Of the 50 arrested. only Lokshin and Vladimir Tsukerman were not released after a short detention. Lokshin and Tsukerman were accused of "circulation of fabrications known to be false which defame the Soviet state and social system." They were tried and convicted 4 months later. and sentenced to 3 years in labor camp. Even if Osip Lokshin is released next year at the end of his sentencewhich is by no means a certainlyhe will still have spent 3 years at hard labor simply because he expressed a desire to emigrate from the Soviet Union. and opposed the ironfisted Soviet regime. In our deliberations on the issue of Soviet Jewry. let us not forget that behind the statistics on Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union are freedomloving individuals like Osip Lokshin. In our words and deeds. let us recommit ourselves to the fight for human rights and freedom from oppression. Thank you.*
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