Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990221754

It is a regime that kills clergy. bulldozes churches and has even turned Bibles into toilet paper. It is a regime that denies true religious freedom and. according to the latest report from Helsinki Watch. one which uses the clergy as policemen. It is a regime that harasses and oppresses those who wish to emigratesometimes even depriving them of their apartments. their jobs. their ration cards. and their schooling. It is a regime which has ordered its intelligence service to savagely beat and even assassinate Romanians abroad who have criticized the Romanian Government. It is a regime which ordered the removal of "all but a few token Jews" from military and security forces and from sensitive Government positions.
Keywords matched
emigratesometimes

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Jews
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Victim

Speaker & context

Speaker
DONALD RITTER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
PA
Gender
M
Date
1986-07-31
Speech ID
990221754
Paragraph
#0
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