Kazakhstan Domestic Violence
Apr 21, 2024
Two women buy flowers in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. A high-profile trial involving the killing of Saltanat Nukenova has raised awareness of spousal abuse in the Central Asian country. Businessman and former Economics Minister Kuandyk Bishimbayev is on trial for the killing of Nukenova. Tens of thousands of people have signed petitions calling for harsher penalties for domestic violence. On April 11, senators approved a bill toughening punishment for spousal abuse, and President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed it into law four days later. (AP Photo/Stanislav Filippov)
