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Vasil Gafurov
Biography
Born in Uzbekistan, resident of Naberezhnye Chelny. On 5 February 2024 he was taken into custody on charges of organising activities of a terrorist organisation in connection with involvement in the activities of the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir. A number of human rights activists consider the recognition of the party as a terrorist organisation groundless, as the party was not involved in committing terrorist acts. On 8 April 2026, Gafurov was sentenced, details are unknown.
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