CONDITIONS IN THE SLIVEN PRISON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700080337-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 9, 2011
• Sequence Number: 337
• Publication Date: September 10, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Accordizdg to M. A..~not 3nrther identi?ie~ who uas in ttire Sliven Prison
uad recaast]y cemc from Pu~aria, the prison is located on a hi11 northeast op
4322ven aa0, is naed for Evmals political prisoners. Zt i.s divided into two sac-
ti~l+. 1`ha iir?t section, which occupies the second floor cf the prison, ron-
6~ts o% 13 as11s in#~abited by 500-GOD prisoners aerviua hx:avy sputen~as. The
>'ecDad s?ctian included women sewing li{,hter sentences.
6bant 1,300 Bulgarian wosea between 19 and over 70 yelu?e of ege from all
~~~ c>Q' life are iml,risanod here. Seery mornia3 the prisenerc~ axr. p~?yaitted
"''-t i =h'- grisaa corridor for one half-hour and sacs a week they' a:e al-
lowed to fralls ~ the prison yard. The vo>:er. in the prison are cYY~yrged with
aao:t :;e s_b~;b~~ nth cananiracy ~_inst the rediiee, ar with ]Satanirg is
geaeiga broadcasts; in othar words, they are accused of sat beiu~ Co>mmmista
fi$tttiag for ttri liberty sad iadependance of their cc?;ntr~.
D4tgy ag them are in chains. Chil.drea ap to b gears old. are with their pris-
e' mothers sad eo>se are oven barn in the prison. &oae :e11s are o
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letrgs with smmll bared windows. There are nizlo 1D-metar-long cells in-
haDi'ted by 100 priatuzars. There are give cells 25 meters underground in which
Ia'1aoaRr~ ere tortured 1U-15 drys. These cells tyro ainduuleaa sad filled with
~ts? The ]ack oY ssnitatian is Favorable to dleAase, but tha p='is meta are
d=nie4 sediciaes or as'dicul telp. .
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