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Azamat Kaiumov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Azamat Kaiumov, born 1982, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order); Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of the twenty-one”. Sentence (July 29, 2018): Twenty years' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime penal colony, a fine of 600,000 roubles; 1 year 6 months'… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 6, 2015; place of detention: Penal colony No. 8, Udmurtia. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, May 3, 2016; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion, April 25, 2016.

In brief

Bashkortostan · Ufa · Manual workers · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir

Sentence

20 years

Twenty years' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime penal colony, a fine of 600,000 roubles; 1 year 6 months' certain restrictions of freedom, according to Part 1 of Art. 282.2 impose a fine in the amount of 100 thousand rubles and release from punishment.

Verdict July 29, 2018

Upheld September 20, 2020

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Participated in organising the activities of an extremist organisation, participated in organising the activities of a terrorist organisation, and was preparing for a violent seizure of power.

Latest event

September 20, 2020 — appeal

The court upheld the verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 20 years

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

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  4. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  5. · Recognised as persecuted for exercising freedom of religion

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  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 Bashkortostan

Criminal case

The case of the twenty-one

Other defendants in the case

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

Write a letter

Facility: Penal colony No. 8, Udmurtia

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

427011, Удмуртская Республика, Завьяловский район, пос. Хохряки, ФКУ «ИК № 8 УФСИН России по Удмуртской Республике», Каюмов Азамат Ринатович, 1982 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Detained on 4 February 2015, along with 30 other suspects for participation in Hizb ut-Tahrir activities, arrested on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation; in January 2016 a charge of preparation for forcible seizure of power was added. On 30 July 2018, he was sentenced to 20 years in a strict regime penal colony.

In November 2012, he was detained after a search as part of a criminal case on co-operation with Hizb ut-Tahrir.

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Sources (2)

Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code

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