Saidnazar Khodzhimurodov
Saidnazar Khodzhimurodov, born 2001, Moscow. Charges: Article 282 part 1 item b, Russian Criminal Code; “Saidnazar Khodzhimurodov's case of incitement to hatred”. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Drivers · Extremism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention since December 19, 2025
Charges
Full wording of the charges
The case was initiated because of a story in which Khodzhimurodov criticised the Russian authorities and media for xenophobic rhetoric against migrants. The man posted the stories shortly after a far-right teenager attacked a school in Odintsovo, killing a Tajik child.
Latest event
April 30, 2026 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Saidnazar Khodzhimurodov's case of incitement to hatred
Criminal case
Saidnazar Khodzhimurodov's case of incitement to hatred
Write a letter
The address is not listed in the database.
Details and sources
Full summary
A taxi driver from Moscow, originally from Tajikistan. In December 2025, he was prosecuted for incitement to hatred because of his stories criticising the Russian authorities and the media. Khodzhimurodov recorded these stories after a teenager from Odintsovo attacked his school, in which he killed a student whose family came from Tajikistan on the grounds of ethnic hatred. In his stories, the taxi driver criticised the authorities because of xenophobic policies and the media because of xenophobic rhetoric against migrants.
Khodzhimurodov was detained after his statements were brought to the attention of a major right-wing telegram channel Multinational. On 19 December, he was taken into custody.
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 part 1 item b, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.