Blogger and YouTuber Aigul Utepova was arrested on September 17, 2020, and placed under house arrest on September 20, 2020, pending her trial. It has been more than six months since the journalist’s arrest. Aigul is only allowed to leave her apartment in case of a medical emergency. Kazakh judicial authorities have charged Aigul for participating in political movements labeled as extremist by the government.

Blogger and journalist Aigul Utepova who was arrested on September 17, was released on September 20 after being interrogated and was sentenced to house arrest. The journalist who has nominated herself for presidency back in 2015, was arrested for her posts on Facebook with charges of breach of Article 405/2 of Criminal Code and was facing upto two years imprisonment. (“Participation in the activities of a public or religious association or other organization, in respect of which there is a court decision that has entered into legal force banning their activities or liquidating them in connections with their implementation of extremism or terrorism.”)