J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord - Kazakhstan cracks down on alternative lifestyles - Brief Article
Reason, Nov, 2001 by Charles Oliver
In America, if you dress up like one of the characters in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, people might think you're a dark. In Kazakhstan, people might think you're a dangerous subversive. The nation has begun arresting and torturing those with "bohemian" lifestyles. That includes punk rockers, gays, members of minority religions, and people who attend Tolkien-themed parties.
The authorities insist the Tolkien fans are Satanists conducting dark rituals.
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