Kazakhstan

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2012/12/12

On 7 December 2012, human rights defender Mr Vadim Kuramshin was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by Zhambyl regional court. The court found him guilty of 'extortion' under point 4 of Article...

2012/11/29

On 23 November 2012, the Mangistau regional court rejected the complaint lodged by human rights defender Ms. Roza Tuletaeva against two previous refusals to initiate a criminal investigation into the torture she was reportedly...

2012/11/28

On 20 November 2012, the Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan initiated a lawsuit against the newspapers Respublika and Vzglyad, the TV channel K+ and the online video portal Stan.tv, for their coverage of the violent breaking up of a demonstration by...

2012/11/16

On 20 November 2012, the court of the town of Taraz will start its preliminary hearings in the case against human rights defender Mr Vadim Kuramshin, following his arrest on 31 October 2012.

2012/11/15

On 13 November 2012, an article containing misleading and defamatory statements about human rights defenders Mr Galym Ageleuov and ...