"The court on April 13 found all defendants guilty of inciting inter-ethnic discord following a protest in which participants demanded the release of an ethnic Kazakh detained in Xinjiang."
"The case is widely seen as a gauge of China's influence in Kazakhstan, after evidence emerged that prosecutors acted following a diplomatic complaint from Beijing."
"The trial was held under restricted conditions, with journalists barred from the courtroom and following proceedings from an adjacent room via live video feed."
"All 19 defendants were also banned from engaging in political activity for three years."
A court in Kazakhstan convicted 19 defendants for inciting inter-ethnic discord related to an anti-China protest. The protest demanded the release of an ethnic Kazakh detained in Xinjiang. Sentences included five years in prison and non-custodial restrictions. The defendants, linked to the unregistered group Naghyz Atazhurt, were charged after a protest where they burned Chinese flags and chanted against Xi Jinping. The case reflects China's influence in Kazakhstan and the tension between domestic activism and the government's relationship with China.
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