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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationSocial activist and former candidate
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Kazakhstan · context
176documented cases
66 urgent · 14 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
21
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Case Summary
Mukhtar Tayzhan, a social activist and former candidate, was sentenced to 15 days in jail. His detention resulted from participating in a small protest at Republic Square on April 9th.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Mukhtar Tayzhan, a social activist and former candidate, was sentenced to 15 days in jail. His detention resulted from participating in a small protest at Republic Square on April 9th.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Participating in a protest at Republic Square
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 9, 2023
05Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Mukhtar Tayzhan (PPW case cmplxu1u). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmplxu1uf00011v2ec4te91x9. Original data from bureau.kz (https://bureau.kz/en/news/former-deputies-jailed-as-public-assembly-still-criminalised-in-kazakhstan/#mukhtar-tayzhan).
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