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Society: The Haves and Have Nots of Kyrgyz Prisons
Society: The Haves and Have Nots of Kyrgyz Prisons

Author(s): Askar Erkebaev
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: kyrgyzstan; prison; riot; hunger strike; criminals; corruption; bakiev

Summary/Abstract: The power of shadowy criminal guilds may explain last winter’s mass hunger strike and outbreak of lip-sewing by Kyrgyz prisoners.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 05/07
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: English