Blogger Askar Shiygumarov detained in Uralsk
27 february 2019
On February 27, Askar Shiygumarov, a well-known blogger in Uralsk, left the house with a friend, heading for a food store for lunch. Police detained them when they were leaving the house at 1.30 pm Almaty time, took away the smartphone by force, and then took them to the local police station. Activists relate the detention of Askar to the presidential Nur-Otan party congress in Astana. The authorities feared that he and his associates might organize protest campaigns today occasional to the event.
