Matt Kupfer ’12 reports on continuing unrest in Kyrgyzstan
Matt Kupfer ’12, who is majoring in anthropology and international and global studies, was looking into AIDS prevention efforts in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, when a wave of ethic violence erupted there in mid-June, sending masses of minority Urbeks fleeing from the Kyrgyz majority. Kupfer escaped to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, from where he sent this second message about his experiences and observations in the central Asian country. He has changed the names of the people about whom he is writing to ensure that he does not cause them any trouble.
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Matt Kupfer ’12, who is majoring in anthropology and international and global studies, was looking into AIDS prevention efforts in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, when a wave of ethic violence erupted there in mid-June, sending masses of minority Urbeks fleeing from the Kyrgyz majority. Kupfer escaped to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, from where he sent this second message about his experiences and observations in the central Asian country. He has changed the names of the people about whom he is writing to ensure that he does not cause them any trouble.