On 22 June 2023, Duman Mukhammedkarim (Думан Мұхаммедкәрім), a Kazakh journalist, has been sent to a new pretrial detention for at least two months following the completion of a 25-day jail term for violating public gathering regulations. Instead of being released as expected, he now faces charges of financing extremism (article 258 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan) and involvement in the activities of a banned group.
Mukhammedkarim’s lawyer has expressed concerns about his client’s health, citing kidney problems resulting from a recent hunger strike protesting his arrest. If convicted, the journalist could face up to 12 years in prison.
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