Additional Name(s): Яников Асан Алиевич

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Ethnic Group: Crimean Tatar

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Appeal: Rejected

Sentence: 15 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: March/27/2019

Date of Sentencing: March/18/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Ethnoreligious Identity Possession of Religious Materials Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism Treason & Sedition

Asan Yanikov

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Asan Yanikov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On March 27, 2019, authorities arrested Yanikov, an activist from the Crimean Solidarity movement, after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Authorities searched the homes of several activists and allegedly confiscated Hizb ut-Tahrir materials. Yanikov was charged with “participating in the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist” (Art. 205.5-2 RCC) and "preparing for actions aimed at the forcible seizure of power or the forcible retention of power” (Art. 30-1/Art. 278 RCC).

On March 18, 2022, the Southern District Military Court sentenced Yanikov to 15 years in prison.

On July 7, 2023, the Military Court of Appeal in Vlasikha upheld Yanikov's sentence.

In April 2024, prison guards allegedly physically assaulted Yanikov. He was subsequently not treated properly for his wounds.

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