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Lenar Gafiatullin

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Lenar Gafiatullin, born 1985, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of the Kazan Communists”. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, February 25, 2012; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, June 16, 2011.

In brief

Tatarstan · Kazan · Engineers · Extremism cases

Sentence

No information about a verdict.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

participated in the activities of a banned organisation

Latest event

August 1, 2012 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · Recognised as persecuted on political grounds

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  3. · Recognised as persecuted on political grounds

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  4. · Persecution begins

    The case of the Kazan Communists

  5. · Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)

Criminal case

The case of the Kazan Communists

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

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 20 December 2010, a ruling was issued to bring Gafiatullin as a defendant; he was under recognizance not to leave the place and proper behavior; the case was closed for expiry of the statute of limitations in August 2012

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Sources (2)

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