Additional Name(s): Sukhrab Abdulgamidovich Kaltuyev, Калтуев Сухраб Абдулгамидович
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Russia
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: November/7/2017
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Discussing Religion & Religious Texts Religious Activity Religious Belief
Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Extremism
Sukhrab Kaltuyev was imprisoned for his religious belief and activity.
On March 14, 2016, authorities arrested Kaltuyev for reading religious writings of theologian Said Nursi and discussing them as part of a group.
On September 4, 2016, Kaltuyev was released from pre-trial detention and placed under travel restrictions.
On November 7, 2017, the Lenin District Court in Makhachkala sentenced Kaltuyev to four years in prison for “organizing the activities of a public or religious association or other organization in respect of which a court has adopted a final decision to liquidate or ban activities in connection with extremist activities” (Art. 282.2-1 RCC). Prosecutors accused him of starting a "Nurdjular" cell. Kaltuyev was taken into custody following the verdict.
There are conflicting reports about when Kaltuyev was released. Forum 18 reported he was released in the summer of 2019, whereas the Memorial Human Rights Center no longer listed him in its religious prisoners of conscience list following the full completion of his sentence in 2020.
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"Калтуев Сухраб Абдулгамидович" Memorial Human Rights Center
"Russia: Suspended sentence, though she did 'nothing apart from study Koran'" Forum 18
"List of Individuals Recognised as Political Prisoners by the Memorial Human Rights Centre and Persecuted in connection with the Realisation of Their Right to Freedom of Religion as of 10 February 2020" Memorial Human Rights Center
"Memorial recognizes three followers of Said Nursi from Dagestan as political prisoners" Memorial Human Rights Center
"Russia: Three more Muslim prisoners of conscience" Forum 18