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9 February 2022
Testimonies about the peaceful meeting of protesters on 6 January and their shooting by the military from the participant of the peaceful protest and civil activist from #Shymkent Yerlan #FAIZULLAYEV.

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@eu_eeas

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On 4 January, the civil activists Yerlan FAIZULLAYEV, Yerkin #KAZIYEV, Aidar #MUBARAKOV, Bek #SABYRLY, Kuat #ADYGEYEV, a guy named Mels, Nurtay #SHEGEBEKULY and Niyazbek #YUSSUPOV👇

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built a makeshift prison of barbed wire on a cart called "Kazakhstan is a big prison" to go with it to the Akimat (local executive body) in #Kaskelen.
Civil activists were heading in a peaceful march to the Kaskelen Akimat 👇

#Magnitsky #NoToCorruption
#IACD2021

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Mar 28

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TARAZ: ANOTHER VICTIM OF THE PROVOCATION WITH A WEAPON

14 March 2022

district named after #TurarRyskulov (#Taraz)

Here is another story about political prosecution.

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@EU_Commission
@GeorgiGotev

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@AndriusKubilius

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#AMANGELDIYEV Shyndos, a second-year law student of Taraz State University named after M.H.Dulati, fell victim to a staged provocation.

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#Zhanaozen2022

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#AMANGELDIYEV Shyndos was detained when he was at home on 10 February. On 5 January some provocateurs forced him to take a weapon lying around outside the building of the Police Department of Zhambyl region.

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Mar 28

@AndriusKubilius

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"MOM, THE TORTURE WAS IMPOSSIBLE. I CAN'T WALK".

Raihan Serikbayevna, mother of Abylaykhan BEKEYEV who was born in 1995, talks tearfully about how the law enforcement officers ill-treated her son,👇
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how he was detained and now held illegally in the pre-trial detention facility in Aktobe.

Abylaykhan's mother doesn’t hide that Abylaykhan participated in the peaceful protest on 5 January 2022 in Aktobe, exercising his constitutional right to peaceful assembly.

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On 12 January, when Abylaykhan was coming out of the house with his wife, five SORB (Special Rapid Response Unit) officers with machine guns threw Abylaykhan to the ground, twisted his arms, and took him away to an unknown destination;

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Mar 28

@ZovkoEU

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HE COULD NOT WITHSTAND THE TORTURE - HE HANGED HIMSELF

Akzhol Askaruly #KILYBAYEV, born in 1996, a young father and breadwinner of his family, committed suicide after torture, humiliation by law enforcement officers and under fear of possible arrest.@ZovkoEU

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Akzhol hanged himself in his own house.

We can only guess what Akzhol was feeling at this moment... what could have driven the father of a 4-year-old child to take such a step, 👇

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what terror and fear he experienced after the January protests that at the age of 25 that he decided to take his own life?

Akzhol was at a peaceful protest in Semey on 5 January.

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Mar 28

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"CAME IN APC VEHICLES AND FIRED NON-STOP"

15 March 2022 #Almaty

On 18 February 2022, peaceful protester Bek #SYRYM testified in an interview with Azattyq about how the military shot peaceful protesters on 6 January 2022 in the city square.

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Bek SYRYM, a witness to the shooting in the square:

📍 "We were in the square. They brought us food in a cauldron. People did not leave each other without support, they brought meat, rice and cooked food.

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@anceschistan

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We were sitting and eating and at that moment, the military came again. We ran out, holding placards in our hands and stood in one row.

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@eaGlobalEU

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Mar 28

@EUCouncil

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“YOU WILL NOT TORTURE ME WITH AN IRON, WON’T YOU?”

13 March 2022 #Astana

Human rights activist Tabys #MAGRUPKANULY seeks help from the international community in connection with his political persecution.

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On 9 March, a man, who introduced himself as an associate of the Police Department “Saryarka”, #SULEIMENOV Nurbek called Tabys and invited him to the Police Department regarding his participation in a peaceful protest on 4 January 2022.

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The policeman summoned the activist over the phone without explaining the meeting agenda, as required by law. Also, like all peaceful citizens, Tabys did not commit any violent acts or riots at the rally.

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