Kazakhstan's Living Gulags
The Soviet Gulag system is said to live on in Kazakhstan's jails, where a growing prison population faces daily torture and humiliation. Rayhan Demeytrie investigates.
The Kazakh steppe was once home to the infamous Soviet forced labour camps which formed part of the Gulag. Today, the Gulag system is said to live on in Kazakhstan's jails where a growing prison population faces daily torture, humiliation and lawlessness. Despite its poor human rights record, many developed nations, including Britain, are rapidly strengthening relations with Kazakhstan. 91热爆 Central Asia Correspondent Rayhan Demeytrie investigates why the Gulag violence persists and asks why the international community stays silent.
Producer: Nina Robinson.
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