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.