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Established | 5 June 2019
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voluntary association
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Kazakhstan
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Oyan, Qazaqstan ( Kazakh Cyrillic: Оян, Қазақстан; lit. 'Wake Up, Kazakhstan'; OQ) is a civil rights movement founded in Almaty, Kazakhstan. [1]
The formation of Oyan, Qazaqstan was announced 5 June 2019, triggered by the arrest, trial and conviction of activists Beybarys Tolymbekov and Asya Tulesova. [2] The group's name is based on a poetry book written by Mirjaqip Dulatuli (Mir Yakub Dulatov) in 1909 that was immediately confiscated by the Tsarist authorities, "a celebrated verse of defiance". [3] The hashtag "#IWokeUp" video ( Kazakh: #MenOyandym) meme campaign involving actor and activist Anuar Nurpeisov, released the previous week, [4] was a factor in the creation of OQ. [5]
Oyan, Qazaqstan's concerns are fundamental political reform and human rights. [2] [6] OQ is not a political party and does not seek political power for itself. It refuses cooperation with political parties in Kazakhstan and elsewhere. [2] OQ published a nine-point list of its specific aims, including "an end to political repression, reforming the distribution of power between the branches of government, free elections in line with international standards, and a system of self-governance at the local level". [4]
OQ has been involved in several of the 2019 Kazakh protests. On 30 August 2019, Kazakhstan's Constitution Day, OQ staged rallies in several cities around the country. [1]
Respublika – another Kazakh activist organisation created in 2019