Kazakhstan: four arrested for peaceful protest
Event- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Initial Date
- Oct 12, 2022
- Event Description
Four activists who were allegedly planning to protest outside the Russian consulate in Almaty during Russian President Vladimir Putin's upcoming visit have been detained.
A reporter for RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported on October 12 that police took the four into custody as they approached the Russian consulate with a poster and a bouquet of blue and yellow flowers representing Ukraine's national colors.
Police have yet to comment.
Putin is scheduled to visit the Kazakh capital, Astana, from October 12 to October 14 for a regional summit. He is expected to hold meetings with several officials during his trip, including with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the situation in Ukraine.
The October 12 meeting comes a day after Turkey called for a cease-fire in fighting between Russia and Ukraine,
NATO member Turkey, which has stayed neutral throughout the conflict in Ukraine, has good ties with Kyiv as well as with Moscow.
- Impact of Event
- 4
- Gender of HRD
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of association
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to liberty and security
- Right to Protest
- HRD
- Community-based HRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 43.235783865511266
Longitude: 76.94896327878645
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 12 October 2022, four community-based defenders were arrested by the police while staging a demonstration to oppose the war in Ukraine in Almaty, Kazakhstan.