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The Uzbek authorities confirmed two deaths in the country’s prisons last week. Both incidents occurred in penal colonies in the Tashkent region, adjacent to the capital, Tashkent. One was the death of a 21-year-old man, from what officials said was a heart attack and acute pancreatitis. Uzbekistan’s Chief Prosecutor’s Office said it is investigating. The other death was an inmate who was fatally injured during repair work in the prison kitchen. No further information was available on the case.
