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Kazakhstan · ODF
01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sex—
Occupation—
Arrested inZhanaozen
Held at—
CategoryActivism
StatusConvicted
Sentence12 years
Kazakhstan · context
176documented cases
66 urgent · 14 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
21
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Reports of Torture or Ill-treatment.
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
Case Summary
An activist of the unemployed movement in Zhanaozen who faced pressure from police. His second sentence was issued after he protested against the illegal actions and ill-treatment by the penal colony administration. Reports indicate that they have been subjected to torture.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Article 106 of the Criminal Code (infliction of bodily harm)
- 02Article 428 of the Criminal Code (disobedience to the lawful demands of the colony administration)
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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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Yerzhan YELSHIBAYEV (PPW case cmmcdo7r). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmcdo7rb000y1v3gqtui6yhe. 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#yerzhan-yelshibayev).
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