Uzeyir Abdullayev
Uzeyir Abdullayev, born 1974, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Simferopol case of Hizb ut-Tahrir”. Sentence (December 23, 2019): 12 years` 6 months’ imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 13, 2016; place of detention: Penal colony No. 16, Bashkortostan. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 21, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, June 25, 2019.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · village of Stroganovka · Athletes · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
12 years 6 months
12 years` 6 months’ imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
First instance, June 17, 2019: 13 years
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
He participated in the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir cell
Latest event
September 20, 2025 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, July 21, 2019
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, June 25, 2019
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 12 years 6 months
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 13 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
Simferopol case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Criminal case
Simferopol case of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Other defendants in the case
- Teimur Abdullaev — Imprisoned, 16 years 6 months
- Emil Dzhemadenov — Imprisoned, 11 years 6 months
- Rustem Ismailov — Imprisoned, 13 years 6 months
- Aider Saledinov — Imprisoned, 11 years 6 months
Thematic group: Simferopol case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 16, Bashkortostan
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
453256, Республика Башкортостан, г.Салават-6, ФКУ «ИК № 16 УФСИН по Республике Башкортостан», Абдуллаев Узеир Рза оглы, 1974 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
On 12 October 2016, he was detained after a search, and taken into custody on charges of involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir. On 18 June 2019, was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime penal colony. On 24 December, the appeals court reduced the sentence by six months.
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.