Dozens of people were detained because of the meeting supporting the political prisoners. The actions took place in two cities. In the capital of the country – Astana the locals got together in the neighborhood where foreign consulate offices are located chanting : “Freedom to political prisoners!”.
In economical capital of Kazakhstan – Almaty. There people hold the portraits of the political prisoners and posters with their demands, in particular, to stop torturing them.
The police used physical force to make people get into their bus. Local mass media inform that more than seventy people are detained. Moreover, the passersby also suffered from the law enforcements. They did not comment on the situation. The day before the meeting the police questioned people who organized unsanctioned meetings – people who belong to ‘Democratic choice’ movement.