Those who dare make any requests for freedom and Justice. relying on the stipulations of the Helsinki Final Act. are either confined to mental hospitals or sentenced to prison terms. One case. in particular. that of Mart Niklus. an Estonian scientist. is typical of those whose only crime is a desire to Join their relatives outside the U.S.S.R. Mart Niklus has been harassed by Soviet authorities for 22 years and arrested numerous times. imprisoned. and refused permission to emigrate to Sweden to Join his family. Mart Niklus was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years for writing and circulating materials related to. among other things. the MolotovRibbentrop Pact and the trial of the chairman uf the Lithuanian Helsinki Group and others. and for listening to the Voice of America. I have Introduced House Concurrent Resolution 218. which expresses the sense of Congress in calling for the release of Mart Niklus and to provide him with proper medical care.
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