Urdash Abdullaev
Urdash Abdullaev, born 1982, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The Nurism case in Moscow”. Sentence (June 27, 2023): 6 years 6 months’ imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 5, 2021; place of detention: Penal colony No. 10, Samara Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 24, 2025.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Entrepreneurs · Extremism cases
Sentence
6 years
6 months’ imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he organised "home madrasa" in his flat, where participants read and discussed the works of Said Nursi.
Latest event
July 24, 2025 — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, July 24, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The Nurism case in Moscow
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The Nurism case in Moscow
- Case number
- 01-0020/2023 (01-1093/2022)
Other defendants in the case
- Ilmir Abdullin — At large, 2 years 7 months
- Parviz Zeynalov — Imprisoned, 6 years
- Mukazhan Ksiupov — Imprisoned, 6 years
- Nikolai Nesterovich — At large, 2 years 7 months
- Evgeny Tarasov — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 10, Samara Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
446394, пос. Волжский, ул. Заводская д. 46, Самарская область, Красноярский район, ФКУ «ИК № 10 УФСИН России по Самарской области», Абдуллаев Урдаш Зубайруевич, 1982 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
On 5 October 2021, he was detained after a search, on 7 October he was placed into custody on charges of organising the activities of an extremist organisation. On 27 June 2023, he was sentenced to six years in a general regime penal colony.
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.