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Dzhemil Gafarov

DeceasedChecked October 18, 2026

Dzhemil Gafarov, born 1962, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order); “The case of Dzhemil Gafarov”. Sentence (January 10, 2023): Thirteen years' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony, one year's restriction of liberty. Status: deceased. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, May 23, 2019; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, May 13, 2019.

In brief

Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Office workers · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir

Sentence

13 years

Thirteen years' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony, one year's restriction of liberty

Verdict January 10, 2023

Upheld September 11, 2023

Charges

Full wording of the charges

He was one of the rank-and-file members of the Hizb ut-Tahrir cell, used conspiracy measures during meetings to disseminate terrorist ideology among the peninsula's residents, recruited Crimean Muslims into its ranks, and participated in preparations to overthrow the constitutional order

Latest event

November 12, 2024 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list

  3. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  4. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 13 years

  5. · Preventive measure: temporary stay in hospital

  6. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

    Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Rostov Region

Criminal case

The case of Dzhemil Gafarov

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Second Simferopol case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Crimean Solidarity activist. On 27 March 2019, detained after a search and the next day taken into custody on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation. Sent to a Detention Facility in Rostov region. In March 2020, it became known that Gafarov was also accused of preparing to overthrow the constitutional order.

In June 2021, Gafarov was hospitalised in the interregional tuberculosis hospital No. 19 in Rostov-on-Don due to kidney failure and other diseases. He was given a second degree of disability (he had previously had a third degree). Later, the management of the Federal Penitentiary Service refused to issue documents about his serious health condition. In August, Gafarov was returned to the pre-trial detention centre from the hospital. In June 2022, Gafarov was again sent to hospital. On 11 January 2023, he was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime penal colony. Died in custody on 10 February 2023. The Investigative Committee refused to initiate a criminal case in this regard.

On 12 November 2024, the court of cassation instance cancelled Gafarov's sentence and dropped his case.

Sources (2)

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

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