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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationCivil activist
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryProtest
Statuspre trial detention
Sentence—
Kazakhstan · context
184documented cases
59 urgent · 21 report torture
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Journalism
21
Cultural
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Religious
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Case Summary
Zhanseitov was detained and placed in pre-trial detention for allegedly organizing mass riots by participating in a gathering of the opposition movement DCK. He is the father of Rakhimzhan Zhanseitov, who was killed in 2019, sparking mass protests.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Жансейітов DCK жақтаушыларының жиналысына қатысқаны үшін жаппай тәртіпсіздік ұйымдастырды деген айыппен қамауға алынып, сотқа дейінгі қамауға жіберілді. Ол – жаппай наразылықтарға себеп болған Рахимжан Жансейітовтің әкесі.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Part 1, Article 272 of the Criminal Code (organising mass riots)
Criminal Code Articles
02 articleArt. Article 272, Part 1 of the Criminal CodeArt. 272
03Analysis
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04Timeline
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Arrest date
June 30, 2025
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Bakytzhan Zhanseitov (TD case cmq12n2w, record version 2026-07-21). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmq12n2wx00121vyeeux21j67. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation (https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/727640,political-repressions-and-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan/#bakytzhan-zhanseitov).
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