Case identifier KZ-CMMC
Urgency: Critical
Age: 60 YRS
Arrest location: Institution No. 4, Stepnogorsk
Category: Activism
Marat ZHYLANBAYEV
A world-renowned ultramarathoner and chairman of the unregistered Alga Kazakhstan party, he was accused of financing extremism for transferring money to an activist. He went on a hunger strike in protest of his unfair trial.
TORTURE REPORTED
LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026
Trial status: Convicted