October 20, 2026, 11:32 PMRSSRU

Timur Gadiev

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Timur Gadiev, born 1992, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “The third case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Ufa”. Sentence (February 20, 2019): Thirteen years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since April 19, 2017; place of detention: Prison No. 2, Vladimir Oblast. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, January 27, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, April 19, 2018.

In brief

Bashkortostan · Ufa · Entrepreneurs · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir

Sentence

13 years

Thirteen years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony

Verdict February 20, 2019

Upheld October 17, 2019

Charges

Full wording of the charges

participated in activities of the party cell in Ufa, organised and led by an unidentified person, from February 2015 to 20 April 2017: attended illegal meetings, agitated other Muslims to join the party, studied and stored banned literature, and observed conspiracy measures

Latest event

April 1, 2023 — imprisonment begins

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment begins

  2. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 13 years

  4. · Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  5. · Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  6. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

Criminal case

The third case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Ufa

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: Third Ufa case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"

Write a letter

Facility: Prison No. 2, Vladimir Oblast

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

600020, ул. Большая Нижегородская д. 67, Владимирская область, г. Владимир, ФКУ «Тюрьма № 2 УФСИН по Владимирской области» «Владимирский централ», Гадиев Тимур Дамирович, 1992 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Resident of Ufa. In April 2017, he was detained and then arrested in a case of involvement in a terrorist organisation in connection with alleged involvement in the activities of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir. On 21 February 2019, he was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime colony.

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Sources (2)

Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code

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