An inter-ministerial group investigating the January events in Kazakhstan intimidates arrested rioters into testifying against opposition politician Zhanbolat Mamai, leader of the unregistered Democratic Party, who is now also under arrest on suspicion of organizing “mass riots” and “disseminating knowingly false information” during the January riots. This information was disseminated by the Arash Committee, which […]
On September 7, the Saryagash District Court will begin considering another lawsuit against the well-known opposition journalist Amangeldy Batyrbekov on libel charges and damage to the honor and dignity of business reputation. An application to the court against the journalist was filed by the longtime heroine of his publications, who had already met with him […]
While the Kazakh authorities from the high stands of the capital are announcing a course towards “New Kazakhstan”, in the regions of the country they continue to intimidate and eliminate objectionable journalists using the old proven methods. ACCA has already reported on threats against well-known journalist Mikhail Kozachkov, who specializes in investigating corruption scandals, after […]
Interesting decisions were made by the Kazakh Themis regarding blogger Elmar Khusainov, who insulted and slandered another blogger, Alzhan Ismagulov. According to the victim most likely this happened because Khusainov is a friend of the state secretary of the republic Yerlan Karin. This story began in February 2021. Ismagulov then participated in the trial of […]
Another fact of blatant lawlessness, organized by the relatives of the former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, was made public. Esbol Dzhapbasov, a resident of Kordai village, was sentenced to 14 years in prison after he refused to give his horse to Bolat Nazarbayev, the brother of former President Nursultan Nazarbayev. The details of this […]
Preliminary court hearings in the case of the former minister of Health of Kazakhstan Yelzhan Birtanov and his deputy Olzhas Abishev ended with the court returning the criminal case to the Prosecutor General’s Office to eliminate violations of the Code of Criminal Procedure. As ACCA has already reported, the trial of Birtanov and Abishev began […]
In Turkestan region of Kazakhstan, police detained an official on suspicion of ordering the murder of journalist Amangeldy Batyrbekov. ACCA has already written about Amangeldy Batyrbekov several times. In 2015, the International Foundation for the Protection of Freedom of Speech “Adil Soz” called Batyrbekov a prisoner of freedom of speech. In 2017, the Foundation “Open […]
The private company “EPO Operator”, which was engaged in the collection of recycling fees for cars in Kazakhstan, was transferred to the ownership of the state under a donation agreement. That is, it was actually nationalized. Before the nationalization, according to rumors, the company belonged (and no one denied it) to Aliya Nazarbayeva (the youngest […]
Another scandal in the human rights sphere of Kazakhstan. The investigation is trying to revoke the lawyer’s license for trying to defend her client, a clergyman. Nazerke Rizabekova, a lawyer of the Bar Association of the East Kazakhstan region, reported about her confrontation with the Almaty police investigator Irina Litvinenko. The conflict between the ladies […]
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