Aigul Otepova

Blogger Otepova was placed under house arrest in September 2020 and accused of supporting the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (DVK), labelled an extremist movement. She was forcibly brought to a psychiatric clinic and then released to house arrest. On April 29, 2021, Otepova was sentenced with 1 year of “restricted freedom,” 100 hours of forced labor, and a 3-year ban on “public and political activities.”