Russian Federation: Further information: Activist released and given deportation reprieve: Ali Feruz ( Khudoberdi Nurmatov)

On 15 February, Ali Feruz was released and arrived in Germany a few hours later. The release came after the Supreme Court’s decision on 25 January to uphold the activist’s appeal and overturn the 2017 decision to deport him to Uzbekistan. Ali Feruz had been detained since August 2017 for supposedly violating the terms of his stay in Russia.

Choose a language to view report

Download PDF