Kazakhstan: pro-democracy defender sentenced to 15 days, beaten during arrest
Event- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Initial Date
- Jan 25, 2024
- Event Description
Opposition activist Madina Koketaeva has been sentenced to 15 days in jail for attending a peaceful protest in Almaty against the detention of activists who were detained during unrest at the city's airport. Zhanar Balgabaeva, Koketaeva's lawyer, said her client was handed the sentence on January 25. Koketaeva says she was beaten during her arrest -- which coincided with the arrival of President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev on January 24 -- to the point where she needed hospitalization. "They are not going to let me go until Toqaev leaves the city," she told RFE/RL's Radio Azattyk.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Woman
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Violence (physical)
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- Right to liberty and security
- Right to Protest
- Freedom of expression
- HRD
- Pro-democracy defender
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 43.3933024818305
Longitude: 77.01716897931054
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 25 January, pro-democracy WHRD Madina Koketaeva, was sentenced to 15 days in jail for protesting the detention of fellow HRDs and reportedly beaten by the police during her arrest in Almaty, Kazakhstan.