Kazakhstan · context
court ordered mandatory psychiatric evaluation
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
- 01Accused of drug-related crimes
- 02Claims religious persecution
- 03USCIRF added him to list of persecuted religious people
- 01organizing a drug den
- 02drug possession
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Iakov Vorontsov (PPW case cmpwv829). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmpwv829b000g1vgpi1smpza9. Original data from Radio Azattyq (https://www.azattyq.org/a/adam-quqygyn-qorgau-byurosy-iakov-vorontsovty-mazhburlep-tekseruge-zhiberu-zhaily-sot-sheshimin-synga-aldy/33764999.html).
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