,,iii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #bi1 #bjbe    
,mr4 ,wick] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 
& ,mrs4 ,%ahe57 submitt$ ! foll[+       
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,relations  ,,resolution     
,support+ ! designation ( ,octob] #cj z 
! ,int]national ,day ( ,political       
,prison]s4  ,:]eas !re are an e/imat$   
#a1jjj1jjj political prison]s ?r\gh\t ! 
_w1 includ+ j\rnali/s1 academics1       
political opposition activi/s1          
dissid5ts1 anti-w> campaign]s1 & human  
rights def5d]s1 :o h be5 deta9$1 arre/$1
 imprison$1 convict$1 & o!rwise puni%$ =
 political motives )\t connection to any
 cr$ible (f5se2  ,:]eas au?orit>ian &   
repressive regimes ar\nd ! _w1 includ+ !
 ,republic ( ,bel>us1 ! ,p's ,republic (
 ,*9a1 ! ,republic ( ,cuba1 ! ,arab     
,republic ( ,egypt1 ! ,islamic ,republic
 ( ,iran1 ! ,republic ( ! ,union (      
,myanm>1 ! ,russian ,f$]ation1 !        
,republic ( ,turkey1 & ! ,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+ an annual ,day (       
,political ,prison]s 9 ! ,union (       
,soviet ,sociali/ ,republics 7ref]r$ to 
9 ?is ,preamble z ,,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]s1 0 m>k$ on ,octob] #cj 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 ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7    
deplores all =ms ( political repression 

& imprisonm5t2  7#b7 conveys its unwav]+
 solid>ity ) all ^? :o are imprison$    
ar\nd ! _w = peacefully express+ _!     
political or religi\s beliefs2  7#c7    
supports ef=ts by ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
,gov]nm5t-- 7,a7 to condemn political   
imprisonm5t2  7,b7 to hold acc\ntable   
any regime t is responsible = p]secut+ &
 imprison+ diss5t]s2  7,c7 to raise     
int]national aw>5ess ( political        
prison]s2 &  7,d7 to secure ! release ( 
su* political prison]s ?r\gh bilat]al & 
multilat]al negotiations ) o!r c\ntries2
  7#d7 urges ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t  
to cont9ue su* ef=ts 9 ! future2 &  7#e7
 supports ! annual designation ( ,octob]
 #cj 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates z ! ,int]national
 ,day ( ,political ,prison]s4