Kazakhstan: artist critical of the government arrested
Event- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Initial Date
- Apr 27, 2023
- Event Description
Kazakh artist Dauren Makin has been sentenced to seven years in prison on a charge of propagating terrorism that he and his supporters say is politically motivated. A court in Astana pronounced the sentence on April 27. Makin, who pleaded not guilty, said he will appeal the sentence. The details of the charge remain unknown as the trial was held behind closed doors. Makin's lawyer, Zhasulan Komekov, said earlier that the charge against Makin stemmed from his statements about January 2022 antigovernment protests that turned into deadly mass disorder. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Judicial Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to liberty and security
- Freedom of expression
- HRD
- Artist
- Perpetrator-State
- Judiciary
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 51.129186673070315
Longitude: 71.42411032875307
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 27 April 2023, Dauren Makin, artist who criticised the government in relation to the 2022 unrest, was sentenced to 7-year jail after a closed-door trial in Astana, Kazakhstan.