Kazakh law enforcement has detained dozens of protesters in the Kazakh capital, Nur-Sultan. Police were out in large numbers ahead of the planned unsanctioned demonstrations on September 21 in Nur-Sultan and Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city. As protesters began to gather in both locations, police quickly moved in to disperse the crowd and detain people. According to the Kazakh Interior Ministry, 57 individuals were detained and could face fines or other legal action for taking part in an unauthorized event.
Kazakh police forcibly detained a teenage girl in the capital, Nur-Sultan, on September 21 when she was “going to the store” with her mother and two younger sisters. It appeared that riot police officers believed the girl was participating in an unsanctioned rally and dragged her to a police van, despite her mother’s remonstrations~RFE/RL
