March 19, 2023. #Astana #Kazakhstan Political persecution on election day and announced peaceful protests on March 19, 2023. Civic activist Amangeldy #Jahin was illegally detained by police officers using brute force. Vilija Aleknaitė Gusty Graas Nathalie Amoratti-Blanc Agnieszka Pomaska

March 19, 2023 #Aksai #Kazakhstan Political harassment on election day and announced peaceful protests on March 19, 2023. Illegal outside surveillance of civil activist Aidar #Sarsenov near his house was established. Robin Wagener Theodoros Karaoglou Michael Creed TD Rihards Kols

#KZ🇰🇿 During the period from July 30, 2020 to April 6,2023 the human rights monitoring group #ActivistsNotExtremists_Campaign recorded at least 456 refusals to hold peaceful protests,marches and solitary pickets (in 22 cities and settlements).Out of 456 refusals-81 refusals in 2023. Katalin Cseh

A verdict is expected in the trial of Marat Zhylanbaev on charges of extremism for his peaceful opposition activities in #Kazakhstan. Prosecutor asked for 10 years. Human Rights Watch called for the charges to be dropped and Zhylanbaev to be released. More here - hrw.org/news/2023/11/0…

We live in a world of simulacra: there is a Parliament,but we know that it is a fiction.there are political parties, but there is no opposition, Discussions on TV are more staged & the courts are a spectacle. If there is a rally, then most likely people were driven away, ESI - European Stability Initiative