Kazakhstan: Government Critic on Trial for ’Extremism’
Free Activist; Drop Bogus Charges; Uphold Rights to Expression, Assembly
![Marat Zhylanbaev, leader of the unregistered opposition party “Alga, Kazakhstan!” at his preliminary hearing in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 30, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311eca_kazakhstan_MaratZhylanbaev.jpg?h=29234840&itok=-iOcrEy9)
Free Activist; Drop Bogus Charges; Uphold Rights to Expression, Assembly
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