"The Assembly recalls that the 2004 Co-operation Agreement with the Parliament of Kazakhstan commits to the principles of parliamentary democracy, the rule of law, and fundamental freedoms. The Assembly expresses grave concern at the Ministry of Justice’s persistent refusal to register the peaceful opposition party “Alga Kazakhstan” for the twenty-fifth time and condemns the criminalisation of fundraising for opposition campaigns and the weaponisation of financial and anti-money laundering measures to restrict critics’ access to essential services and employment. The Assembly calls for the full rehabilitation and immediate release of imprisoned opposition leaders like Marat Zhylanbayev, Askar Sembai, Asylbek Zhamuratov, Aidar Syzdykov, Asanali Suyubaev, and journalist Duman Mukhametkarim—sentenced to terms of five to ten years for exercising their civil rights, including exposing Kazakhstan’s assistance in evading sanctions against the Russian Federation. The Assembly further condemns the absence of an independent investigation into the transnational assassination of opposition journalist and political refugee Aidos Sadykov, as well as the violent crackdown on protesters in January 2022, the unclear role of external intervention following the request by President Tokayev to President Putin and the subsequent order to shoot without warning. The Assembly calls for an end to these practices, and urgently calls for the immediate cessation of all forms of harassment and intimidation against human rights defender Bakhytzhan Toregozhina, in full respect of Kazakhstan’s international obligations regarding political participation and fundamental freedoms."