Activist Fined 196,600 Tenge for Solitary Picket
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The fine amounts to 196,600 tenge. The hearing was conducted online and lasted 10 minutes, Orda.kz reports, citing Oyan, Kazakhstan.
Aqmaral Jakibayeva, Oyan, Kazakhstan member, held a solitary picket today in support of Temirlan Yensebek, who runs the satirical QazNews24 outlet, near the State Opera and Ballet Theater in Almaty.
Also today, activist Sergey Zinchenko was detained in Qostanay while wearing a jacket with "Satire is not a crime" written on it.
Recently, journalists Ruslan Biketov and Asem Zhapisheva were detained for their solitary pickets supporting Yensebek. Each received a 15-day detention sentence.
Temirlan Yensebek was arrested for two months for inciting discord following his social media publications.
Original Author: Oksana Matvienko
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