Denis Ikbaev
Denis Ikbaev, born 1989, Orenburg Oblast. 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 five more residents of Bashkortostan”. Sentence (February 26, 2025): 5 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 14, 2025.
In brief
Orenburg Oblast, Bashkortostan · Orsk, Ufa · Drivers, Manual workers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld April 8, 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
Full wording of the charges
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Latest event
April 24, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 14, 2025
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Imprisonment begins
· Court ruling
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №2 (SIZO-2) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Orenburg Oblast
· Persecution begins
The case of five more residents of Bashkortostan
Criminal case
The case of five more residents of Bashkortostan
- Case number
- 1-17/2025 (1-225/2024;)
Other defendants in the case
- Aitugan Abdullin — Imprisoned, 5 years
- Murat Bikbulatov — Imprisoned, 4 years 9 months
- Aibulat Nigamatov — Imprisoned, 4 years 9 months
- Ilmir Ryskulov — Imprisoned, 4 years 9 months
Thematic group: Baymak case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Bashkortostan. A case was opened against him for participation in mass riots and use of violence against a representative of the authorities because of a citizen assembly in Baymak on 17 January 2024 in support of the activist Fail Alsynov, who was sentenced to four years in prison. Ikbaev was taken into custody. On 26 February 2025, he was sentenced to five years in a general regime penal colony.
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.