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Isia Ragimov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Isia Ragimov, born 1970, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 205.5 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Organisation of or participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation); “Isia Ragimov's case”. Sentence (November 22, 2016): 12 years' imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since April 3, 2015; place of detention: Penal colony No. 17, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, February 3, 2021; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, January 19, 2021.

In brief

Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Teachers · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir

Sentence

12 years

imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony

Verdict November 22, 2016

Upheld January 11, 2017

Charges

Full wording of the charges

participated in the activities of the "Hizb ut-Tahrir" terrorist organisation

Latest event

February 3, 2021 — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion

Union of Solidarity with 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

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

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

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  3. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  4. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 12 years

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

  6. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

    Pre-trial Detention Centre №3 (SIZO-3) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation

Criminal case

Isia Ragimov's case

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: The second case of "Hizb ut-Tahrir" in St. Petersburg

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Facility: Penal colony No. 17, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

660111, Красноярский край, г. Красноярск, ул. Кразовская д. 12, ФКУ «ИК № 17 ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю», Рагимов Ися Заруллахович, 1970 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

He was detained on April 2, 2015; a criminal case was initiated against him for organizing and participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. In November 2016, he was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony.

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