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Hunger Striking Kazakh Activist Rushed From Prison To Hospital With Heart Issue
April 15, 2021 14:11 GMT
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ALMATY, Kazakhstan Jailed Kazakh activist Kenzhebek Abishev, who started a hunger strike several days ago protesting the cancellation of his release on parole and prison conditions, was rushed overnight to hospital in a critical condition.
Abishev s lawyer, Gulnar Zhuaspaeva, told RFE/RL on April 15 that an ambulance brought her client to the Qapshaghai City Hospital overnight.
According to her, physicians diagnosed Abishev, who was recognized by human rights groups as a political prisoner, with coronary heart disease.
Zhuaspaeva quoted the hospital’s doctor, Zubaira Sarsenova, as saying that Abishev s current condition had improved to stable.