Kazakhstan: Drop charges against Atajurt activists facing up to 10 years in prison for peaceful protest
Nineteen activists face up to 10 years for peaceful protest demanding release of detainee Alimnur Turganbay, amid concerns of criminal law misuse to suppress dissent, Amnesty says.
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Rights group presses Kazakhstan authorities to release activists ahead of trial
Amnesty International on Thursday called on Kazakhstan to immediately drop criminal charges against 19 activists who are part of the Atajurt human rights movement and face up to 10 years in prison for...
Kazakhstan: Drop charges against Atajurt activists facing up to 10 years in prison for peaceful protest
Ahead of the start of the trial of 19 activists from the Kazakhstani human rights group Atajurt, who are being prosecuted for taking part in a peaceful protest calling for the release of a detained Kazakhstani citizen in China, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “The Kazakhstani authorities must urgently step back from the reckless misuse of criminal law and do what international human rights…
Kazakh authorities will hold a public trial on January 23 at 3 p.m. (Almaty time) for 19 members of the Kazakh human rights organization Atajurt Kazakh Human Rights. These individuals were prosecuted for publicly protesting the Chinese Communist Party's policies in Xinjiang, a case that has recently drawn continued attention from international human rights organizations and societies in many countries. According to members of Atajurt Kazakh Huma…
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