Lenur Khalilov
Lenur Khalilov, born 1967, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organizing 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 Hizb ut-Tahrir in Alushta”. Sentence (August 15, 2021): 18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 11, 2019. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, September 24, 2020; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, September 20, 2020.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Alushta · Religious figures · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
18 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
Upheld August 29, 2024
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organizing 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
Full wording of the charges
Participated in organising the activities of a terrorist organisation
Latest event
April 1, 2026 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners, September 24, 2020
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial Human Rights Centre, September 20, 2020
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 18 years
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial Human Rights Centre
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Alushta
Criminal case
The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Alushta
Other defendants in the case
- Eldar Kantimirov — Imprisoned, 12 years
- Ruslan Mesutov — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Ruslan Nagaev — Imprisoned, 13 years
Thematic group: Alushta case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
163050, Россия, г. Архангельск, ул. Онежская, д. 22, больница УФСИН Архангельской области, Халилов Ленур Абдураманович, 1967 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Alushta (Crimea). On 10 June 2019, he was detained and taken into custody the next day on charges of organising activities of a terrorist organisation in connection with his alleged involvement in the activities of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir. Later it became known that Khalilov was also accused of preparing for the violent overthrow of the constitutional order.
On 16 August 2021, he was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.
On 20 August 2025, Khalilov was released from serving his sentence due to a serious illness. However, on 14 October 2025, the appeal court satisfied the prosecutor's complaint and ordered to take Khalilov back into custody. On 20 October, the lawyer reported that Khalilov was free and had returned home. On 8 November 2025, he was detained again.
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.