Kazakhstan · context
Subjected to physical abuse or severe ill-treatment in detention. Violation of international law.
- 01Article 258 of the Criminal Code (financing of terrorist or extremist activities)
- 02Article 405 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organisation)
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Marat ZHYLANBAYEV (PPW case cmmcdo2s, record version 2026-07-16). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmcdo2st000s1v3gbnzy10qw. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation; bureau.kz (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#marat-zhylanbayev).
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