Fanur Khazhin
Fanur Khazhin, born 1978, 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 Ilnar Asylguzhin and four other Bashkortostan residents”. Sentence (December 24, 2024): 6 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, Udmurtia · Izhevsk, Ufa · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
6 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld March 4, 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
Latest event
March 20, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 14, 2025
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Court ruling
· Imprisonment begins
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Ilnar Asylguzhin 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 Republic of Bashkortostan
Criminal case
The case of Ilnar Asylguzhin and four other Bashkortostan residents
- Case number
- 1-327/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Ilnar Asylguzhin — Imprisoned, 5 years
Thematic group: Baymak case
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Bashkortostan. Taken into custody on charges of participation in mass riots and use of violence against a representative of the authorities in connection with a popular gathering in Baymak on 17 January 2024 in support of activist Fail Alsynov, sentenced to four years in prison. On 24 December 2024, Khazhin was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony. On 6 May 2025, the court of appeal reduced the sentence to four years and two months. In March 2026, Khazhin had the remainder of his sentence commuted to compulsory labour.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.