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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryKazakhstan
Age / Sex—
Occupation—
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Categorypolitical
StatusConvicted
Sentence7 years
Kazakhstan · context
184documented cases
59 urgent · 21 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
21
Cultural
1
Religious
2
Social Media
7
Case Summary
A visually impaired 70-year-old man prosecuted after uncovering corruption in a public association. Authorities allegedly fabricated the case against him.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Article 189 of the Criminal Code ('misappropriation or embezzlement of entrusted property')
- 02Article 189 of the Criminal Code (misappropriation or embezzlement of entrusted property)
03Analysis
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
04Related
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05Sources
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The Detained. (2026). Case file: Shaden KARIBAYEV (TD case cmmcdnsn, record version 2026-07-16). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmmcdnsn0000g1v3gosu2zwjy. Original data from Open Dialogue Foundation (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#shaden-karibayev).
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