Kazakhstan's Supreme Court on July 15 has denied a retrial for five activists who were handed prison sentences in July 2023 for "organizing mass unrest" at the airport in Almaty during unprecedented anti-government protests in January 2022 that turned deadly. Noted civil rights activist Aigerim Tileuzhan was sentenced to four years in prison, while the other activists -- Qalas Nurpeiisov, Nurlan Dalibaev, Ermukhamet Shilibaev, and Zhan-Aidar Karmenov -- each received eight-year sentences. Some were also charged with storming a building, vehicle hijacking, and robbery. All have denied any wrongdoing while taking part in the demonstrations. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Kazakh Supreme Court Denies Retrial Of Activists Convicted For Almaty Airport Unrest
Kazakh activist Aigerim Tileuzhan talking to journalists in July 2023