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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationPoet
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence18 years
Kazakhstan · context
176documented cases
66 urgent · 14 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
21
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Aron Atabek was a dissident poet arrested following the Shanyrak uprising in 2006 for assisting citizens during forced evictions. He was convicted of killing a police officer following a trial involving evidence allegedly extracted under torture.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Арон Атабек был поэтом-диссидентом, арестованным после восстания в Шаныраке в 2006 году за помощь гражданам во время принудительного выселения. Он был осужден за убийство полицейского в ходе судебного процесса, в котором использовались доказательства, предположительно полученные под пытками.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01killing a police officer
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Aron Atabek (PPW case cmply5st). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmply5sts00001vuhncgzvkuu. Original data from iphronline.org (https://www.iphronline.org/aron-atabek-obituary.html).
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