Kazakhstan: four arrested for protesting against Russian invasion of Ukraine
Event- Country
- Kazakhstan
- Initial Date
- Apr 9, 2022
- Event Description
Police in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, have detained four opposition activists who staged a protest performance in front of the Russian consulate against the mass killings of civilians by Russian troops in the Ukrainian town of Bucha.
Four members of Oyan, Qazaqstan (Wake Up, Kazakhstan) -- Asem Zhapisheva, Tamilya Anchutkina, Darkhan Sharipov, and Aqbota Sharipzhanova -- holding Ukrainian flags, laid down with their hands behind their backs in front of the Russian Consulate on April 9,
They were evoking images that have emerged from Bucha, outside Kyiv, where hundreds of civilians were found dead after the withdrawal of Russian forces.
Many were found lying in the street, their hands tied behind their back.
The four were bundled away by police and taken to a nearby police station, where they were released several hours later after being interrogated.
- Impact of Event
- 4
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Woman
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- 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: 43.23472006187878
Longitude: 76.9472427268034
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 9 April 2022, four HRDs members of the group Oyan, Qazaqstan (Wake Up, Kazakhstan), including 3 WHRDs were arrested by the police for staging a demonstration against the Russian invasion of Ukraine in front of the Russian Consulate in Almaty, Kazakhstan.