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01Overview
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CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryProtest
Statuspre trial detention
Sentence—
Kazakhstan · context
176documented cases
66 urgent · 14 report torture
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Journalism
21
Cultural
1
Religious
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Social Media
7
Case Summary
Zhanseitov is facing criminal charges for organizing mass riots, stemming from his participation in a gathering of supporters of the opposition movement DCK. He is the father of Rakhimzhan Zhanseitov, who was killed in 2019, sparking mass protests.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Жансейітов DCK жақтаушыларының жиналысына қатысқаны үшін жаппай тәртіпсіздік ұйымдастырды деген айыппен қамауға алынып, сотқа дейінгі қамауға жіберілді. Ол – жаппай наразылықтарға себеп болған Рахимжан Жансейітовтің әкесі.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Part 1, Article 272 of the Criminal Code (organising mass riots)
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 272
03Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
June 30, 2025
04Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Bakytzhan Zhanseitov (PPW case cmq12n2w). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmq12n2wx00121vyeeux21j67. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation (https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/727640,political-repressions-and-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan/#bakytzhan-zhanseitov).
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