Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
Case Summary
Entrepreneur Gadzhi Gadzhiev has filed a lawsuit against journalist Natalya Sadykova for defamation. Human rights groups label this a SLAPP suit intended to silence her investigation into the death of her husband, Aidos Sadykov.
Key Facts
03 entries
01The lawsuit is viewed as a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation).
02The journalist is investigating the death of her husband, Aidos Sadykov, in Kyiv.
03Gadzhiev is a Vice President of the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Gadzhi Gadzhiev (PPW case cmqfrfop). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmqfrfop3000ecauq7cl00ho8. Original data from Radio Azattyq (https://www.azattyq.org/a/freedom-for-eurasia-gadzhievtin-zhurnalist-natalya-sadyqovaga-qarsy-aryzyn-aiyptady/33750245.html).
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File # cmqfrfop•Opened MAY 5, 2026•Kazakhstan / Astana, Kazakhstan
Gadzhi Gadzhiev
Гаджи Гаджиев
Medium PriorityJournalismon trialInternational Attention
Age ? · male
Astana, Kazakhstan
Detained MAY 5, 2026
Diplomatic
International Attention documented.
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
§ 01 Overview
Case Summary
Entrepreneur Gadzhi Gadzhiev has filed a lawsuit against journalist Natalya Sadykova for defamation. Human rights groups label this a SLAPP suit intended to silence her investigation into the death of her husband, Aidos Sadykov.
Key Facts
03 entries
01The lawsuit is viewed as a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation).
02The journalist is investigating the death of her husband, Aidos Sadykov, in Kyiv.
03Gadzhiev is a Vice President of the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan.