A court in Kazakhstan has fined two activists from the Feminita movement that defends women's rights for taking part in an unsanctioned rally in Almaty to protest against a 24-year prison sentence handed to former Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev for violently beating his wife to death last year. Gulbaqyt Otebai and Gulzada Serzhan were ordered each to pay a 184,000 tenge ($415) fine for organizing and taking part in an unsanctioned public event. Both women had pleaded not guilty. Otebai and Serzhan were among several activists of Feminita who marched to demand a life sentence for Bishimbaev. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Kazakh Feminists Fined Over Unsanctioned Rally Held After Bishimbaev Trial
Members of Feminita march in Almaty, demanding a life sentence for former Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev, on May 13.