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Azat Mirzin
Law enforcement officials
1982-08-21
На свободе
Izhevsk, Ufa
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Resident of the village of Mullakaevo (Bashkortostan). Detained at his home in the evening of 18 January 2024. On 20 January, the court sent him to custody on charges of organising mass riots and using violence against a representative of the authorities because of a popular gathering in Baymak on 17 January, the day of the sentencing of activist Fail Alsynov. On 7 February 2025, he was sentenced to four and a half years in a general regime colony.
In January 2026, the remainder of Mirzin's sentence was commuted to a more lenient punishment. According to activists, he was assigned forced
Resident of the village of Mullakaevo (Bashkortostan). Detained at his home in the evening of 18 January 2024. On 20 January, the court sent him to custody on charges of organising mass riots and using violence against a representative of the authorities because of a popular gathering in Baymak on 17 January, the day of the sentencing of activist Fail Alsynov. On 7 February 2025, he was sentenced to four and a half years in a general regime colony.
In January 2026, the remainder of Mirzin's sentence was commuted to a more lenient punishment. According to activists, he was assigned forced labour, and in February he was transferred to the correctional centre in Sterlitamak.
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