{"id":56555,"date":"2025-11-25T12:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T12:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/?p=56555"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:05:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:05:42","slug":"kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

By Aneurin Davies<\/b><\/p>\n

The arrests occurred in Astana, the country\u2019s capital, where Cardiff University\u2019s campus is located.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Kazakhstan\u2019s lower house passed an \u201cLGBT propaganda bill\u201d on November 12th. Meaning fines and up to 10 days in jail for anyone found to be disseminating \u201cinformation containing propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation and paedophilia\u201d (according to the UN). The goal of the bill is to uphold what Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev calls \u201ctraditional values\u201d.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

In the wake of this, several queer activists in Kazakhstan\u2019s capital, Astana, have been arrested. Arj Tursynkan, Temirlan Baimash (founder of Queer.kz), and Zhanar Sekerbayeva (founder of Feminita) were released on the 22nd of November. <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Gair Rhydd contacted an activist who was present at the arrest of Arj, Temirlan, and Baimash. Yara Tychino, a transgender woman living in Astana, claims that, during a pre-planned event by Education Community (a queer rights group), a group of hecklers arrived and began taunting the presenters.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
View this post on Instagram<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/a>

A post shared by QUEER KZ | \u041f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0449\u044c \u041b\u0413\u0411\u0422\u0418\u041a\u0410+ \u0432 \u041a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0445\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0435 (@queer.kz)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

The last presenter of the night, Arj Tursynkan, after being repeatedly heckled, swore at himself, saying \u201c\u0434\u043e\u043b\u0431\u043e\u0451\u0431\u201d (dumbfuck). As police arrived at the event, they arrested Arj for \u201ccursing in a public space\u201d and he was screamed at by the hecklers during his arrest.<\/p>\n

According to Yara, after arriving at a \u201cpretrial detention facility\u201d and being charged with \u201cpetty hooliganism\u201d, two unknown men were put into Arj\u2019s cell during the night. They assaulted Arj, a transgender male, used physical force, and threatened rape.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yara alleges that, \u201cby morning, Arj had taken a full pack of antidepressants and painkillers with the intention of ending his life under pressure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was likely sanctioned by the police, who intended to harm and potentially kill a queer activist,\u201d Gair Rhydd was told.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Yara told us that, at the same time as Arj\u2019s arrest, a police raid occurred at the only drag bar in Astana – Central Station.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yara informed us that, \u201c12 people were detained and released later, and numerous people present were held in the building against their will.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis happened because another queer rights initiative, Request, held their own event there. After the police left and detainees were released, the bar resumed its program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arj was handed an 80,000 tenge fine, around \u00a3120, while Temirlan and Zhanar are likely to also stand trial for \u201cpetty hooliganism\u201d.<\/p>\n

Cardiff University highlights their support for LGBTQ+ students on their website. On it they say, \u201cWe strive to continue to improve the experience of our LGBT+ students, and have been continually recognised for our efforts by Europe\u2019s largest LGBT equality organisation.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Cardiff University spokesperson told Gair Rhydd: \u201cWe have already raised concerns with both the UK Ambassador and the Minister for Science and Higher Education.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe law has not yet been passed so it\u2019s too early to offer further comment. However, our commitment to LGBTQ+ rights remains unchanged. We are committed to delivering a Cardiff education programme in Kazakhstan that remains true to our values.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Aneurin Davies The arrests occurred in Astana, the country\u2019s capital, where Cardiff University\u2019s campus is located. Kazakhstan\u2019s lower house passed an \u201cLGBT propaganda bill\u201d on November 12th. Meaning fines and up to 10 days in jail for anyone found to be disseminating \u201cinformation containing propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation and paedophilia\u201d (according to the UN). The goal of the bill is to uphold what … Continue reading Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":509,"featured_media":56578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[8286],"tags":[8912,4073,8911],"class_list":["post-56555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-activists","tag-kazakhstan","tag-queer"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested - Gair Rhydd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested - Gair Rhydd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Aneurin Davies The arrests occurred in Astana, the country\u2019s capital, where Cardiff University\u2019s campus is located. Kazakhstan\u2019s lower house passed an \u201cLGBT propaganda bill\u201d on November 12th. Meaning fines and up to 10 days in jail for anyone found to be disseminating \u201cinformation containing propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation and paedophilia\u201d (according to the UN). The goal of the bill is to uphold what …\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gair Rhydd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gairrhydd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-25T12:30:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-01T16:05:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1707\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor in Chief\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor in Chief\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor in Chief\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/dd07a556861fb4c429c028a10ca16b54\"},\"headline\":\"Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-25T12:30:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-01T16:05:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":513,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-scaled.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"activists\",\"kazakhstan\",\"Queer\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/\",\"name\":\"Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested - Gair Rhydd\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-25T12:30:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-01T16:05:42+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1707,\"caption\":\"Astana Skyline at Night with an Illuminated Bridge\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/news\\\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gair Rhydd\",\"description\":\"Cardiff's Student Newspaper\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Gair Rhydd\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/GR-Blue-Solid-Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/GR-Blue-Solid-Logo.png\",\"width\":2192,\"height\":565,\"caption\":\"Gair Rhydd\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/gairrhydd\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/gairrhydd\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/dd07a556861fb4c429c028a10ca16b54\",\"name\":\"Editor in Chief\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ea73fdd27694bbd571b5e3fc45e813777a80bf0a4c29fb1fc28a703738528f1c?s=96&d=mm&r=r\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ea73fdd27694bbd571b5e3fc45e813777a80bf0a4c29fb1fc28a703738528f1c?s=96&d=mm&r=r\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ea73fdd27694bbd571b5e3fc45e813777a80bf0a4c29fb1fc28a703738528f1c?s=96&d=mm&r=r\",\"caption\":\"Editor in Chief\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\\\/gairrhydd\\\/author\\\/editorinchief\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested - Gair Rhydd","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested - Gair Rhydd","og_description":"By Aneurin Davies The arrests occurred in Astana, the country\u2019s capital, where Cardiff University\u2019s campus is located. Kazakhstan\u2019s lower house passed an \u201cLGBT propaganda bill\u201d on November 12th. Meaning fines and up to 10 days in jail for anyone found to be disseminating \u201cinformation containing propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation and paedophilia\u201d (according to the UN). The goal of the bill is to uphold what …","og_url":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/","og_site_name":"Gair Rhydd","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gairrhydd","article_published_time":"2025-11-25T12:30:08+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-01-01T16:05:42+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1707,"url":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor in Chief","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor in Chief","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor in Chief","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/#\/schema\/person\/dd07a556861fb4c429c028a10ca16b54"},"headline":"Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested","datePublished":"2025-11-25T12:30:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-01T16:05:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/"},"wordCount":513,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-scaled.jpg","keywords":["activists","kazakhstan","Queer"],"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/","url":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/","name":"Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested - Gair Rhydd","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-25T12:30:08+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-01T16:05:42+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1707,"caption":"Astana Skyline at Night with an Illuminated Bridge"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/news\/kazakhstani-queer-rights-activists-arrested\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kazakhstani Queer Rights Activists Arrested"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/","name":"Gair Rhydd","description":"Cardiff's Student Newspaper","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/#organization","name":"Gair Rhydd","url":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GR-Blue-Solid-Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/GR-Blue-Solid-Logo.png","width":2192,"height":565,"caption":"Gair Rhydd"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gairrhydd","https:\/\/x.com\/gairrhydd"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/#\/schema\/person\/dd07a556861fb4c429c028a10ca16b54","name":"Editor in Chief","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ea73fdd27694bbd571b5e3fc45e813777a80bf0a4c29fb1fc28a703738528f1c?s=96&d=mm&r=r","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ea73fdd27694bbd571b5e3fc45e813777a80bf0a4c29fb1fc28a703738528f1c?s=96&d=mm&r=r","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ea73fdd27694bbd571b5e3fc45e813777a80bf0a4c29fb1fc28a703738528f1c?s=96&d=mm&r=r","caption":"Editor in Chief"},"url":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/author\/editorinchief\/"}]}},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-768x512.jpg",720,480,true],"large":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-1080x720.jpg",720,480,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true],"canard-post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-870x773.jpg",870,773,true],"canard-featured-content-thumbnail":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-915x500.jpg",915,500,true],"canard-single-thumbnail":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-1920x768.jpg",1920,768,true],"canard-logo":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-135x90.jpg",135,90,true],"mailpoet_newsletter_max":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-1320x880.jpg",1320,880,true],"crp_thumbnail":["https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/pexels-aibek-skakov-418917601-31612754-150x150.jpg",150,150,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Editor in Chief","author_link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/author\/editorinchief\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Aneurin Davies The arrests occurred in Astana, the country\u2019s capital, where Cardiff University\u2019s campus is located. Kazakhstan\u2019s lower house passed an \u201cLGBT propaganda bill\u201d on November 12th. Meaning fines and up to 10 days in jail for anyone found to be disseminating \u201cinformation containing propaganda of non-traditional sexual orientation and paedophilia\u201d (according to the…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56555","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/509"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56555"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57211,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56555\/revisions\/57211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/gairrhydd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}