Kazakhstan Denies Asylum to Russian Activist, Extradition to Russia Looms

A court in Astana has definitively denied political asylum to Yulia Yemelyanova, a former associate of Alexei Navalny. Detained in Almaty on fabricated charges of phone theft, she faces immediate extradition to Russia. Her defense has urgently appealed to the UN Human Rights Committee.

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