I rise today to draw attention to the case of Evgeny Pisarevsky. a Jew who has been denied permission to leave the Soviet Union. On March 8. Mr. Pisarevsky is staging a special protest to call attention to the Soviet Governments refusal to allow him the freedom to leave the Soviet Union. He has been denied permission to leave on the basis of the "Poor Relative" article. which prohibits persons from leaving the country without a financial waiver from their parents and. in applicable cases. from any former spouse of those seeking to emigrate with children. Many times the relatives who need to give permission are intimidated and threatened. thus discouraging them from signing the necessary papers. Mr.
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