Kazakhstan: jailed media worker has pretrial detention extended (Update)

Event
Country
  • Kazakhstan
Initial Date
Dec 27, 2023
Event Description

Kazakhstan's Interior Ministry on December 27 added to its wanted list Dinara Smailova, the self-exiled leader of the NeMolchiKZ group, which monitors domestic violence cases in the Central Asian country. Kazakh authorities said earlier that they launched an investigation of Smailova (aka Dina Tangsari) on fraud charges. Smailova registered her group in Georgia, where she ived for some time, but after Georgia refused to allow her back in the country after an international trip earlier this year, she moved to an EU member state.

A Kazakh court on December 28 issued an arrest warrant for Dinara Smailova, the self-exiled leader of NeMolchiKZ group, which monitors domestic violence in Kazakhstan. Kazakh authorities said on December 28 that Smailova (aka Dina Tangsari) was accused of fraud, violating laws on privacy, and spreading false information. Smailova registered her group in Georgia, where she lived for some time, but after Georgia refused to allow her back in the country after an international trip earlier this year, she moved to an EU member state.

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Woman
Violation
  • Administrative Harassment
  • Judicial Harassment
Rights Concerned
  • Freedom of expression
    • Offline
  • Right to healthy and safe environment
HRD
  • Community-based HRD
  • WHRD
Perpetrator-State
  • Government
  • Judiciary
Source

RFERL | RFERL

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 51.16625667751458

Longitude: 71.41373930979624

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 27 December 2023, Dinara Smailova, self-exiled WHRD and leader of the NeMolchiKZ group, which monitors domestic violence cases, was added by the Interior Ministry to its wanted list, and the next day an arrest warrant was issued against her by a court in Astana, Kazakhstan.