Dr. Karim Massimov was detained on January 5, 2022, following the meeting of the Security Council, because he refused President Tokayev’s...
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United Nations Committee Against Torture Raises Widespread Ill-Treatment following Bloody January
On May 12, 2023, the United Nations Committee Against Torture published its final periodic report on Kazakhstan. The Committee paid particular...
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Massimov’s Case: Judge Rules Conviction and Sentence of 18 years
On April 24, the judge of the Specialized Interdistrict City Court of Astana announced a formal conviction of Dr. Karim Massimov on the charges...
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Massimov’s Case: “Further Detention to Lead to Early Death”
On April 4, Karim Massimov’s physician at Johns Hopkins, Dr. Ernest Brown, issued a medical testimony, relaying the high risk Massimov will...
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Massimov’s Case: Government of Kazakhstan Accountability to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
On October 25, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention called on the Government of Kazakhstan to: Immediately and imminently...
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Massimov’s Case: Medical Testimony
Dr. Ernest Brown, Johns Hopkins, has issued a medical testimony on behalf of Karim Massimov. Massimov’s pre-existing diagnoses,...
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