KAZAKHSTAN: Fined, ordered deported, but torture unpunished

On 21 November, Kentau Town Court fined and ordered deported Jehovah's Witness Daniyar Tursynbayev – an Uzbek citizen - for posting on Telegram about his faith. Deportation is suspended, pending his appeal. "Deportation will separate Daniyar Tursynbayev from his wife and infant daughter - citizens of Kazakhstan - or force them to leave the country," Jehovah's Witnesses complain. "The conviction is based solely on testimony obtained under torture." Lieutenant Colonel Baglan Yankin – one of fo