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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationHuman rights defender
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence4 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 leading human rights defender in Kazakhstan, Zhovtis was sentenced to four years in prison following a fatal traffic accident. Human rights organizations and legal experts argue the prosecution is a politically motivated attempt to silence him ahead of Kazakhstan's OSCE chairmanship.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
A leading human rights defender in Kazakhstan, Zhovtis was sentenced to four years in prison following a fatal traffic accident. Human rights organizations and legal experts argue the prosecution is a politically motivated attempt to silence him ahead of Kazakhstan's OSCE chairmanship.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01vehicular manslaughter
03Analysis
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Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Yevgeny Zhovtis (PPW case cmplxzua). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmplxzuao00001vfvruyg908n. Original data from bureau.kz (https://bureau.kz/en/other_sources/article_825/).
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