On 22nd April, Roza Tuletaeva, one of the activists from the Zhanaozen oil workers’ strike, started a hunger strike. She has taken this extreme step because she has been refused essential medical aid at the women’s prison colony in Atyrau, where she is currently serving a lengthy jail sentence. She was arrested after the notorious [...]
Vadim Kuramshin, the human rights lawyer sentenced for 12 years for a crime he did not commit (see here) has finally reached his prison camp destination. We carry below his first letter which describes his journey and how he is faring. We are appealing for letters to be sent to the address given at the [...]
Free Vadim Kuramshin, Rosa Tulataeva and Vladimir Kozlov! Video message from Paul Murphy for debate in Brussels on 18 April
On 4 march 2013 a group of protesters including activists from Campaign Kazakhstan, German Left Party Die Linke, trade unions such as ver.di and GEW, and kazakh artist, Raushan Tolganbayeva, was joined by Ainur Kurmanov, president of the independent trade union federation, Zhanartu, who is currently forced to living in exile. A picket was organised [...]
- cliquer pour version française – Statement by the trade union, CGT “Pôle emploi” (Employment Service) of the region, on Laurent Fabius’ visit to Kazakhstan To: Monsieur Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs before his recent visit to Kazakhstan We have just learned that you are planning to visit Kazakhstan on March 1, 2013, in [...]
