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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sex—
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence5 years
Case Summary
He was sentenced to 5 years for alleged involvement in mass riots during the January 2022 protests. His relatives claim he was slandered and did not accept the charges.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Article 272 of the Criminal Code ('organisation and participation in mass riots')
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
ODFCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Zhaksylyk ABDULLAYEV (PPW case cmmcdgq2). Retrieved June 21, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmcdgq2q00001vmkc6gm3es6. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation (https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/726864,tough-year-for-human-rights-48-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan-political-repression-and-total-censorship-instead-of-reforms/#the-list-of-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan#zhaksylyk-abdullayev).
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