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Ruslan Zhanpeisov

Affiliated media: Online activist

Incident date: April 15, 2020

Attack type:

  • Attacks via judicial or economic means

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Radio Azattyq

Location: Kazakhstan, Shymkent, Shymkent

Additional information:

Activist Ruslan Zhanpeisov tried to check the checkpoints in Shymkent. As a result, on April 15, he was arrested by an administrative court for 35 days for «violation of the state of emergency» and «actions provoking a violation of law and order in a state of emergency».

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