Oyan, Qazaqstan

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Oyan, Qazaqstan

Established	5 June 2019  (5 years ago)
Types	voluntary association
Country	Kazakhstan

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

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