Nadezhda has begun serving time. but we are not certain in which Soviet prison. The case of this woman clearly demonstrates the Soviets total disregard for human rights. Nadezhdas situation is similar to many other refuseniks we pray for this afternoon. These are people who have sought through proper Soviet channels to receive permission to emigrate to Israel or another nation where they could worship freely. Soviet authorities. however. deny thousands of emigration requests each year. to the point where they have almost entirely choked off the number of Soviet Jews allowed to leave the country. Last year. fewer than 900 Soviet Jews were permitted to emigrate. The Evening Independent. of St. Petersburg.
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