Strike and massacre in Zhanaozen
The brutal pacification by the Kazakh authorities of a strike by oil workers resulted in at least 17 workers’ deaths and dozens were injured. The tragedy has become a turning point in the modern history of Kazakhstan. The aftermath of the 2011 Zhanaozen strike saw the introduction of a state of emergency, mass arrests and numerous acts of repression against political oppositionists.
In order to commemorate the tragedy, the zhanaozen.eu website was launched.
News

Poroshenko “vaccinated against the dictatorship virus”
22 December 2014
Roza Tuletayeva is free!
19 November 2014
The conference about human rights in the Senate
21 December 2013
The Second Anniversary of the Zhanaozen tragedy
17 December 2013
Exhibition marks the second anniversary of the massacre in Zhanaozen
12 December 2013Publications

On the anniversary of the Zhanaozen tragedy, the ODF presents the most high-profile cases of politically motivated prosecution in contemporary Kazakhstan
15 December 2017
The anniversary of the shooting: ‘The Zhanaozen list’ should end the impunity of perpetrators, guilty of torture and oppression
16 December 2015