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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sex—
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
Categorypolitical
StatusConvicted
Sentence7 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 visually impaired 70-year-old man prosecuted after uncovering corruption in a public association. Authorities allegedly fabricated the case against him.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Article 189 of the Criminal Code ('misappropriation or embezzlement of entrusted property')
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
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: Shaden KARIBAYEV (PPW case cmmcdnsn). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmcdnsn0000g1v3gosu2zwjy. 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#shaden-karibayev).
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