Yelena Bonner. has been exiled with him for over 1 year and there is continuous concern about their health. As my colleagues are aware. Sakharov. a distinguished physicist. won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975 for his work. Though isolated and harassed by the authorities. he continues to advocate freedom of emigration. amnesty for all prisoners of conscience. and other rights set forth in the 1975 Helsinki Final Act and other human rights documents. Recently. another unfortunate twist of events has taken place. Sakharovs mail to his family in the United States has been tampered with. in an attempt to learn the details about a possible hunger strike.
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