150 Rights Advocates Urge Kazakhstan to Stop Extraditing…
More than 150 human rights activists have called on Kazakhstan not to extradite Russia's Emelyanova and Movlaev. Kazakhstan's authorities have urged to stop the extradition of former activist of the St. Petersburg branch of Navalny's office, Yulia Emelyanova, and Chechen activist Mansur Movlaev to Russia.
Consensus
- Over 150 human rights activists, journalists, and scholars from various countries signed a joint appeal to Kazakhstan.
- The appeal calls on Kazakhstan to stop the extradition of Julia Emeliantseva and Mансур Mовlaev to Russia.
- The signatories claim the prosecution of both individuals is politically motivated.
- Both Emeliantseva and Mовlaev face risks of torture or severe punishment if returned to Russia.
- Kazakhstan has signed the Convention against Torture and is therefore not allowed to extradite individuals to countries where they face a risk of cruel treatment.
- Julia Emeliantseva was detained at Almaty airport on August 31, 2025, during a transit flight.
- Mansur Mовlaev was detained in Almaty in May 2025 at Russia's request.
- The Kazakh Supreme Court denied Emeliantseva's asylum appeal last week.
- The Kazakh Supreme Court upheld the denial of Mовlaev's refugee status in mid-September.
- Mовlaev has attempted suicide twice while in pre-trial detention in Kazakhstan.
- Emeliantseva was accused in Russia of stealing a phone from a taxi driver, a charge her defenders call fabricated.
- Mовlaev was previously sentenced in Chechnya on drug charges, which he claims were politically motivated.
Points of divergence
- Emeliantseva was detained in Almaty airport during transit on August 31. — tg_astrapress
- Emeliantseva was detained on August 31. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The phone stolen in Russia was valued at 12,000 rubles. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Emeliantseva first saw the phone in the police station. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The Kazakh Prosecutor's Office approved Emeliantseva's extradition in February, then paused it pending asylum review. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The Kazakh Prosecutor's Office approved Mовlaev's extradition in January. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Mовlaev's suicide attempts were reported after the court's decision, and he wrote a note asking to 'save at least Julia'. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The Committee for Execution of Sentences began a check after the suicide attempts, and the prison staff reportedly stopped Mовlaev in time and provided medical help, with hospitalization not required. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The appeal was published in the account of Mовlaev's support group. — tg_kavkazrealii
- The signatories believe that Russian authorities routinely issue international arrest warrants against people with opposition views. — tg_kavkazrealii
Coverage (3 sources)
- More than 150 human rights defenders demanded Kazakhstan not extradite Russia's Yulia Emelyanova and Mansur Movlaev — ASTRA
- More than 150 human rights defenders asked Kazakhstan not to extradite Russia's Emelyanov and Movlaev — SOTAvision
- 155 activists and human rights defenders from international organizations signed a joint appeal to the authorities of Kazakhstan with a request to... — Кавказ.Реалии
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