for the international attention his case has received, including a prize in 2010 from Freedom to Create, an NGO dedicated to supporting projects that unleash people's creativity."That was a huge help. They would have killed me a long time ago in this prison if people didn't know who I was and didn't defend me," Atabek says. "They're afraid to torture and beat me because international organizations know about me. I'm grateful to the people and the organizations that are protecting me. I thank them with all my heart."
from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: 'A Real Man Must Stand Up'--Kazakh Poet, Dissident Returns To Solitary Confinement
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