World : Protesters Want Sakharov on Panel
Hundreds of protesters today demanded that the leaders of the prestigious Academy of Science resign for failing to nominate human rights activist Andrei D. Sakharov to a new national legislature.
More than 1,000 academy workers, ranging from prominent intellectuals to members of informal political groups, massed outside the organization’s headquarters in damp weather to hear a dozen speakers. Protesters held handwritten banners reading: “Down with Academic ‘Democracy!’ ” “Sakharov--Yes!” and “Who if not Sakharov?”
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