was renamed earlier this year as nor sultan in his honor by this man interim president joe marte to kieth he is not tobias handpick choice for the job but activists are risking arrest. to voice their dissent to a system they see as rigged and corrupt and we share when reports from kazakhstan's commercial capital. poetry and music against political repression sloc a cause like poetry collective is rehearsing a new piece it's a statement against political apathy though the young performers insist this is just art you're not you're. you're in your process to less of a is here to support the group the community activist was recently released from prison she was behind bars for 15 days for holding up a banner calling for free elections to be any attempts to express your opinion are oppressed and stifled in kazakhstan through arrests and fines and many activists are being sent to serve in the army now this is all we have. we can only express ourselves through our actions we know we have to do something that there is a demand for change among people a people's movement for change. fishing as. th