Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990135910

In 1984. according to a State Department report. at least 29 Bahais that were held in custody were killed. and that 750 or more remain in prison. The Bahais are a small minority who are trying to survive in fundamentalist Iran. and it is important that people hear the cries of this small group. Mr. Speaker. and work to increase the chances of their survival by allowing more of them to emigrate so that they can practice their religion without fear of being tortured or beaten. or losing their property. In Afghanistan. the torture and murder of innocent men. women. and children continues by the Soviets and their surrogates. There are estimated to be 115.000 Soviet occupation troops within Afghanistan.
Keywords matched
emigrate

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN PORTER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
1985-12-09
Speech ID
990135910
Paragraph
#2
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