Yuri Speizman and his wife remain isolated and severed from loved ones. Over 70 of my colleagues rallied with me to urge the release of Juri. who is afflicted with leukemia. and his wife. Recently he was finally granted permission to emigrate. but only after he endured a near fatal heart attack. Soviet officials sought to intimidate him. break his will to continue his quest for freedom and inflict punitive actions for the international support his case attracted. This was not the demonstration of compassion and Glasnost of a secure superpower. but a vindictive and petty action in adhering to a centuries old policy of disrespect for fundamental human rights.
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