In Kazakhstan, in Almaty, the police detained about a dozen people at the site of the announced rally in the central park, the Kazakh service of Radio Liberty reports..

On Monday, May 1, a number of demonstrations in support of Ukraine and a call for Kazakhstan's withdrawal from the CSTO were announced in a number of Kazakh cities..

However, activists who submitted messages to local executive bodies to hold a peaceful assembly were mostly refused to hold them, referring to other events and incomplete information in the applications..

However, in the country's largest city of Almaty, about 20 people gathered in the central park. Some held signs against the visa regime with China, others demanded an investigation into the deaths of people during mass protests in early 2022..

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The police detained some of those who gathered, without explaining the reason.. In particular, it is known about the detention in Astana of a member of the unregistered party Alga, Kazakhstan Marat Zhilanbaev and activist Elvira Bekzadina and journalist Duman Mukhamedkarim in Almaty.

Ten criminal cases are being investigated in Kazakhstan on the facts of the participation of citizens of this country in the war in Ukraine. At the same time, it is not known exactly which side the suspects fought on..