Document #1332131

EurasiaNet

Kyrgyz elections: can Kulov unite the opposition from behind bars?

http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/pp010504.shtml

ecoi.net summary:
Leader of the country’s most popular opposition party, Ar-Namys (Dignity), who was arrested and charged with abuse of power in 2000, remained politically active while in prison; it is believed that his arrest was politically motivated
Country:
Kyrgyzstan
Source:
EurasiaNet
Original link:
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/pp010504.shtml
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
4 January 2005
Document ID:
1332131 (former ID 9975)

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