Additional Name(s): Albert Rimovich Shafiyev, Albert Shafiev, Shafiev Albert Rimovich, Шафиев Альберт Римович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 16 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: September/6/2016

Date of Sentencing: December/11/2017

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Possession of Religious Materials Religious Activity Religious Association Religious Belief

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism

Albert Shafiyev

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Albert Shafiyev is imprisoned for his religious belief and activity. 

On September 6, 2016, authorities arrested Shafiyev after accusing him of leading a cell of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. Authorities reportedly searched his home and confiscated Hizb ut-Tahrir literature. Shafiyev and his colleagues reportedly came together to study religious literature and sought to attract new members, all of which are ordinary religious activities.

On December 11, 2017, the Volga District Military Court sentenced Shafiyev to 16 years in prison for "organizing the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist" (Art. 205.5-1 RCC).

Shafiyev is married with two children.

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