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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sex—
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence6 years
Kazakhstan · context
176documented cases
66 urgent · 14 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
21
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Case Summary
A civil rights activist from Kyzylorda who claims the rape charges against him are fabricated and part of a pattern of persecution for his anti-corruption work.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Article 120 of the Criminal Code ('rape')
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
May 18, 2022
Sentence served
4y 1mo / 6 years
05Sources
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: Karasay ASHIRBEKOV (PPW case cmmcdnua). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmcdnual000i1v3gi7yj7hbd. 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#karasay-ashirbekov).
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