Kazakhstan is continuing to prosecute those connected to the Bloody January events of 2022. A trial in an Almaty district court resulted in the convictions on June 11 of 11 defendants accused of attacking government buildings amidst the bout of upheaval. One of the defendants, Akzhol Zhandarbekov, was found guilty of “participation in mass riots,” “invasion of a building,” “use of violence against a government official,” and “taking a serviceman hostage.” He received a four-year prison sentence. The other 10 defendants, ranging in age from 22 to 53, were found guilty of “participation in mass …