07 September 2025
(Uzeyir Abudalaev. PHOTO: Crimean Solidarity)
The Crimean political prisoner <b>Uzeyir Abdullayev</b> will be in the punishment cell for 15 days. He was convicted in the<b>'case of Crimean Muslims</b>' and placed in the punishment cell of colony No. 16 in the Russian city of Salavat.
This was reported by 'Krym.Realii' with reference to Abdullayev's mother, Dilyara.
Dilyara Abdullayeva said that her son Teymur had spent more than 1020 days in the punishment cell, and now he is threatened with a forced transfer to a single cell-type facility (SCT). After that, the mother of the Abdullayev brothers filed complaints to Vladimir Putin, the Russian Prosecutor General, the Human Rights Ombudsman and the leadership of the Federal Penitentiary Service, as well as to the prosecutor for the supervision of correctional institutions in Salavat. "I don't think this is his personal decision. Most likely, this is pressure on me because of my complaints," Dilyara Abdullayeva wrote.
It is worth noting that this is not the first time Abdullayev has been sent to the punishment cell. In the spring of 2023, he was already placed there, but was taken out on the recommendation of a doctor who "feared for his health". The wife of the political prisoner, Fera Abdullayev, said that her husband suffers from constant swelling of the foot, which makes it difficult for him to stand for a long time. In addition, he was diagnosed with an "acquired heart defect" and allergic rhinitis in the colony.
According to his mother, the head of the colony promised that the doctor would monitor Uzeyir's condition on a daily basis and, if necessary, transfer him to the medical unit. Uzeyir Abdullayev will stay in the punishment cell until September 20, and on September 22, as the head promised, his mother will be able to meet with him.
Meanwhile, Crimean Bilyal Adilov, sentenced to 14 years in prison in Russia, has been <b>held in a</b> punishment <b>cell</b> for about 10 months. He is being held in colony No. 1 in the city of Kyzyl (Republic of Tyva). <b>Adilov</b> 's wife was not informed of the reasons for his detention in the punishment cell, although, according to Russian law, prisoners may be held in such conditions for no more than six months. According to his wife, her inquiries to the colony remain unanswered.
Катерина Глушко