An Almaty court on March 7 sentenced six Kazakh activists to prison terms of between five and six years, while one activist received a suspended sentence of three years and four months, on a charge of plotting to overthrow the government. The activists were detained in November 2022 on the eve of a snap presidential election after the self-exiled leader of the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan movement (DVK), Mukhtar Ablyazov called on Kazakh citizens to stage anti-government protests across the country. Dozens of activists have been prosecuted for their links to DVK in recent years. Kazakhstan labeled the DVK extremist and banned it in 2018. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Kazakh Activists Accused Of Plotting To Overthrow Government Jailed
The activists appear in court in Almaty in February.