Reports of leg pain and general health deterioration; claims of being forced to run excessively.
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
Poet and activist Askat Zhetigen is serving a three-year sentence for allegedly calling for the seizure of power and mass disorder. He has reported poor medical care and physical abuse (forced excessive running) within the correctional facility.
Key Facts
03 entries
01Sentenced to 3 years in 2024
02Charges involve calls to seizure of power and mass disorder
03Reports of physical abuse and medical neglect in prison
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Askat Zhetigen (PPW case cmrmgbr7). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmrmgbr7s0002xie2kdig14ba. Original data from Radio Azattyk (https://www.azattyk.org/a/33804262.html).
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File # cmrmgbr7•Opened MARCH 15, 2024•Kyrgyzstan / Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Askat Zhetigen
Аскат Жетиген
High PrioritypoliticalConvictedTorture Reported
Age ? · male
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Detained MARCH 15, 2024
Medical
Health Concerns Identified.
Reports of leg pain and general health deterioration; claims of being forced to run excessively.
Critical
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
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Case Summary
Poet and activist Askat Zhetigen is serving a three-year sentence for allegedly calling for the seizure of power and mass disorder. He has reported poor medical care and physical abuse (forced excessive running) within the correctional facility.
Key Facts
03 entries
01Sentenced to 3 years in 2024
02Charges involve calls to seizure of power and mass disorder
03Reports of physical abuse and medical neglect in prison