Galim Zamanov
Galim Zamanov, born 2001, Orenburg Oblast. 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 Dim Davletkildin, Galim Zamanov, Akhat Gibadullin, Ilnur Khazhiev, and two other unnamed residents of Bashkortostan”. Sentence (May 5, 2025): 5 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 23, 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
Orenburg Oblast, Bashkortostan · Orenburg, Ufa · Construction workers · Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld March 3, 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
March 3, 2026 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 14, 2025
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· 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 Dim Davletkildin, Galim Zamanov, Akhat Gibadullin, Ilnur Khazhiev, and two other unnamed residents of Bashkortostan
Criminal case
The case of Dim Davletkildin, Galim Zamanov, Akhat Gibadullin, Ilnur Khazhiev, and two other unnamed residents of Bashkortostan
- Case number
- 1-397/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Akhat Gibadullin — At large, 5 years
- Dim Davletkildin — Imprisoned, 5 years 6 months
- Ilnur Khazhiev — At large, 5 years
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», Заманов Галим Халилович, 2001 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Bashkortostan. On January 23, 2024 he was taken into custody on charges of participation in mass riots in connection with the citizen assembly on January 17 in Baymak (Bashkortostan) on the day of sentencing of activist Fail Alsynov. Before that, Zamanov was sentenced under an administrative article on disobeying the lawful order of a police officer (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences). Later he was also accused of using violence against representatives of the authorities. On May 5, 2025, Zamanov was sentenced to five years 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.