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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationProtest movement leader
Arrested in—
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence5 years
Kazakhstan · context
179documented cases
66 urgent · 14 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
24
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Case Summary
An activist advocating for the rights of the unemployed who was sentenced to five years in prison. His lawyers claim the charges are politically motivated and that the alleged victim has no claims against him.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
An activist advocating for the rights of the unemployed who was sentenced to five years in prison. His lawyers claim the charges are politically motivated and that the alleged victim has no claims against him.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01deliberately inflicting serious bodily harm
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. Article 106
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
October 17, 2019
Sentence served
6y 8mo / 5 years
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06Sources
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Erzhan Elshibaev (PPW case cmply9ra, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmply9rao00011v2re62zkcz9. Original data from iphronline.org (https://iphronline.org/articles/kazakhstan-civil-society-activists-intimidated-harassed-and-imprisoned/#erzhan-elshibaev).
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