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Ziyavdin Dapayev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On March 14, 2016, authorities arrested Dapayev for reading religious writings of theologian Said Nursi and discussing them as part of a group.

On November 7, 2017, the Lenin District Court in Makhachkala sentenced Dapayev to four years in prison for “organizing the activities of a public or religious association or other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-1 RCC). Prosecutors accused him of starting a "Nurdjular" cell.

There are conflicting reports about when Dapayev was released.  Forum 18 reported he was released in the summer of 2019, whereas the Memorial Human Rights Center no longer listed him in its religious prisoners of conscience list following the full completion of his sentence in 2020. 

Dapayev had previously been arrested and sentenced for extremism charges. 

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Azamat Abutalipov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

In March 2017, Ufa’s October District Court sentenced Abutalipov to a suspended sentence for extremism charges under Article 282.2.

In June 2017, the Supreme Court of Bashkortostan overthrew Abutalipov's suspended sentence and resentenced him to four years in prison for “organizing the activities of a public or religious association or other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-1 RCC). Prosecutors accused Abutalipov of being a member of the Jamaat Hizmet movement, recruiting young people to the movement's ideology, renting apartments to hold classes, and disseminating propaganda about the movement and its ideology. 

On June 27, 2017, Abutalipov was taken into custody.

On an unspecified date, Abutalipov was released following the end of his sentence.

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Airat Usmanov was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On January 17, 2017, authorities arrested Usmanov after accusing him of organizing a meeting to indoctrinate people to support the banned Tablighi Jamaat movement and study its literature.

On September 17, 2018, the Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow sentenced Usmanov to four years in prison for “participating in the activities of a public or religious association, or any other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-2 RCC).

On an unspecified date, Usmanov was released following the end of his sentence.

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