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Urgent Action: Prisoner at Risk of Losing Eyesight (Kazakhstan: UA 157.18)

September 14, 2018

Kazakhstani activist and blogger, Muratbek Tungishbayev risks losing sight in his left eye due to the penitentiary authorities’ failure to provide him with necessary medical care following surgery he had on his eye. He remains held in pre-trial detention in Almaty, on politically-motivated charges and requires urgent surgery immediately in order to save his sight. Amnesty International considers Muratbek Tungishbayev to be a prisoner of conscience.

Kazakhstani activist and blogger, Muratbek  Tungishbayev risks losing sight in his left eye due to the penitentiary authorities’ failure to provide him with necessary medical care following surgery he had on his eye. He remains held in pre-trial detention in Almaty, on politically-motivated charges and requires urgent surgery immediately in order to save his sight. Amnesty International considers Muratbek Tungishbayev to be a prisoner of conscience. 1) TAKE ACTION Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
  • Immediately and unconditionally release Muratbek Tungishbayev, as he is a prisoner of conscience held solely for peacefully exercising his rights to freedom of expression and association;
  • Pending his release, immediately provide adequate medical treatment to Muratbek Tungishbayev according to the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (Mandela Rules), Rule 27.

Contact these two officials by 5 October, 2018: Minister of Internal Affairs Kalmukhanbet Kasymov 010000 Astana Prospekt Teuelsizdik 1         Republic of Kazakhstan        Email: [email protected] Salutation: Dear Minister

Ambassador Erzhan Kazykhanov Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan 1401 16th St NW, Washington DC 20036 Phone: 202 232 5488 Email: [email protected] -OR- [email protected] Twitter: @KazakhEmbassy Salutation: Dear Ambassador

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