Protests needed via embassies News has been received of police raids in the early hours of this morning on houses and hostels in Astana, where housing justice protesters from across Kazakhstan were being accommodated. More than 80 members of the ‘Leave the People’s Homes Alone’ campaign were rounded up and taken to police stations. Many [...]
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 [...]
