Kazak artist Kuyukov in Hiroshima

Kazak artist Kuyukov in Hiroshima

Karipbek Kuyukov, an artist and nuclear nonproliferation activist from Kazakhstan, visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 28, 2023, on the occasion of the publication of a Japanese translation of his novel about the damage caused by a nuclear test in Kazakhstan by the Soviet Union. Kuyukov born without arms as a result of his parents exposure to radiation from nuclear weapons testing near his village, illustrated the cover of the book.

Kazak artist Kuyukov in Hiroshima

Kazak artist Kuyukov in Hiroshima

Karipbek Kuyukov, an artist and nuclear nonproliferation activist from Kazakhstan, visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 28, 2023, on the occasion of the publication of a Japanese translation of his novel about the damage caused by a nuclear test in Kazakhstan by the Soviet Union. Kuyukov born without arms as a result of his parents exposure to radiation from nuclear weapons testing near his village, illustrated the cover of the book.

Kazakh artist takes advocacy for nuke-free world to U.N.

Kazakh artist takes advocacy for nuke-free world to U.N.

Kazakh artist Karipbek Kuyukov, who was born without arms due to the effects of radiation from nuclear testing, poses alongside his painting at his country's permanent mission to the United Nations on Sept. 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kazakhstanis hold antinuclear rally

Kazakhstanis hold antinuclear rally

Karipbek Kuyukov (2nd from R), a Kazakhstani artist and activist who was born without arms as a result of his parents' exposure to radiation from Soviet-era nuclear weapons tests, and other participants take part in an antinuclear rally in Astana on Aug. 29, 2015, the U.N.-designated International Day against Nuclear Tests. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo