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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationLeader of People's party of 'Alga'
Arrested inZhanaozen
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
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
Vladimir Kozlov is a political leader arrested following the Zhanaozen oil industry strikes. He was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison, which supporters claim is a politically motivated prosecution related to his advocacy for freedom of assembly.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Владимир Козлов — политический лидер, арестованный после забастовок нефтяников в Жанаозене. Он был приговорен к семи с половиной годам тюремного заключения, что, по мнению сторонников, является политически мотивированным преследованием, связанным с его защитой свободы собраний.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Not explicitly stated, but linked to freedom of assembly and association
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
January 24, 2012
Sentence served
14y 5mo / 7 years
05Sources
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: Vladimir Ivanovich Kozlov (PPW case cmplxxcs). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmplxxcsw00001v90dqf11kbd. Original data from bureau.kz (https://bureau.kz/en/sobstvennaya-informacziya-po-angl/article_7919/#vladimir-ivanovich-kozlov).
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