Kazakhstan · context
- 01Article 405 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of an extremist organisation)
- 02Article 179 of the Criminal Code (propaganda or public calls for seizure of power)
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Askar SEMBAY (TD case cmmcdo3m, record version 2026-06-02). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmmcdo3ml000t1v3g7cdnt6su. Original data from Open Source Intelligence (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#askar-sembay).
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