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Kazakhstan: Authorities Must End Apparent Reprisals Against Relatives of Atajurt Activists
The Kazakhstani authorities must end the harassment of Atajurt members, supporters and their families.
June 26, 2026
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Kazakhstan: Sentencing of 19 Activists Over Peaceful Xinjiang Protest a Travesty of Justice
Kazakhstani authorities must immediately release the 19 activists as they are imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising their human rights.
April 14, 2026
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Kazakhstan: Proposed New Constitution Reflects Erosion of Human Rights Standards and Rule of Law
By including in the new Constitution undue restrictions on human rights, Kazakhstan is joining an accelerating rollback on human rights…
March 13, 2026
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Kazakhstan: Drop Charges Against Atajurt Activists Facing Up to 10 years in Prison for Peaceful Protest
The Kazakhstani authorities must urgently step back from the reckless misuse of criminal law and drop these baseless charges.
January 22, 2026
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Kazakhstan: Parliament’s Last-Minute LGBTI Propaganda Ban Must Not Become Law
We call on lawmakers to reject these draft amendments before they become law. Banning so-called ‘LGBTI propaganda’ institutionalizes stigma, fear…
November 12, 2025
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Kazakhstan: Authorities Must Drop Politically Motivated Charges Against Satirical Blogger
This politically motivated prosecution is part of a wider crackdown on civil society. Â
February 13, 2025
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Kazakhstani Authorities Must Release Arbitrarily Detained Protestors and Respect Human Rights Amid Ongoing Unrest
The Kazakhstani authorities must release journalists and activists who have been arbitrarily detained for their coverage of mass protests across…
January 11, 2022
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Ordering security forces to ‘fire without warning’ a recipe for disaster in Kazakhstan
Reacting to a televised address this morning (January 7) by Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calling for security forces to “fire…
January 7, 2022
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Widespread violation of basic rights spurred unprecedented protests in Kazakhstan
Responding to the ongoing protests in Kazakhstan over soaring energy prices, deteriorating living standards and the repression of peaceful protest,…
January 5, 2022
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Kazakhstan must release activists arrested in disturbing crackdown over Land Code protest
The Kazakhstani authorities must immediately and unconditionally release almost three dozen activists after dramatic wave of arrests, apparently aimed at…
May 20, 2016
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No justice for torture victims in Kazakhstan
Authorities in Kazakhstan are failing in their duty to promptly, impartially and effectively investigate reports of torture and other ill-treatment…
March 1, 2016
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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016