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Kazakhstan · HRW
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationActivist
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
Ruslan Biketov was detained for participating in protests in support of blogger Temirlan Ensebek. He was among a group of activists targeted for peaceful assembly.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Руслан Бикетов был задержан за участие в протестах в поддержку блогера Темирлана Енсебека. Он был среди группы активистов, ставших мишенью за мирные собрания.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01staging unsanctioned single-person protests
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
Data Source
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PPW analysisRisk, surveillance & sentence estimates — probabilistic, not the source's reporting.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Ruslan Biketov (PPW case cmplyiv6). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmplyiv6c00011vo60j3nql0n. Original data from Human Rights Watch (https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/03/kazakhstan-founder-satirical-instagram-account-arrested#ruslan-biketov).
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