Political prosecution of Abaibek Sultanov

Political prosecution of human rights defender Abaybek Sultanov

  On 10 February 2021, human rights defender of the human rights movement «Article 14», Abaybek Sultanov, was declared a "suspect" under the politically motivated criminal Artic ...

Political prosecution of Askar Nurmaganov

Political prosecution of Askar Nurmaganov

  On 22 February 2021, a politically motivated criminal court hearing under Article 405 Part 2 was held in the case of Askar Nurmaganov, a (former) political prisoner and participant ...

Political persecution of human rights activist Raigul Sadyrbayeva

Political persecution of human rights activist Raigul Sadyrbayeva

  On 19 February, the Almaty City Court upheld an unlawful and secret decision of the Specialized Inter-District Investigative Court of Almaty of 20 January 2021 on the personal sear ...

Political persecution of Ulbolsyn Turdiyeva and Aigul Akberiyeva

Political persecution of human rights activist from “Femina Virtute” movement Ulbolsyn Turdiyeva and civil society activist Aigul Akberdieva from Aktau

1) On 12 February, Ulbolsyn Turdiyeva was tried in a political administrative case under Article 73 Part 3 ("defamation"). Ulbolsyn was illegally fined $1,260. Judge of the Munaili Distric ...

Political persecution of civil activist Zubayda Seidakhmetova

Political persecution of civil activist Zubayda Seidakhmetova

  On 17 February 2021, a trial was held in a politically motivated criminal case under Article 378 Part 2 ("public insult of a representative of the authorities"). Zubayda Seidakhmet ...

Political persecution of wives of political prisoners

Political persecution of wives of political prisoners

Kazakhstani authorities politically persecute the wife of political prisoner Askhat Zheksebayev, Shara Oralbayeva, and the wife of political prisoner Kairat Klyshev, Zhanar Sarykulova. Zh ...

Political persecution of human rights activist Anna Shukeyeva

Political persecution of human rights activist Anna Shukeyeva

  On 15 February 2021, online trials were held on complaints from Anna Shukeyeva  and her husband, Baurzhan Atuzbayev, against unlawful, politically motivated and secret decisio ...

Appeal to the European Parliament and European Commission

Appeal to the European Parliament and the European Commission

  Our appeal (dated 10 February 2021), calling for a thorough and transparent investigation into the actions of MEPs Thierry Mariani, Fulvio Martusciello, Andris Ameriks and the EU d ...

APPEAL TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

APPEAL TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

  On 9 February 2021, it was reported that in the run-up to the voting on an emergency resolution on the human rights situation in Kazakhstan, the MFA of the RK exerted pressure on t ...

Politically motivated trial of Baghdat Baktybayev

Politically motivated trial of Baghdat Baktybayev

  On 4 February 2021, a civil activist Baghdat Baktybayev was tried in Shu (Zhambyl region) in a politically motivated criminal case under Article 405 Part 1 and Part 2 ("organi ...

Суд Кайрата Султанбека

Politically motivated trial of Kairat Sultanbekov

On 26 January 2021, an online trial was held in the politically motivated criminal case under Article 405 Part 2 ("participation in the activities of an extremist organisation") against a ci ...

Appeal to the European Parliament regarding the deteriorating human rights situation in Kazakhstan

Appeal to the European Parliament regarding the deteriorating human rights situation in Kazakhstan

  As of 4 February 2020, we have recorded: ⠀ 1) At least 29 political prisoners in Kazakhstan. 2) At least 98 activists and human rights defenders are prosecuted under political ...