Rail Galin
Rail Galin, born 1985, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in mass riots); Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Rail Galin and four other Bashkortostan residents”. Sentence (March 3, 2025): 5 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 14, 2025.
In brief
Bashkortostan, Samara Oblast · Samara, Ufa · Manual workers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld April 14, 2026
Charges
- Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in mass riots
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Full wording of the charges
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Latest event
April 14, 2026 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 14, 2025
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Bashkortostan
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
· Persecution begins
The case of Rail Galin and four other Bashkortostan residents
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Samara Region
Criminal case
The case of Rail Galin and four other Bashkortostan residents
- Case number
- 1-47/2025 (1-548/2024;)
Thematic group: Baymak case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Baimak District of Bashkortostan. On 20 February 2024, he was detained and the next day arrested for 10 days under the administrative article on disobedience to the lawful demand of a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) in connection with the mass gathering in Baymak on 17 January 2024 in support of activist Fail Alsynov, who was sentenced to four years in prison. On 10 March, Galin was summoned to Ufa, where he was charged with participation in mass riots and use of violence against a representative of the authorities in connection with the gathering, after which he was taken into custody. On 3 March 2025, he was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony. On 20 February 2026, Galin sentence was changed to compulsory labour for the remainder of his sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of detention
- Correctional centre No. 1, Bashkortostan
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.