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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationComedian
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
A comedian sentenced to fifteen days of incarceration for a stand-up routine that criticized government officials' handling of a flooding crisis. The charges were brought under the guise of petty hooliganism.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Комик, приговоренный к пятнадцати дням заключения за стендап-выступление, в котором критиковалось руководство властей за действия во время кризиса наводнения. Обвинения были выдвинуты по статье о мелком хулиганстве.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01petty hooliganism
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
04Sources
Data Source
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Nurashkhan Baskozhaev (PPW case cmplxuy6). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmplxuy6s00021v4iq8492l2e. Original data from bureau.kz (https://bureau.kz/en/hot/kazakhstan-has-begun-prosecuting/#nurashkhan-baskozhaev).
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