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Kyrgyz cartoon targets corruption
Television programme aims to educate children on bribery and police intimidation.
Last Modified: 21 Dec 2009 11:45 GMT

A new children's television cartoon is being launched in Kyrgyzstan with a very grown up purpose - to fight endemic corruption in the country.

The story revolves around five children who stumble on a world where bribery and police intimidation rule.

As Robin Forestier Walker reports from the capital Bishkek, it's a thinly disguised parody of real life.

Source:
Al Jazeera
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