On May 3, 2023, human rights activist and leader of the opposition party, тАЬAlga Kazakhstan,тАЭ Marat Zhylanbaev, was arrested on administrative charges for participating in an тАЬillegalтАЭ protest. Upon completing his administrative detention on May 23, he was immediately re-arrested on criminal charges for alleged participation in and financing so-called тАЬextremistтАЭ activities.
