Additional Name(s): Zevri Serdarovich Abseitov, Абсеитов Зеври Сердарович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Ethnic Group: Crimean Tatar

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Reduced to 8 Years, 9 Months' Imprisonment

Sentence: Originally 9 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: May/12/2016

Date of Sentencing: July/11/2019

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 Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism Treason & Sedition

Zevri Abseitov

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Zevri Abseitov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On May 12, 2016, authorities arrested Abseitov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization.  Abseitov and his colleagues reportedly met together, read the organization's literature, and discussed religious, political, and philosophical issues, all of which are ordinary religious activities. 

On December 24, 2018, the North Caucasus District Military Court sentenced Abseitov to nine years in prison and one year of restricted freedom for “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 July 11, 2019, the Supreme Court of Russia reduced Abseitov's sentence by three months, making it eight years and nine months in prison.

In February 2023, it was reported that Abseitov's health had deteriorated while imprisoned.

Abseitov is married with four children.

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Additional Name(s): Rustem Seiranovich Abiltarov, Абильтаров Рустем Сейранович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Ethnic Group: Crimean Tatar

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Appeal: Reduced to 8 Years, 9 Months' Imprisonment

Sentence: Originally 9 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: May/12/2016

Date of Sentencing: July/11/2019

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 Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism Treason & Sedition

Rustem Abiltarov

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Rustem Abiltarov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On May 12, 2016, authorities arrested Abiltarov after accusing him of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Abiltarov and his colleagues reportedly met together, read the organization's literature, and discussed religious, political, and philosophical issues, all of which are ordinary religious activities.

On December 24, 2018, the North Caucasus District Military Court sentenced Abiltarov to nine years in prison and one year of restricted freedom for “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 July 11, 2019, the Supreme Court of Russia reduced Abiltarov's sentence by three months, making it eight years and nine months in prison.

Abiltarov is married with four children.

Related Cases: Enver Mamutov, Zevri Abseitov, Remzi Memetov

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Additional Name(s): Teimur Rza ogly Abdullayev, Teymur Abdullayev, Abdullayev Teymur Rza oglu, Абдуллаев Теймур Рза оглы

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Ethnic Group: Crimean Tatar

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Health Concerns: Contracted COVID-19

Appeal: Reduced to 16 Years, 6 Months' Imprisonment

Sentence: Originally 17 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: October/12/2016

Date of Sentencing: December/24/2019

Current Status: Not Released

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism

Teimur Abdullayev

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Teimur Abdullayev is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity.

On October 12, 2016, Russian security forces arrested Abdullayev and several others after raiding their homes in Crimea and confiscating religious literature and electronics. Abdullayev was accused of being a member of the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization.

On June 18, 2019, the North Caucasian District Military Court sentenced Abdullayev to 17 years in prison for "organizing the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist" (Art. 205.5-1 RCC).

On December 24, 2019, the Supreme Court reduced Abdullayev's sentence by six months, making it 16 years and six months in prison.

In March 2020, Abdullayev was transferred to the prison colony in Salavat, Bashkortostan, where he has had to endure inhumane living conditions. He was reportedly placed in solitary confinement and has been subjected to having his bed raised early in the morning so that he is unable to properly sleep. 

In November 2020, Abdullayev reportedly contracted COVID-19.

In December 2022, Abdullayev was sent to a prison hospital after reportedly being exposed to tuberculosis. After additional testing and examination, he was determined not to have tuberculosis.

Abdullayev is married with five children.

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