Today four leading HR activists, namely Tolekan Ismailova, Aziza Abdirasulova, Gul’nara Dzhurabaeva and Asiya Sasykbaeva, protested in front of the White House, the government’s seat in Bishkek. Their protest was against the illegal arrest of demonstrators who had accused the president of electoral fraud in past days. Being arrested and accused of violations of the law of right to assemble, the four ladies also gathered to protest the provisions of this law which in their opinion violates international norms. It restricts the space for demonstrations and makes protests dependent on administrative approval. The HR activists chose a new form to stage their protest, chaining themselves up to the fence of the White House. Within minutes the militia arrived and, managing to free the ladies, took them to the police station of Pervomayskii Rayon. Their they wait to be charged with disturbing public order. One should mention that the four activists had been arrested already yesterday for staging another protest in front of the White House!
