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January 11, 2023
#Families
On January 12, 2023, at 11:30 am, Semey Court No. 2 will hold a trial in a politically motivated criminal case under Article 256 (“propaganda of terrorism”) against political prisoners Rinat #Aliyev and Chingiz #Alpiev.
@hrw @amnesty @omctorg
2/6
We invite everyone to come to the court as observers.
The wife of Chingiz Alpiyev, Zhibek #Alpieva, talks about a politically motivated criminal case fabricated by the authorities against her husband Chingiz #Alpiyev and brother Rinat #Aliyev.
@RepMalinowski @osce_odihr
3/6
Chingiz Alpiev and Rinat Aliyev did not go out and did not even participate in the protests in January 2022.
On January 14, 2022, they were illegally detained and then tortured at the Semey Police Department. Severe beatings
@freedomhouse @ennhri @NorwayMFA @RobMoore_CPC
4/6
and humiliation were accompanied by psychological pressure and threats of being sentenced to long terms of imprisonment. Rinat Aliyev was tortured and forced to give false testimony against Chingiz Alpiev, but Rinat refused to give false testimony.
#ActivistsNotExtremists
5/6
Under the pretext of fighting "terrorists and extremists",the authorities persecute civil activists, #humanrights activists, peaceful protesters, as well as people who have their own religious beliefs. The Kazakh authorities,abusing the anti-terrorist legislation,
@Left_EU
6/6
#Kazakhstanprotests
#Magnitsky #NoToCooruption
#IACD2021 #torture
#PersonalSanctions for
N. #Nazarbaev &
K. #Massimov
T. #Kulibayev
D. #Nazarbayeva
S. #Abish
K. #Satybaldy
E. #Turgumbayev
G. #Nurdauletov
M. #Bektanov
K. #Tokayev
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