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POLITICAL PRISONERS IN CENTRAL ASIA

May 15, 2012 - Rayburn 2203

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Witnesses:

Name	Title	Affiliation
Sanjar Umarov	Chairman	Sunshine Coaliation; Former Political Prisoner
Cathy Cosman	Senior Political Analyst	United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
Muzaffar Suleymanov	Europe and Central Asia Research Associate	Committee to Protect Journalists
Hon. Steve Cohen	Commissioner	United States Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Christopher H. Smith	Chairman	United States Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe