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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationJournalist
Arrested inPavlodar
Held atGeneral-regime correctional colony in Pavlodar
CategoryJournalism
StatusConvicted
Sentence4 years 6 months
Kazakhstan · context
184documented cases
59 urgent · 21 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
21
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Case Summary
Adilbekov, a journalist from Astana, was sentenced to 4.5 years for knowingly false denunciation and dissemination of false information. The charges are linked to his publications on his Telegram channel, where he discussed corruption issues.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Адилбеков, жемқорлыққа арналған Telegram-арна жүргізетін журналист, өз жарияланымдарына байланысты әдейі жалған айыптау жасап, жалған ақпарат таратты деген айыппен кінәлі деп танылды. Адилбеков айып тағылмас бұрын жемқорлық мәселелерін көтеруімен танымал болған. Ол 2024 жылғы 18 қазанда кінәлі деп танылды.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Article 419 of the Criminal Code (knowingly false denunciation)
- 02Article 274 of the Criminal Code (dissemination of knowingly false information)
Criminal Code Articles
04 articleArt. 419(3)Art. 274(2)(3)Art. Article 419Art. Article 274
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
March 27, 2024
Sentence served
2y 3mo / 4 years 6 months
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Cite this case
The Detained. (2026). Case file: Daniyar Adilbekov (TD case cmq12n18, record version 2026-07-21). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmq12n18n00101vyes1mc1kqb. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation (https://en.odfoundation.eu/a/727640,political-repressions-and-political-prisoners-in-kazakhstan/#daniyar-adilbekov).
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