Person

Karipbek Kuyukov

Painter from Kazakhstan, born without arms near the Semipalatinsk Test Site, who campaigns against nuclear testing.

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Background

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Kazakhstan Scholarship & press 1
Born in the village of Yegyndybulak, about 100 kilometres from the Semipalatinsk Test Site, according to Beyond Nuclear International.

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The Last Victim (Linda Pentz Gunter), quoting Karipbek Kuyukov in Where the Wind Blew and in his 2012 Astana speech, Beyond Nuclear International, 20 Oct 2018. Scholarship & press
Kuyukov was born in the small Kazakhstan village of Yegyndybulak, without arms
There were 456 of these in all, conducted between August 1949 and November 1989 at the Semipalatinsk test site — also known as The Polygon — just 60 miles (100 kilometers) from Kuyukov’s family home.
Years ago during the testing, my parents bore witness to those bright and vast mushroom clouds as they filled the sky. When I was born, I was born without arms, and it was a shock to my mother.
The people who lived in Semipalatinsk at the time came out of their homes during the explosions to watch them
They didn’t even know about the health threats and devastating consequences of the crimes being committed against them. People were basically treated as guinea pigs.
My main mission on this land is to do everything I can for people like me to be the last victims of nuclear tests
Armless Kazakh Artist Says 'Poor-Quality' Fingerprints Cost Him British Visa (Farangis Najibullah), RFE/RL. Scholarship & press
Kuyukov attributes his disabilities to the high levels of radiation his parents were exposed to.

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