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Ernest Ibragimov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Ernest Ibragimov, born 1980, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “The case of Ernest Ibragimov and Oleg Fedorov”. Sentence (July 8, 2022): 13 years' imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 17, 2021; place of detention: Penal colony No. 5, Orenburg Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 18, 2022; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, May 26, 2021.

In brief

Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Bakhchysarai · Entrepreneurs · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir

Sentence

13 years

imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony

Verdict July 8, 2022

Upheld September 12, 2024

Charges

Full wording of the charges

participated in the activities of a terrorist organisation

Latest event

September 12, 2024 — cassation

The court upheld the verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Cassation ruling

    upheld

  2. · Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion

    Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 13 years

  4. · Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  5. · Persecution begins

    The case of Ernest Ibragimov and Oleg Fedorov

  6. · 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

Criminal case

The case of Ernest Ibragimov and Oleg Fedorov

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: Second Bakhchisarai case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir"

Write a letter

Facility: Penal colony No. 5, Orenburg Oblast

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

462353, Оренбургская обл., г. Новотроицк, пос. Максай, ул. Заводская, д. 26, ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН России по Оренбургской области», Ибрагимов Эрнест Ильясович, 1980 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Resident of Crimea. On 17 February 2021, was detained and taken into custody on the same day on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation. He was accused of involvement in the Islamic party "Hizb ut-Tahrir". Human rights defenders believe that the banning of this party as a terrorist organisation had no grounds. On 8 July 2022, Ibragimov was sentenced to 13 years in a strict-regime penal colony.

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