Esma Nimetulaeva
Esma Nimetulaeva, born 1986, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization); “The Crimean residents’ case of involvement in the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir”. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Cooks · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organizing the activities of a terrorist organization
Latest event
December 11, 2025 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· 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
· Persecution begins
The Crimean residents’ case of involvement in the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The Crimean residents’ case of involvement in the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir
Other defendants in the case
- Elviza Alieva — Imprisoned
- Fevzie Osmanova — Imprisoned
- Nasiba Saidova — Imprisoned
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
295040, Крым и Севастополь, г. Симферополь, переулок Элеваторный д. 4, ФКУ «ИК № 1 УФСИН по Республике Крым и г. Севастополю», Ниметулаева Эсма Тахировна, 1986 г.р.
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Full summary
Crimean resident, pastry chef, wife of Remzi Nimetulaev, who is being prosecuted for involvement in a terrorist organisation. On 15 October 2025, Nimetulaeva was searched, detained and taken into custody the next day on charges of organising activities of a terrorist organisation - as in the case of her husband, in connection with involvement in the activities of the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir.
Representatives of this community are prosecuted in terrorism cases and sentenced to huge terms solely because of what are essentially party activities - holding meetings, reading literature and attracting new supporters.
The project "Supporting Political Prisoners. Memorial" notes that there is no evidence that supporters of the movement were involved in the terrorist attacks.
A significant part of the persecution of Hizb ut-Tahrir members is the repression against Crimeans that began after the annexation of Crimea. Such cases have become a convenient tool to put pressure on protest-minded Crimean Tatars.
It is worth noting that the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir are banned in a number of countries due to radical anti-Israeli statements of the party's representatives. The ECHR considered the ban on the movement in Germany fair. However, the European Court pointed out that no evidence of terrorist activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir followers had been found.
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.