Almaz Usmanov
Additional Name(s): Almaz Anisovich Usmanov, Усманов Алмаз Анисович
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 11 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/16/2018
Date of Sentencing: August//2019
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism
Almaz Usmanov
Extra Bio Info:
Almaz Usmanov is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On August 16, 2018, authorities arrested Usmanov after accusing him of being a member of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Prosecutors accused him of participating in Hizb ut-Tahrir meetings where participants studied the organization's literature and of seeking to attract new members for the organization.
In August 2019, the Volga District Military Court sentenced Usmanov to 11 years' imprisonment for “participating in the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist” (Art. 205.5-2 RCC).
Usmanov is married with one child.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Усманов Алмаз Анисович" Memorial Human Rights Center
- "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
- "Three more Muslims, convicted for involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, are political prisoners, Memorial says" Memorial Human Rights Center