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Vilen Temerianov
Journalists
1985-01-16
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Simferopol
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Biography
A resident of Crimea, a journalist and an activist of the Crimean Solidarity movement. On August 11, 2022, he was detained and subsequently placed in custody. A criminal case was initiated against him on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organization and preparation for the violent seizure of power in connection with alleged involvement in the activities of a cell of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has been designated as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation without substantiated grounds. On November 26, 2025, Temerianov was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment in a strict-regime
A resident of Crimea, a journalist and an activist of the Crimean Solidarity movement. On August 11, 2022, he was detained and subsequently placed in custody. A criminal case was initiated against him on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organization and preparation for the violent seizure of power in connection with alleged involvement in the activities of a cell of the Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has been designated as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation without substantiated grounds. On November 26, 2025, Temerianov was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony.
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