Imprisoned Kazakh activist Aigerim Tileuzhanova has launched a hunger strike to protest against what she called a "violation of her rights" in a correctional colony in the Almaty region, her colleague Marat Turymbetov said on April 10. Tileuzhanova's mother told Respublika.kz that her daughter’s hunger strike is linked to a refusal by penitentiary officials to provide her with medical assistance. Tileuzhanova was sentenced to four years in July on a charge of "organizing mass unrest at Almaty airport" during unprecedented anti-government protests in January 2022 that turned deadly. She pleaded not guilty. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
