On 20 October 2021, the Uralsk City Department of Internal Policy refused to hold peaceful rallies on 30 October 2021 from 12:00 to 15:00 and from 18:00 to 21:00, in response to two notifications submitted by civil activists #MUKAMBETZHANOVA S. and #UTEBAYEV Bekbulat.
Reasons for politically motivated refusals:
1) From 12:00 to 15:00 – an event called “Live! Take Off! Prove Yourself!” from 10:00 to 15:00 at a place specified by activists as a peaceful rally venue;
2) From 18:00 to 21:00, holding an event entitled “You Deserve to Live!” from 17:00 to 21:00 at a place specified by activists as a peaceful rally venue.
The politically motivated refusals were signed by the acting head of the department, #GINIYATOV Azamat.
It seems that the Uralsk Akimat employees are having fun signing yet another refusal for far-fetched reasons about some “daily” events exactly at the same places where the activists want to hold peaceful rallies.
In total from 30 July 2020 until 2 November 2021 human rights monitoring group “ActivistsNotExtremists” has recorded 145 refusals to hold peaceful protests, marches and pickets (in 22 cities and
Aigul Pavel
