Kazakhstan: Feminist Activist Facing Criminal Charges

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Zhanar Sekerbayeva, feminist activist from Kazakhstan. © Private (Berlin, April 6, 2026) – Kazakhstan’s prosecuting authorities have filed criminal charges for battery against a feminist activist who was aggressively accosted at a café in Astana, the capital, while meeting with feminist and queer colleagues and friends, Human Rights Watch said today.The charges, brought on March 26, 2026, follow an investigation into Zhanar Sekerbayeva, which appears to have been in retaliation for her activism for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights. The first…

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