The debunking and deposition of the merits of the country’s first President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, continues in Kazakhstan. Following the detentions and arrests of members of his clan and relatives, there is more and more talk that Nazarbayev himself should be subjected to appropriate legal measures. It’s not possible to bring the ex-leader of Kazakhstan to […]
Another scandal occurred in the penitentiary system of Kazakhstan. In the pre-trial detention center of the city of Uralsk (West Kazakhstan region), prisoner Vitaly Turenkov ripped open his stomach after appealing to the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Turenkov recorded his appeal and self-infliction of injury on video. “Dear President, government and human rights organizations! […]
Citizens of Kazakhstan are collecting signatures for a petition demanding that they refuse to accept amendments that tighten control over social networks. As ACCA has already reported, deputies of the Parliament of Kazakhstan approved amendments to legislative acts on the protection of the rights of child, education, information and informatization. Among the proposed amendments is […]
Kazakhstan has adopted a number of new laws aimed at further democratizing society, including the law on peaceful assemblies, which allows civil activists, including opposition-minded public activists, to freely hold rallies and freely express their opinions. This statement was made by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during his message to the people of the […]
Deputies of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) demanded to apply sanctions against high-ranking officials of Kazakhstan and to conduct an international investigation into the January events. The corresponding statement, signed by 21 deputies, was published on the organization’s website. “We blame the Kazakh government-sponsored disinformation campaign about 20,000 unidentified terrorists who […]
The international human rights organization Human Rights Watch called on the UN, the OSCE and the European Union to demand that the authorities of Kazakhstan conduct an effective, independent and impartial investigation into the actions of the security forces during the January events. According to the statement, HRW experts conducted a detailed analysis of over […]
For the second day in Almaty, riots and clashes between protesters and police and military personnel continue. In the city, as well as in Mangistau region, a state of emergency was introduced by a presidential decree until midnight on January 19. As ACCA has already reported, on January 4, the rallies in support of peaceful […]
In some cities of Kazakhstan (in Taraz, Aktobe and Uralsk), unauthorized rallies were held in support of the peaceful protests taking place in Zhanaozen and Aktau. Not only the protesters, but also the journalists covering these protest actions were caught by the police. Thus, in Taraz, a rally was held near the mayor’s office. The […]
Kazakhstani journalists, human rights defenders, and civil activists have launched a campaign to collect signatures under an appeal to the president and parliament of the country, in which they call to abandon the adoption of amendments to the legislation that would limit the work of foreign Internet resources, social networks, and messengers. The text of […]
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