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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sexmale
OccupationLeader of El Tiregi party, former candidate and member of parliament
Arrested inAstana
Held at—
CategoryOther
Statusunknown
Sentence—
Kazakhstan · context
179documented cases
66 urgent · 14 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
24
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Case Summary
Nurzhan Altayev, a former member of parliament and leader of the unregistered El Tiregi party, was arrested in Astana. He was detained for 15 days after joining calls to support detained oil workers.
Native-Language SummaryRU • Original
Nurzhan Altayev, a former member of parliament and leader of the unregistered El Tiregi party, was arrested in Astana. He was detained for 15 days after joining calls to support detained oil workers.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Joining calls to support detained oil workers
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 11, 2023
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Nurzhan Altayev (PPW case cmplxu21, record version 2026-05-27). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmplxu21200051v2erkvi1old. Original data from bureau.kz (https://bureau.kz/en/news/former-deputies-jailed-as-public-assembly-still-criminalised-in-kazakhstan/#nurzhan-altayev).
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