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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sexmale
Occupation—
Arrested in—
Held at—
Categoryunknown
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
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Journalism
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Ethnic
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Case Summary
Ibraim Subkhievich Asanov was born on May 16, 1966. On April 20, 2023, he was sentenced by a court in Crimea under Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation in an armed formation on the territory of a foreign state, not provided for by the legislation of this state, for purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation") to an unknown term of imprisonment. He has been deprived of his liberty since January 17, 2023.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Participation in an armed formation on the territory of a foreign state, not provided for by the legislation of this state, for purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicityCentral Asian/Islamic
Region of originCentral Asia
ReligionMuslim (Sunni)
The name structure (Ibraim, Subkhievich, Asanov) strongly suggests a Central Asian background with Islamic naming conventions.
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Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Ibraim Subkhievich Asanov (PPW case cmli7uyd). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmli7uydb00021vb9cmw1v4ed. Original data from Political Prisoners Support. Memorial (https://memopzk.org/figurant/asanov-ibraim-subhievich/).
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