Vilen Temerianov
Vilen Temerianov, born 1985, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (An attempt to participate in 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); “The case of the five”. Sentence (November 26, 2025): 14 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, August 30, 2023.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Journalists · Terrorism cases, Cases against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Sentence
14 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — An attempt to participate in 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
Full wording of the charges
He was charged with participation in the activities of a cell of the international religious and political organization Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami, which has been designated as a terrorist organization and banned by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, in the territory of the Dzhankoi District of Crimea, as well as with preparation for the violent seizure of power.
Latest event
November 26, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 14 years.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 30, 2023
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· 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 case of the five
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The case of the five
Other defendants in the case
- Seityaga Abbozov — Imprisoned, 13 years
- Rinat Aliev — Imprisoned, 15 years
- Edem Bekirov — Imprisoned, 15 years
- Enver Krosh — Imprisoned, 19 years
Thematic group: First Hizb ut-Tahrir case in Dzhankoy
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Full summary
A resident of Crimea, a journalist and an activist of the Crimean Solidarity movement. On August 11, 2022, he was detained and subsequently placed in custody. A criminal case was initiated against him on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organization and preparation for the violent seizure of power in connection with alleged involvement in the activities of a cell of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has been designated as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation without substantiated grounds. On November 26, 2025, Temerianov was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia, Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.