Rizvan Gaianov
Rizvan Gaianov, born 1973, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of Takfir wal-Hijra in Neftekamsk”. Sentence (September 23, 2022): sentence unknown. Status: at large.
In brief
Bashkortostan · NULL · Extremism cases
Sentence
sentence unknown
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
Resolution on bringing Nikolai Bachin as an accused states that he "voluntarily joined the activities of the [ATVKh] (Takfir wal-Hijra), took an active part in meetings of this organization where he discussed activities of this religious association and also engaged in interpreting religious literature on the ideology of the [ATVKh]." We (noted by Memorial) do not have the resolutions on bringing the other defendants in the case of the [ATVKh] as accused. Still, Memorial assumes that they say the same thing.
Latest event
January 21, 2026 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Takfir wal-Hijra in Neftekamsk
Criminal case
The case of Takfir wal-Hijra in Neftekamsk
- Case number
- 1-316/2022
Other defendants in the case
- Nikolai Bachin — At large
- Ruslan Ishmitov — At large
- Rif Sabirov — At large
Thematic group: Takfir Wal Hijra case in Neftekamsk
Details and sources
Full summary
Gaianov is a resident of Bashkortostan. On 25 May 2021, he became a suspect in a case of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation due to his alleged involvement in the organisation Takfir wal-Hijra, the existence of which some experts question. Ildar Abdurakhmanov, whom the investigation believes to be the organiser of the unit, claimed that he and the other defendants were "forced to confess" to involvement in the organisation's activities by threats and blackmail. Gaianov was on his recognizance not to leave. On 23 September 2022, he was sentenced, the details are unknown. On 21 January 2026, Gaianov was removed from the list of extremists and terrorists of Rosfinmonitoring.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.