Kazakh authorities on October 4 released from detention another Karakalpak activist, Ziuar Mirmanbetova, who faces extradition to Uzbekistan, where rights watchdogs say she would be at risk of politically motivated prosecution over last year's mass protests in Uzbekistan's Karakalpak Autonomous Republic. Mirmanbetova was released after spending exactly one year in detention. Last month, Kazakh authorities released three other Karakalpak activists but ordered them to stay in the country. Fifty Karakalpak activists have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms in Uzbekistan this year over mass protests against proposed constitutional amendments in July 2022. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Another Karakalpak Activist Facing Extradition To Uzbekistan Released From Kazakh Custody
A protest in Karakalpakstan on July 3