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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sex56 · male
OccupationActivist
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CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Kazakhstan · context
179documented cases
66 urgent · 14 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
24
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Case Summary
Serik Ydyryshev was fined for posting social media content supporting an opposition leader. He expressed that the fine is a form of political pressure against his constitutional right to free speech.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Серик Ыдырышев был оштрафован за публикацию в социальных сетях в поддержку лидера оппозиции. Он заявил, что штраф является формой политического давления на его конституционное право на свободу слова.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Posting a video in support of Marat Zhylanbayev
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Serik Ydyryshev (PPW case cmplxy5g, record version 2026-05-27). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmplxy5gs00001vapxe4u1uou. Original data from bureau.kz (https://bureau.kz/en/other_sources/an-activist-who-supported-marat-zhylanbayev-was-fined-in-east-kazakhstan/#serik-ydyryshev).
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