Parviz Zeynalov
Parviz Zeynalov, born 1973, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Organization of the activities of an extremist organization); “The Nurism case in Moscow”. Sentence (June 27, 2023): 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 5, 2021; place of detention: Penal colony No. 1, Orenburg Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion, July 24, 2025.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Entrepreneurs · Extremism cases
Sentence
6 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld November 8, 2023
Charges
- Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Organization of the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he organised "home madrassas" in his flat, where participants read and discussed the works of Said Nursi.
Latest event
July 24, 2025 — recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as unlawfully deprived of liberty for exercising freedom of religion — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, July 24, 2025
Timeline
· 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”
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The Nurism case in Moscow
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
The Nurism case in Moscow
- Case number
- 01-0020/2023 (01-1093/2022)
Other defendants in the case
- Urdash Abdullaev — Imprisoned, 6 years
- Ilmir Abdullin — At large, 2 years 7 months
- Mukazhan Ksiupov — Imprisoned, 6 years
- Nikolai Nesterovich — At large, 2 years 7 months
- Evgeny Tarasov — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 1, Orenburg Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
460026, г. Оренбург, переулок Крымский, 119, ФКУ «ИК № 1 УФСИН России по Оренбургской области», Зейналов Парвиз Октай Оглы, 1973 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
5 October 2021 detained after a search, 7 October taken into custody on charges of organising activities of an extremist organisation. On 27 June 2023, sentenced to six years in a general regime colony.
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.