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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationCivil society activist
Arrested inAlmaty
Held at—
CategoryProtest
StatusConvicted
Sentence8 years
Kazakhstan · context
179documented cases
66 urgent · 14 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
24
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Case Summary
Convicted in connection with the seizure of Almaty airport during the January protests. He is labeled by authorities as a bandit/terrorist, though he is considered a civil activist.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
A civil society activist whose conviction for organizing the seizure of Almaty airport during the January 2022 events was upheld by the Supreme Court. He is considered a scapegoat for the airport violence.
02Charges
Charges
06 count- 01Article 191 of the Criminal Code ('robbery')
- 02Article 200 of the Criminal Code ('unlawful seizure of a vehicle')
- 03Article 269 ('attack on buildings')
- 04Article 191 of the Criminal Code (robbery)
- 05Article 200 of the Criminal Code (unlawful seizure of a vehicle)
- 06Article 269 (attack on buildings)
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Related
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Kalas NURPEISOV (PPW case cmmcdnoh, record version 2026-07-16). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmmcdnoh0000b1v3gfc8ik3h0. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation; iphronline.org (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#kalas-nurpeisov).
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