Sentenced to 7 years for “participating in” and “financing” an “extremist” organization, Marat Zhylanbaev’s ‘crime’ was promoting his unregistered political party. His case, analyzed in a new report out today with Covington & Burling LLP and Prof. Stephanie Farrior, highlights the ongoing weaponization of Kazakhstan’s extremism laws to stifle peaceful dissent. CFJ’s #TrialWatch urges #Kazakhstan to overturn Zhylanbaev’s conviction and release him from jail. #JusticeForMarat