CSO of the Week: Hizb ut-Tahrir
Week-ending 29 October 2021 Hizb ut-Tahrir is an Islamic religious group that does not advocate or practice violence, yet has been designated as terrorist by the Russian authorities. Moreover, in…
Memorial Human Rights Centre: Crimean Tatar activist Emil Ziyadinov is a political prisoner
2 July 2021 Emil Ziyadinov has been remanded in custody on terrorist charges despite not being accused of any specific terrorist activity Source: Memorial Human Rights Centre Memorial Human Rights…
Memorial Human Rights Centre: Ismet Ibragimov, a Crimean resident accused of involvement in the banned Islamic organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir, is a political prisoner
16 June 2021 Ismet Ibragimov is accused of organising a terrorist cell and preparing to seize power by violence, although there is no evidence of even incitement of violence Source:…
Legal Case of the Week: Hizb ut-Tahrir supporters arrested in Kemerovo, Novosibirsk
Week-ending 23 April 2021 This week an unknown number of alleged supporters of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamic group banned as 'terrorist' in Russia since 2003 by a ruling of the…
CSO of the Week: Hizb ut-Tahrir, banned as terrorist in Russia since 2003
Week-ending 19 February 2021 Hizb ut-Tahrir logo. Source: Wikipedia On 17 February 2021 at 4am armed Russian security services and National Guard raided the homes of seven Muslim men in…