The arrest of former Economy Minister Quandyq Bishimbaev following his wife’s death in a restaurant has shocked Kazakh society in a month that saw several horrific cases. But will that be enough to reform a system that leaves women exposed to repeated violence?
Vlada Yermolcheva and Darkhan Sharipov, two activists of the Oyan, Qazaqstan! movement, were arrested in Almaty on May 6 and sent to a detention center for 15 days. Sharipov’s sentence is linked to a picket held against the results of the November presidential elections. Yermolcheva was found guilty of carrying out a demonstration in the aftermath of the March parliamentary election.
In a live discussion, we spoke with Asem Zhapisheva, founder of Masa Media, an independent news website in Kazakhstan, and Nikita Makarenko, a freelance journalist from Uzbekistan, to talk about their difficult work conditions, the line between journalism and activism, and the future of journalism.
In a live discussion, we spoke with Asem Zhapisheva, founder of Masa Media, an independent news website in Kazakhstan, and Nikita Makarenko, a freelance journalist from Uzbekistan, to talk about their difficult work conditions, the line between journalism and activism, and the future of journalism.
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