Kazakhstan: pro-democracy defenders detained for protesting jailed colleagues
Event- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Initial Date
- Jan 3, 2024
- Event Description
Three activists from the Wake Up, Kazakhstan movement were arrested in Almaty on January 3 after they held a protest against the jailing on December 16 of three of their colleagues who had called for the commemoration of victims of the 1986 Kazakh youth uprising against the Kremlin and January 2022 anti-government protests. The activists detained on January 3 have been charged with holding an "illegal action." The December 16 protesters were sentenced to 25 days in jail. Their appeal of the case was rejected by the Almaty City Court.
- Impact of Event
- 3
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Woman
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to liberty and security
- Right to Protest
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 43.282388178493576
Longitude: 76.9672245300132
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 3 January 2024, three pro-democracy defenders from the Wake Up, Kazakhstan movement, were detained by the police for protesting the imprisonment of their colleagues in Almaty, Kazakhstan.