1/5 On 12 October 2022 at 02:30 p.m. (Uralsk time) the city court of #Uralsk will hold an offline court hearing in a politically motivated criminal case under Article 405 Part 2 ("participation in an extremist organisation") against civil activists #YESKENDIROVA Marua and
The activists have been under house arrest since 28 April 2022.
The authorities are prosecuting Marua and Amangeldy for the following political reasons:
4/5 Marua YESKENDIROVA and Amangeldy URAZBAYEV are being prosecuted for political reasons - for active citizenship and participation in peaceful rallies and challenges in support of political prisoners as well as for criticism of the authorities.
1/6 #Aktobe
On 13 October, the politically motivated criminal case under Article 272 Part 2 ("participation in mass disorder") against 18 people continued at the Specialised Inter-District Criminal Cour of Aktobe region: @nnienass
3/6 Thanks to public support and public advocacy, political prisoner Ablaykhan #BEKEYEV has had his measure of restraint changed from arrest in the pre-trial detention facility, where he was held for 9 months, to an undertaking to appear in court.
1/5 #Astana
On 12 October 2022, members of the organising committee for the creation of the opposition party "Alga #Kazakhstan" for the third time submitted a list of the initiative group (2,149 persons - which is twice the amount required by law) ⤵️
2/5 to the Ministry of Justice to begin registration of the party. However, on the same day, 13 October, the Ministry of #Justice returned the documents, refusing to start registration of the party,
3/5 citing Article 8 of the law on political parties, while providing no specific explanation as to whose data on the list of the initiative group does not meet the requirements of the law.
1/5 A politically motivated criminal case under Article 272 Part 2 ("participation in mass disorder") against 18 people will be held on 13-14 October at the #Aktobe region Specialised Inter-District Criminal Court at 9:30 am (Aktobe time):
3/5 The authorities attributed the actions of their provocateurs to a group of peaceful activists who have been involved in peaceful protests for several years and who have the right to defend themselves against police beatings and shootings.
1/6 U.S. SENATORS CALL FOR REVIEW OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE TO #KAZAKHSTAN AND A INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION INTO SHOOTINGS IN JANUARY 2022
2/6 Senators join growing calls for an international investigation into state-sanctioned violence and a review of #US security assistance following nationwide protests earlier this year.
3/6 WASHINGTON - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (New Jersey) was joined today by Senators Ben Cardin (Maryland), Dick Durbin (Illinois) and Sherrod Brown (Ohio) in urging the #Biden administration
1/5 #Kokshetau
Preventive political persecution before the submission of lists (for the third time) of the initiative group of the organising committee for the creation of the opposition party "Alga #Kazakhstan" to the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan on 12 October 2022.
3/5 with the requirement to appear in the police department of Kokshetau on 12 October 2022 at 10:00 a.m. The formal reason for the summons is stated as "conducting investigative actions within the criminal case No. 221166031000458".
1/4 #Almaty
On 12 October 2022, journalist and blogger Duman #MUKHAMETKARIM was arrested for 15 days on politically motivated administrative charges under Article 488("violation of the Law on #PeacefulAssembly") for calling for participation in a peaceful protest on 25 October.
2/4 Duman MUKHAMETKARIM'S lawyer, Galym #NURPEISOV, told #Azattyq the following: