October 21, 2026, 2:51 AMRSSRU

Rinat Nurlygaianov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Rinat Nurlygaianov, born 1991, 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”. Sentenced on July 29, 2018. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 4, 2015; place of detention: Penal colony No. 12, Vologda Oblast. 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

24 years

of imprisonment in a strict regime colony, a fine of 700,000 рubles, and 1 year and 6 months of restriction of freedom.nUnder part 1 of article 282.2 to impose a fine of 100 thousand rubles and to release from punishment.

Verdict July 29, 2018

Upheld September 20, 2020

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Participated in organizing the activities of an extremist organization, participated in organizing the activities of a terrorist organization, 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 · 24 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. 12, Vologda Oblast

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

162562, Вологодская область, поселок Шексна, ул. Шоссейная, 42, ФКУ «ИК № 12 УФСИН России по Вологодской области», Нурлыгаянов Ринат Ранифович, 1991 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Resident of Ufa. Detained on 4 February 2015 together with 30 other individuals suspected in participating in the activities of "Hizb ut-Tahrir". He was arrested on charges of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. In January 2016, he was also accused of preparing a violent seizure of power. On 30 July 2018, he was sentenced to 24 years in a strict-regime penal colony.

On 18 November 2019, Nurlygaianov was placed in a solitary confinement. He then went on hunger strike.

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Sources (2)

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

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