Open Source Intelligence
Kazakhstan · OSINT
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inPavlodar
Held atGeneral-regime correctional colony in Pavlodar
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence4 years
Case Summary
A journalist from Astana who ran a Telegram news channel covering corruption. His charges are directly linked to his journalistic publications on his channel.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Daniyar Adilbekov is a Kazakh journalist and the author of the Telegram channel “Dikaya Orda” (Wild Horde). He was charged with disseminating false information and making false reports regarding corruption. He was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Article 419 of the Criminal Code (knowingly false denunciation)
- 02Article 274 of the Criminal Code (dissemination of knowingly false information)
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. 419(3)Art. 274(2)(3)Art. Article 419Art. Article 274
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 27, 2024
Sentence served
2y 2mo / 4 years
05Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
OSINTCase facts, charges, dates, and status.
PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Daniyar ADILBEKOV (PPW case cmmcdobw). Retrieved June 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmcdobwk00131v3gpo31rejl. Original data from Open Source Intelligence (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#daniyar-adilbekov).
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