The brutal murder of Saltanat Nukenova, allegedly at the hands of her former government minister husband Kuandyk Bishimbayev, has ignited outrage and sparked a movement for stricter domestic violence laws in Kazakhstan. During a recent court hearing, surveillance footage emerged showing Bishimbayev torturing his wife for hours, leading to her death. Despite initially denying wrongdoing, Bishimbayev has now admitted to the beatings, claiming her death was unintended. The case has brought to light the alarmingly high rates of domestic violence in Kazakhstan, where hundreds of women are murdered annually due to abuse.