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Mukazhan Ksiupov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Mukazhan Ksiupov, born 1969, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The Nurism case in Moscow”. Sentence (June 27, 2023): 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 5, 2021; place of detention: Penal colony No. 3, Tomsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 24, 2025.

In brief

Moscow · Moscow · Extremism cases

Sentence

6 years

imprisonment in a general regime penal colony

Verdict June 27, 2023

Upheld November 8, 2023

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, he organised "home madrasas" in his apartment, where participants read and discussed the works of Said Nursi.

Latest event

July 24, 2025 — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion

Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

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

    Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

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

  3. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  4. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 6 years

  5. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

  6. · Persecution begins

    The Nurism case in Moscow

Criminal case

The Nurism case in Moscow

Case number
01-0020/2023 (01-1093/2022)

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Facility: Penal colony No. 3, Tomsk Oblast

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

634031, Томская обл., г. Томск, ул. Д. Бедного, 18/2, ФКУ «ИК № 3 УФСИН по Томской области», Ксюпов Мукажан Газизович, 1969 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

On 5 October 2021, detained after a search and taken into custody the next day on charges of organising the activities of an extremist organisation. On 27 June 2023, sentenced to 6 years in a general regime penal colony.

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