Kyrgyzstan defies UN, upholds life sentence for dissident | International News Live Blog

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A court in Kyrgyzstan upheld a life sentence on Tuesday for a prominent dissident accused of “inciting inter-ethnic hatred” in the former Soviet republic, defying U.N. calls for his release. Azimjon Askarov, a 65-year-old ethnic Uzbek, was convicted of “organizing mass disturbances” and stirring up ethnic hatred … http://internationalnewslive.com/kyrgyzstan-defies-un-upholds-life-sentence-for-dissident/