Former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Dr. Karim Massimov, pleaded not guilty on all accounts in court. The politically-motivated trial against...
READ MOREMassimov’s Case: Presumption of Innocence
by KM Editor | Jan 5, 2023 | Latest Updates, The Case
On January 5, 2023, the General Prosecutor of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Berik Asylov, broke Article 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human...
READ MOREMassimov’s case: Trial Begins
by KM Admin | Nov 18, 2022 | Latest Updates, The Case
On November 18, the ‘trial’ against arbitrarily detained Karim Massimov began at the City Court of Astana. Despite international calls for his...
READ MOREMassimov’s Case: Transferred to Court in Non-Compliance with the United Nations
by KM Admin | Nov 7, 2022 | Latest Updates, The Case
Kazakhstan’s General Prosecutor’s Office announced that it approved the indictment against Massimov and sent the case to the Specialized...
READ MOREMassimov’s Case: UN calls for immediate release
by KM Admin | Oct 31, 2022 | International Reaction, Latest Updates, The Case
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention “called on the Government of Kazakhstan to take urgent action to ensure the immediate unconditional...
READ MOREMassimov’s Case: End of “Investigation”
by KM Admin | Sep 6, 2022 | Latest Updates, The Case
On August 25, the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan published a press release, stating that the formal “investigation” into the alleged...
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