Since his release from prison in April, former Prisoner of Conscience Alexander Slinin has been awaiting his exit visa to Israel which, according to reports reaching the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, was received July 25. Indications are that he will be leaving Kharkov with his mother the end of August. Arrested and tried in June, 1974, the former student from Kharkov University, refused to report to his local military registration office for army service after he had applied to emigrate to Israel. While in prison, Slinin’s health deteriorated drastically due to the harsh conditions he experienced.
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