliefs and 19688 co permit freedom of religious worship in Ukraine. The fourth request demanded that the Soviet Union remove emigration restrictions for all people. regardless of nationality. religion. or political persuasion.
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