Vener Yaubasarov
Vener Yaubasarov, born 1992, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in mass riots); Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official); “The case of Viliur Karachurin, Aitugan Malabaev, Azat Mirzin, Danis Uzianbaev, Fatikh Akhmetshin and Vener Iaubasarov”. Sentence (February 7, 2025): 4 years 6 months' imprisonment in a general-regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 25, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 29, Perm Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 14, 2025.
In brief
Bashkortostan, Udmurtia · Izhevsk, Ufa · Farmers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
4 years 6 months
imprisonment in a general-regime colony
Upheld April 27, 2026
Charges
- Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in mass riots
- Article 318 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Use of non-dangerous violence against a government official
Latest event
April 27, 2026 — court ruling
The court issued a ruling.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 14, 2025
Timeline
· Court ruling
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 4 years 6 months
· 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
· Persecution begins
The case of Viliur Karachurin, Aitugan Malabaev, Azat Mirzin, Danis Uzianbaev, Fatikh Akhmetshin and Vener Iaubasarov
Criminal case
The case of Viliur Karachurin, Aitugan Malabaev, Azat Mirzin, Danis Uzianbaev, Fatikh Akhmetshin and Vener Iaubasarov
- Case number
- 1-380/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Fatikh Akhmetshin — Imprisoned, 4 years 6 months
- Viliur Karachurin — Imprisoned, 5 years
- Aitugan Malabaev — Imprisoned, 5 years
- Azat Mirzin — At large, 4 years 6 months
- Danis Uzianbaev — Imprisoned, 4 years 6 months
Thematic group: Baymak case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 29, Perm Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
614056, Пермский край, г. Пермь, ул. Соликамская, д. 246, ФКУ «ИК № 29 ГУФСИН России по Пермскому краю», Яубасаров Венер Ринатович, 1992 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Vener Yaubasarov is a resident of Bashkortostan. On 25 January 2024, he was taken into custody as part of a case on participation in mass riots, initiated in connection with a public gathering in Baymak on 17 January in support of activist Fail Alsynov. On 7 February 2025, Yaubasarov was sentenced to 4.5 in a general-regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.