Massive restrictions on expression during COVID-19; sudden banning of peaceful opposition Published at 24.08.2020 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained intimidation HRD detained negative court ruling protest internet restriction restrictive law people with disabilities access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Silenced dissent, sentencing of opposition activists, and still no right to peacefully assemble Published at 02.08.2021 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: women surveillance attack on journalist HRD detained excessive force criminal defamation protest internet restriction prevention of protest censorship protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted environmental rights non state actors Read more
Wave of political repression: witch hunts for activists, marred elections and scores of arrests Published at 26.04.2021 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: protest prevention of protest protest disruption women intimidation harassment protestor(s) detained surveillance attack on journalist HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force criminal defamation HRD prosecuted Read more
Muffled protests and persecution of opposition movements, NGOs and trade unions Published at 22.06.2021 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: people with disabilities protest internet restriction HRD detained negative court ruling excessive force protestor(s) detained journalist detained HRD threatened HRD prosecuted environmental rights Read more
On the Watchlist: Widespread violations reported during ‘’Bloody January’’ Published at 10.03.2022 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: journalist detained attack on HRD intimidation harassment travel ban protestor(s) detained HRD detained HRD killing excessive force public vilification enforced disappearance killing of protestors torture/ill-treatment attack on journalist protest internet restriction violent protest HRD prosecuted Read more
Tragic death of long-term political prisoner, systematic violations of fundamental freedoms Published at 09.12.2021 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted release of HRDs travel ban labour rights protest prevention of protest restrictive law Read more
Kazakhstan: Civic space limited by continued fallout from January 2022 events Published at 28.04.2022 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist HRD detained labour rights excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Ongoing concerns about lack of impartial investigations into "Bloody January’’ events Published at 20.06.2022 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation harassment surveillance HRD detained protest torture/ill-treatment protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Lack of accountability for ‘’Bloody January’’ events & persecution of critics undermine pledged modernisation Published at 21.09.2022 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: restrictive law bureaucratic restriction intimidation harassment attack on journalist excessive force protestor(s) detained protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment HRD prosecuted Read more
Widespread impunity for ‘Bloody January’ violations, pressure on media and targeting of activists Published at 18.03.2023 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment attack on journalist negative court ruling protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction HRD acquitted protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
No real space for opposition activities in ‘’new Kazakhstan’’ Published at 25.07.2023 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption intimidation harassment attack on journalist HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law HRD acquitted journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Crackdown on the opposition, fight against “false” information and publication of “foreign agent” list Published at 20.12.2023 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction protest disruption journalist detained HRD detained negative court ruling refusal of registration protest prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment restrictive law bureaucratic restriction censorship access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
Flood coverage restrictions, women’s rights rally ban, and legal cases against activists Published at 05.06.2024 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: intimidation HRD detained refusal of registration excessive force criminal defamation prevention of protest torture/ill-treatment censorship LGBTI women refugees and migrants labour rights protest internet restriction restrictive law journalist detained protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted transnational repression Read more
Crackdown on dissent over nuclear power plant, controversial media accreditation rules, and anti-‘’LGBTQI+ propaganda’’ measures Published at 19.12.2024 Country Kazakhstan Category Latest Developments Tags: funding restriction LGBTI protest disruption journalist detained intimidation transnational repression travel ban HRD detained refusal of registration criminal defamation protest public vilification prevention of protest restrictive law censorship access to info. law protestor(s) detained HRD prosecuted Read more
