Kyrgyz Inmates Sew Lips Together in Prison Protest

More than 1,300 prisoners in Kyrgyzstan are said to have sewn their lips together in protest of poor prison conditions. Nearly 7,000 prisoners are also engaged in a hunger strike.

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