Fail Alsynov
Fail Alsynov, born 1986, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity); “The case of Fail Alsynov on incitement to hatred”. Sentence (January 17, 2024): 4 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 17, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 29, Perm Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 22, 2024.
In brief
Bashkortostan · village of Isyangulovo · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
4 years
of imprisonment in a general regime colony.
Upheld October 15, 2024
Charges
- Article 282 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was Alsynov's speech in Bashkir language at a gathering of residents of the Baimak district against gold miners. In it, the activist criticised the mobilisation in the republic and the lack of access of local residents to the natural resources of the region. According to the case materials, Alsynov, "with the purpose of humiliating the dignity of a group of persons on the grounds of race, nationality, language, origin ... posted on the page of the community 'Podsuslushano Askarovo and Abzelilovsky District' a video material in Bashkir language, containing statements that negatively assess the groups of persons: 'residents of the Caucasus or Central Asia', 'Armenians'". The activist himself explained that the law enforcement officers "did not like" his statement about "migrants who come to the republic and are engaged in illegal mining here, among other things."
Latest event
October 15, 2024 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, May 22, 2024
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №2 (SIZO-2) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Chelyabinsk Oblast
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Fail Alsynov on incitement to hatred
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The case of Fail Alsynov on incitement to hatred
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 29, Perm Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
614056, Пермский край, г. Пермь, ул. Соликамская, д. 246, ФКУ «ИК № 29 ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю», Алчинов Фаиль Фаттахович, 1986 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
On October 12th, 2023, searches took place at Alsynov's home in the village of Yuldybaevo and at his parents' home in Ufa. Alsynov was informed that he was a suspect in a case of incitement to hatred. He was released on his own recognisance. Later, Alsynov said on his Telegram channel that his relatives, as well as people who had reposted his publications on VKontakte concerning the details of the case, started receiving threats from specially created accounts. Alsynov had earlier published a letter from the administration of Bashkortostan's head Radiy Khabirov to the Investigative Committee, as well as an earlier letter from Khabirov to the republic's prosecutor; from these letters, he believes, it follows that the case was ordered. Those who made reposts were threatened with criminal prosecution under articles on the dissemination of "fakes" that caused serious consequences (Article 207.2 of the Criminal Code), military "fakes" (Article 207.3 of the Criminal Code), slander (Article 128.1 of the Criminal Code), repeated discrediting of the army (Article 280.3 of the Criminal Code), propaganda or demonstration of prohibited paraphernalia (Article 282.4 of the Criminal Code), and the use of minors for the production of pornographic materials (Article 242.2 of the Criminal Code). On January 17th, 2024, he was sentenced to four years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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