Additional Name(s): Ялкабов Тимур Муминович

Gender: Male

Perpetrator: Russia

Ethnic Group: Crimean Tatar

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sunni

Health Concerns: Asthma, weight-loss

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Sentence: 17 Years' Imprisonment

Date of Detainment: February/17/2021

Date of Sentencing: March/22/2022

Current Status: Not Released

Religious Leader: No

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment

Reason for Persecution: Attending a Religious Gathering or Meeting Ethnoreligious Identity Religious Activity Religious Association

Nature of Charges: Banned Organization Terrorism Treason & Sedition

Timur Yalkabov

Extra Bio Info:

Timur Yalkabov is imprisoned for his alleged religious activity. 

On February 17, 2021, authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea, Ukraine, detained Yalkabov, accusing him of holding meeting for the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization and spreading its ideas. 

On March 22, 2022, the Southern District Military Court sentenced Yalkabov to 17 years in prison for "organizing the activities of an organization…recognized as terrorist" (Art. 205.5-1 RCC) and "preparing for actions aimed at the forcible seizure of power or the forcible retention of power” (Art. 30-1/Art. 278 RCC).

In February 2023, it was reported that prison authorities confiscated Yalkabov's prayer rug.

In May 2023, it was reported that Yalkabov's health had deteriorated after he spent three months in a punishment cell. 

Yalkabov suffers from asthma. 

Yalkabov is married with five children.

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