More than 170 political prisoners from Crimea are serving their sentences in Russian colonies

There are 177 political prisoners from the annexed Crimea serving their sentences in Russian colonies.

This was reported by the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.

"177 political prisoners of Crimea are serving their sentences in Russian colonies, 108 of them are representatives of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people," the statement said.

In general, according to human rights activists, 371 cases of imprisonment for political reasons and prosecution in criminal "cases" during the annexation were recorded, 229 of them were against representatives of the Crimean Tatar people.

• are convicted and serving their sentences in a penal colony (177, 108 are Crimean Tatars);
• have restrictions or probation (49, 25 are Crimean Tatars);
• are in pre-trial detention centers (54, 33 - Crimean Tatars);
• released (57, 35 - Crimean Tatars);
• persecuted (34, 28 - Crimean Tatars).

In total, since 2017, human rights defenders have recorded more than 10,000 violations of fundamental human rights in the Russian-annexed Crimea , including 6,730 against members of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people. This practice extends to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions, where Russian forces are also trying to intimidate people.

According to the Presidential Mission in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, as of November 4, the occupiers have illegally imprisoned 218 people on the peninsula, 132 of whom are Crimean Tatars. Of the total number, 43 are arrested (28 of them are Crimean Tatars), 151 are imprisoned (97 of them are Crimean Tatars), and 26 are without status (6 of them are Crimean Tatars).

In addition, in the first 9 months of 2024, Russian security forces placed Crimean political prisoners in punishment cells, special units, and solitary confinement at least 16 times. This trend began to be actively manifested in 2020. The occupiers continue to put pressure on our compatriots in order to "break" and subdue them. It is noted that, in particular, the following offenses were committed: Server Zekiryayev (3), Server Mustafayev (2), Teymur Abdullayev, Eskender Abdulganiyev (2), Ali Mamutov, Oleg Prykhodko, Seiran Saliyev, Serhiy Tsygipa, Edem Smailov, Marlen Asanov, Rustem Gugurik and Remzi Bekirov.

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