1/6 9 March, 2022,
City of: #Ust-Kamenogorsk #MUKANOVA Altyn, the mother of civil activist #BERIKKANULY Yernar demands that the Kazakhstani authorities immediately stop the unlawful political persecution of her son in connection with his participation⤵️
2/6 in the peaceful protest in early January, 2022 and release him from the pre-trial detention facility.
Also, she appeals to the international community seeking help to release her son.
BERIKKANULY Yernar was arbitrarily detained on 6 January on his way to work.
3/6 Earlier, he participated in a peaceful protest exercising his constitutional right, speaking out about high prices and requiring the authorities to address social problems of the citizens. After his unlawful detention he was sent to the pre-trial detention facility due
4/6 to a fabricated criminal case. Recently, a politically motivated trial has extended his term in detention for 2 more months.
His family members were not informed about Yernar's whereabouts and health condition for 20 days after he was detained.
6/6 My son was arbitrarily detained on his way to work on 6 January, 2022 in connection with January events. He participated in a peaceful protest where he spoke out about our country's problems and price hikes. This resulted in him being arrested.
On 5 March 2022 I received the images of my building I live in, the section of the building and the balcony to my WhatsApp messenger from an unknown phone number.
2/5 Following these images, I also received a threatening message of religious nature. Due to this threat, on the same day I filed a complaint to the Munaily District Police Department.
3/5 The complaint was received by the police captain #KOISHANOV Amir Zhaksybayevich; a few hours later he notified me that my complaint was left without consideration.
11 March 2022 #Petropavlovsk
Today in the North Kazakhstan court at 15:00 there was an appeal hearing on the denial of parole for political prisoner Askar #KAIYRBEK.
2/4 Apparently this was not enough, so they also posted wanted notices with Zhanna's picture in all the sections of her building, where they described her as a dangerous and unstable person.
3/4 They offered a reward for providing information on the activist's whereabouts, but did not give any contact phone number.We consider this incident as political persecution in connection with Zhanna ZHALGASOVA'S civil activism.
1/6 TORTURED, BEATEN AND FORCED TO INCRIMINATE HIMSELF ON TV CHANNEL
Father of many children #MADIMBEK Yerkinbek was detained on 5 January, 2022 at about 11.00 pm in the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk where he came to join a peaceful protest.
2/6 His wife #SEITKHAN Gulzhaniya reports that her husband was beaten from 5 to 7 January after his arrest and continued to be beaten in a pre-trial detention facility. For being an ethnic Kazakh migrant from China, he was beaten and called a traitor
3/6 and asked if he was familiar with Serikzhan #BILASH (an activist defending ethnic Kazakhs in China).
❗Moreover, Yerkinbek was forced to incriminate himself under torture on “Qazaqstan” national TV Channel.
1/8 10 March, 2022, Kazakhstan
The city of #Ust-Kamenogorsk
On January 6, 2022 #BERIKKANULY Yernar went on a peaceful protest in the city of Semey. There, he exercised his constitutional right to engage in peaceful assemblies ⤵️
2/8 and spoke out about social problems of citizens and about price inflation. On January 6, 2022 Yernar was arbitrarily detained and put in a pre-trial detention facility in Ust-Kamenogorsk. He was subjected to torture and beatings by employees
3/8 of the pre-trial detention facility. In his video message Yernar's father, #MUKANOV Berikkan reports about the facts of torture and beatings inflicted on his son and demands that the authorities drop the false charges against his son and release him immediately.
1/6 10 March, 2022 City of #Semey
Civil activist and public defender Kerbez #YEGIMBAYEVA reports testimonies of her family members: her mother Anar #KALIYEVA and her brother Aziz #ZHOLATOV.
2/6 Civil activist Anar #KALIYEVA and her son Aziz #ZHOLATOV are charged with criminal cases under Articles 272, p.2 ("Participation in mass disorders") and 269 ("Seizure of buildings") for the alleged seizure of the Akimat (local executive body) also known as City Hall.
3/6 As Kerbez reports, her mother Anar and brother Aziz were at home when all those riots and mass disorders in the Akimat took place. This is confirmed by a video captured by the home security camera.
When government-controlled provocateurs began looting the city,