Like Natan. Irna was brutally tortured for her beliefs. and for her continued refusal to renounce these beliefs. Irina and Natan are two individuals who have been permitted to emigrate. after many years. much suffering. and a tremendous pressure from the West. There are nearly 4.000 political prisoners and prisoners of conscience still in jail in the Soviet Union. Nearly half a million more individuals have formally applied to emigrate. These numbers attest to the fact that the Soviet Union has consistently failed to comply with the Helsinki Final Act of 1975. The conditions of the vast majority of political and religious dissidents have not improved. and the emigration numbers remain very low. One cannot look at this situation without being reminded that this is the bicentennial year of the U.S. Constitution.
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