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Access Now 10 March 2021 | 2:30 pm
Access Now received a report from Internet Protection Society, Russia that an internet shutdown was detected in two major Kazakhstan cities of Almaty and Nur-Sultan on February 28, 2021, from approximately 14:00 to 17:00 local time. Foreign media organizations, as well local groups like Media Alliance and Legal Media Center, Kazakhstan, have also reported that the shutdown took place. Measurements from the Internet Outage Detection and Analysis (IODA) system also indicate network disruptions during the relevant time period.
The shutdown coincides with the anti-government protests in several Kazakh cities calling for the release of political prisoners, following a resolution passed by the European Parliament on human rights in the country. The authorities responded with violence and detained approximately 50 protesters.
Kazakhstan: Withdrawal of the charges against KIBHR and ILI… omct.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from omct.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Tax authorities in Kazakhstan last week walked back charges against several non-governmental organizations. The authorities reversed decisions meted out in January, following warnings issued in the fall of 2020, to fine and temporarily suspend the operations of six groups.
The turn of events underpins the value of a quick and loud domestic and international outcry, even if the decision-making process (and the ultimate deciders) remains opaque.
On February 4, per RFE/RL’s reporting, six groups the Kazakhstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, Erkindik Kanaty (Wings of Liberty) Foundation, the MediaNet International Journalism Center, the International Legal Initiative, the Legal Media Center, and the Echo civil rights group said that the charges against them had been dropped and the penalties levied, fines and three-month operational suspensions, rescinded.
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