The Kazakh government has decided to establish territorial defense brigades in each region to strengthen the country's security. This initiative is currently being implemented consistently in the regions bordering Russia - 8 out of 20 brigades will be deployed in this direction.
In Tashkent, a group of musicians and bloggers were arrested and imprisoned for 15 days for promoting promiscuity, drunkenness and homosexuality under the guise of humor. The Court of Appeal acquitted them.