2/5 On 11 April 2022, the Akimat (local executive body) of Zhanaozen city refused to hold a peaceful assembly on 1 May 2022, in response to a notification submitted by the civil activist Zhadyra #DOSEKEYEVA.
3/5 The topic of the peaceful assembly: "In solidarity with Ukraine. No to war. In favour of leaving the CSTO and the EAEU. Increase the incomes of the population". The reason for the politically motivated refusal:
4/5 Politically motivated refusal signed by the deputy Akim (mayor) of Zhanaozen #BAIZHANOV G.
This is at least the fourth refusal to hold anti-war rallies and solidarity actions with Ukraine issued by the Kazakhstani authorities.
2/6 On 5 January 2022 Marat went on a peaceful protest where he was a gunshot and taken by unidentified people to the city hospital #7.Doctors diagnosed Marat with an“open multi-comminuted fracture of the lower third of the two bones of the right tibia caused by a gunshot”.
3/6 On 8 January an armed special rapid response unit (SOBR) burst into the hospital, took the half-naked wounded patients, including Marat, outside by beating them and shoved them into a prisoner transportation vehicle.
1/5 IS IT PROHIBITED TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE IN #KAZAKHSTAN?
#Almaty
The Kazakhstani authorities are persecuting Almas #MUKHAMETOV for placing a sticker with inscription "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!" in his private office.@margarethodge
2/5 Police officers have arrived at the office and are about to draw up some protocol under an unknown Article against Almas. Is it prohibited to express personal opinion in Kazakhstan? Or is it prohibited to show support for Ukraine in Kazakhstan?@Malinowski
3/5 Or is it prohibited to show support for Ukraine in Kazakhstan? Is it prohibited to place stickers in private offices? President TOKAYEV himself has claimed that he supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine, hasn't he? Or he no longer thinks so? #Kazakhstanprotests
2/5 On 8 April 2022 about a dozen police officers came to the house of Galymzhan KARABAYEV with illegal search on the basis of an unlawful court order. The house was completely searched and Galymzhan's phone was seized.
3/5 The search order was made by the senior investigator of the Saryagash District Police Department #YESHMANOV J.O., sanctioned by the investigative judge of the Saryagash District Court #MALAYEVA Aigul Kuanyshbaevna.
3/5 On 8 April police officers left two unlawful summons for Aliya URASHEVA with demands to appear in a criminal case No. 224300031000001 at the Kyzylorda Police Department on 8 April 2022, at 15:00 and on 9 April at 10:00.
#Shymkent
On 5 January 2022, a 22-year-old man named Ansar #ISLAM drove with his brother to change oil in his car. He noticed another car parked 30 metres away from his car and a wounded man laying on the ground.
2/5 Ansar ran to help the wounded man. Along with another man, he put the wounded man in the car, but at that very moment he himself received two gunshot wounds (in the neck and pelvis), as a result of which he died.
3/4 On 7 Apr. the police exhumed the body three months after the funeral, despite the family's attempts to challenge the decision in court. The authorities have opened a criminal case against Ansar for alleged "mass riots"- killed him and now want to make him look like a looter.
Another story of civilian shooting and torture at the pre-trial detention facility (SI-18) in Almaty city. Testimony of a peaceful protester named #YSTYBAYEV Bakyt from the city of Almaty.
2/4 Bakyt took part in the peaceful protest to support peaceful protesters from Aktau and Zhanaozen, to express his position on rising prices and corruption. During the peaceful protest, he was shot in the leg. Other protesters took him to an ER, where he underwent surgery.
3/4 However, as early as 9 Jan., an armed SOBR (Rapid Response Unit) officers burst into the hospital and beat the half-naked, wounded people, forced them into a van and took them to the pre-trial detention facility SI-18,where the wounded were subjected to beatings and torture.