September 23, 2009 By Grigory Pasko

Grigory Pasko: A Week in Almaty, Part 4

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Yevgeny Zhovtis – the political prisoner of Kazakhstan

Grigory Pasko, journalist

During the time of my brief sojourn in Almaty, I met with many people – journalists, jurists, human rights advocates – and asked of them: what do they think of the Yevgeny Zhovtis case? One thing became clear and distinct from all our talks: this human rights activist is now widely considered as a new political prisoner of modern-day Kazakhstan – a state which although masquerades its commitment to democratic principles, regularly violates the rights of her people and flouts its own laws through its deeds.

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Read parts one, two and three of Pasko’s travelogue through Kazakhstan.

After the cut I share some of these interviews and conversations which led to this conclusion.