,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #hdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ca1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,coh5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wilson ( ,s\?  
,c>ol9a1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 
,ms4 ,goodl&]1 ,mr4 ,cr[1 & ,mr4 ,c>son7
 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,support+ !     
designation ( ,octob] #cj z !           
,int]national ,day ( ,political         
,prison]s4  ,:]eas !re are an e/imat$   
#a1jjj1jjj political prison]s across !  
_w1 includ+ cases ( j\rnali/s1          
academics1 political opposition         
activi/s1 dissid5ts1 antiw> campaign]s1 
& human rights def5d]s be+ deta9$1      
arre/$1 imprison$1 convict$1 & o!rwise  
puni%$ = political motives )\t          
connection to any cr$ible (f5se2 ,:]eas 
au?orit>ian & repressive regimes ar\nd !
 _w1 includ+ ! ,republic ( ,bel>us1 !   
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,republic (    
,cuba1 ! ,arab ,republic ( ,egypt1 !    
,islamic ,republic ( ,iran1 ! ,republic 

( ! ,union ( ,burma1 ! ,russian         
,f$]ation1 & ! ,boliv>ian ,republic (   
,v5ezuela1 h engag$ 9 sy/ematic         
imprisonm5t ( indep5d5t voices2 ,:]eas1 
9 #bjbd & #bjbe1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t1 ?r\gh bilat]al & multilat]al 
negotiations1 secur$ ! release ( sev]al 
doz5 political prison]s f ! ,republic ( 
,bel>us1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 & !      
,boliv>ian ,republic ( ,v5ezuela2       
,:]eas1 on ,octob] #cj1 #aigd1 ,ukra9ian
 & ,russian prison]s ( consci5ce 9 !    
,soviet ,gulag initiat$ ! tradition (   
m>k+ ! annual ,day ( ,political         
,prison]s 9 ! ,union ( ,soviet ,sociali/
 ,republics 7,,ussr7 to draw public     
att5tion to ! plight ( ^? imprison$ = _!
 political or religi\s beliefs & to     
express solid>ity ) !m2 & ,:]eas1 9     
subsequ5t ye>s1 ! ,day ( ,political     
,prison]s on ,octob] #cj 0 m>k$ by hung]
 /rikes by prison]s inside ! ,soviet    
,gulag & by public demon/rations (      
solid>ity 9 cities across ! ,,ussr3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (               

,repres5tatives--  7#a7 deplores all =ms
 ( political repression & imprisonm5t & 
conveys its unwav]+ solid>ity ) all ^?  
imprison$ ar\nd ! _w = peacefully       
express+ _! political or religi\s       
beliefs2  7#b7 supports ef=ts by !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to condemn      
political imprisonm5t1 hold acc\ntable  
^? regimes responsible = p]secut+ &     
imprison+ diss5t]s1 raise int]national  
aw>5ess ( political prison]s1 & secure  
_! release ?r\gh bilat]al & multilat]al 
negotiations ) o!r /ates1 & urges x to  
cont9ue su* ef=ts 9 ! future2 &  7#c7   
supports ! designation ( an             
,int]national ,day ( ,political         
,prison]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4