The 2019 Almaty Marathon became the unlikely setting for a political protest on Sunday, when activists unfurled a banner during the race. “You Cannot Run from the Truth,” it proclaimed in all-capital, Russian letters. Underneath were the hashtags #AdilSailayUshin (For Fair Elections) and #УМеняЕстьВыбор (I Have A Choice).
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Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev gives a speech during a congress of the ruling Nur Otan party in Nur-Sultan on April 23, 2019.
