Khalid Ishkuvatov
Khalid Ishkuvatov, born 1988, 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 Khalid Ishkuvatov, Ilfat Ishmuratov and Zakir Kulmukhametov”. Sentence (December 5, 2024): 5 years' 6 months' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 23, 2024; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 4, Samara Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 14, 2025.
In brief
Bashkortostan, Samara Oblast · Tolyatti, Ufa · Construction workers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
5 years 6 months
5 years' 6 months' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld April 15, 2025
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
August 14, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 14, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
Pre-trial Detention Centre №4 (SIZO-4) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Samara Oblast
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years 6 months
· 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
· Persecution begins
The case of Khalid Ishkuvatov, Ilfat Ishmuratov and Zakir Kulmukhametov
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of Khalid Ishkuvatov, Ilfat Ishmuratov and Zakir Kulmukhametov
- Case number
- 1-414/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Ilfat Ishmuratov — Imprisoned, 4 years 6 months
- Zakir Kulmukhametov — Imprisoned, 4 years 6 months
Thematic group: Baymak case
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 4, Samara Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
445023, Самарская область, г. Тольятти, Хрящевское шоссе, д. 3, ФКУ СИЗО-4 УФСИН России по Самарской области, Ишкуватов Халид Хайдарович, 1988 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Baymak region of Bashkortostan. On 23 January 2024 he was detained after a search in the case of mass riots in connection with the mass gathering on 17 January in Baymak on the day of sentencing of activist Fail Alsynov. Ishkuvatov was taken into custody the next day. His wife is on maternity leave. Ishkuvatov was also accused of using violence against representatives of the authorities. On 5 December 2024, he was sentenced to five and a half years in a general regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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