Additional Name(s): Ural Ilshatovich Abdrakhimov, Абдрахимов Урал Илшатович
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 15 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: February/9/2017
Date of Sentencing: February/21/2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism
Ural Abdrakhimov
Extra Bio Info:
Ural Abdrakhimov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 9, 2017, authorities arrested Abdrakhimov for allegedly being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Abdrakhimov and his colleagues are said to have held meetings, discussed the organization's ideology, and sought to attract new supporters, all of which are ordinary religious activities.
On February 21, 2019, the Volga District Military Court sentenced Abdrakhimov to 15 years in prison for “participating in the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist” (Art. 205.5-2 RCC).
Abdrakhimov is married with one child.
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Publicly Available Information:
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Photo attributed to Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Абдрахимов Урал Илшатович" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"List of Individuals Recognised as Political Prisoners by the Memorial Human Rights Centre and Persecuted in connection with the Realisation of Their Right to Freedom of Religion as of 9 November 2021" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Уфимское дело 12 о членстве в запрещённой «Хизб ут-Тахрир»" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Memorial recognises 12 defendants in Ufa Hizb ut-Tahrir trial as political prisoners" Memorial Human Rights Center
Additional Name(s): Danis Mukhametzarifovich Abdarakhmanov, Абдарахманов Данис Мухаметзарифович
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 6 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: February/27/2018
Date of Sentencing: November/13/2018
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism
Danis Abdarakhmanov
Extra Bio Info:
Danis Abdarakhmanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On February 27, 2018, authorities arrested Abdarakhmanov after accusing him of being involved in activities of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization, including reading religious literature, attracting new supporters, and holding meetings.
On November 13, 2018, the Volga District Military Court sentenced Abdarakhmanov to six years in prison and fined him 100,000 rubles for “participating in the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist” (Art. 205.5-2 RCC).
Abdarakhmanov is married with two children.
Related Cases: Vadim Khabirov, Rafis Khalilov, Ruslan Fatkullin
Publicly Available Information:
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"Абдарахманов Данис Мухаметзарифович" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"List of Individuals Recognised as Political Prisoners by the Memorial Human Rights Centre and Persecuted in connection with the Realisation of Their Right to Freedom of Religion as of 9 November 2021" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Six Muslims in Chelyabinsk and Tatarstan are political prisoners, Memorial says" Memorial Human Rights Center
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"Челябинское дело 4 о членстве в запрещённой «Хизб ут-Тахрир»" Memorial Human Rights Center
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Tajikistan
Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 3 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: October/17/2020
Date of Sentencing: January/7/2021
Date of Release: September/21/2021
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Conscientious Objection Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Refusing & Absconding Military Service
Rustamjon Norov
Extra Bio Info:
Rustamjon Norov was imprisoned for refusing to serve in the military on religious grounds.
On October 17, 2020, Sugd Military Prosecutor's Office detained Norov, accusing him of falsifying his medical records to avoid military service.
On January 7, 2021, Norov was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for "refusing to perform military service duties with the purpose of evading it completely" (Art. 376-2 TCC).
On September 21, 2021, Norov was released from prison following a presidential pardon.