Political prosecution of Yerbol Yeskhozhin

Political prosecution of Yerbol Yeskhozhin

  On 14 April 2021 at 11:00, a court hearing on politically motivated case under Article 405 Part 1 ("organization of extremist organization") against the civil activist and politica ...

Political prosecution of Askar Kaiyrbek

Political prosecution of Askar Kaiyrbek

  On 13 April 2021 at 16:00 the court on politically motivated case under the Article 405 Part 1 and 2 ("organization and participation in the extremist organization") against civil ...

JOINT STATEMENT about Aset Abishev

JOINT STATEMENT

Photo: Kazis Toguzbaev (RFE/RL)     On 7 April 2021, political prisoner Aset Abishev cut his veins to protest against the illegal and humiliating search of his personal belong ...

Politically motivated prosecution of civil activist Aynur Myrzaliyeva

Politically motivated prosecution of civil activist Aynur Myrzaliyeva

  On 14 April 2021 a court hearing in the politically motivated case against the civil activist and mother of two children, Aynur Myrzaliyeva from the city of Astana will be held. On ...

Politically motivated prosecution of human rights activist of the human rights movement

Politically motivated prosecution human rights activist of the human rights movement "Veritas" Aliya Zhakupova

  On 12 April 2021, at 10:00 the trial on politically motivated prosecution of Aliya Zhakupova under Article 405 Part 2 ("participation in an extremist organization") will be held. S ...

List of political persecutions in connection with peaceful protests on 27 March 2021 in Kazakhstan.

List of political persecutions in connection with peaceful protests on 27 March 2021 in Kazakhstan

Photo: QT/Kultegin Aspanuly(Күлтегін Аспанұлы) Together with our partners, we publish the following information:⠀1) Preventive political persecutions up to 27 March 2021 (22 to 26 March):- ...

POLITICALLY MOTIVATED CRIMINAL CASE IN CONNECTION WITH PEACEFUL PROTESTS ON 27 MARCH 2021

POLITICALLY MOTIVATED CRIMINAL CASE IN CONNECTION WITH PEACEFUL PROTESTS ON 27 MARCH 2021

  On 27 March 2021, judge Beisembayev N.K. illegally placed civil activist Askar Kalassov under house arrest for 2 months for the duration of investigation of his politically motivat ...

POLITICAL PERSECUTION OF BEKIZHAN MENDYGAZIYEV

POLITICAL PERSECUTION OF BEKIZHAN MENDYGAZIYEV

Bekizhan Mendygaziyev (in grey T-shirt) with his brothers and friends   The police, National Security Committee (NSC)and Prosecutor's Office fabricated a politically motivated crimi ...

IMITATION OF A

IMITATION OF A "LISTENING STATE"

  During the period from 30 July 2020 to 19 March 2021, local executive bodies (akimats), supervised by the National Security Committee, denied the requests for permits to hold peacefu ...

Political prosecution of human rights defender Abaybek Sultanov

Political prosecution of human rights defender of the “Article 14” human rights movement Abaybek Sultanov

    On 11 March 2021, Abaibek Sultanov was charged in a politically motivated criminal case under Article 405 Part 2 ("participation in an extremist organisation"). An indictment ...

List of political prisoners

Lists of those criminally prosecuted for political reasons and political prisoners in Kazakhstan

As of 15 March 2021, we have recorded (the full lists can be downloaded here): ⠀ 1) At least 29 civil activists and human rights defenders in Kazakhstan are political prisoners. ⠀ - Of ...

Political prosecution of Aibek Sabitov and Berik Nogayev

Politically motivated criminal prosecutions in connection with the peaceful protest on 28 February 2021

  In connection with a peaceful protest held on 28 February 2021 Kazakhstani authorities initiated politically motivated criminal proceedings under Article 405 Part 2 ("participation i ...