Occupation court in Crimea detains four women, including students

In the temporarily occupied Crimea, the Russian-controlled Kyiv District Court of Simferopol has extended the pre-trial restraint in the form of detention for four Crimean women accused by Russian security forces of alleged involvement in terrorist activities.

This was reported by Krym.realii with reference to the public association Crimean Solidarity.

We are talking about 21-year-old businesswoman Fevziya Osmanova, 20-year-old student Elviza Aliyeva, 19-year-old student Nasiba Saidova and 40-year-old Esma Nimetullayeva , the mother of five young girls.

The court hearing on the extension of the preventive measure was held on March 12. As a result, the court ruled to keep the women in custody until June 14.

According to the lawyer, during the hearing, the FSB investigator stated that if the preventive measure was changed, the suspects could hide from the investigation or influence witnesses. One of the arguments was also mentioned as the fact that they have Ukrainian citizenship.

At the same time, as the defense notes, the investigation did not provide convincing explanations why the women should not be held under house arrest.

Relatives of the detainees came to the hearing, but, according to Nasiba Saidova's mother Dinara Iyupova, the hearing was held in a closed session, and relatives were not allowed to enter the courtroom. Even when the decision was announced, they were not allowed in.

According to Iyupova, the relatives managed to see the detainees only for a moment - "literally for half a second".

The lawyers plan to appeal the court's decision to extend the arrest.

As Intent wrote earlier, in January 2026, 2 searches, 4 detentions, 9 arrests and 9 cases of violation of the right to the highest level of physical and mental health were recorded in the occupied Crimea. Occupation courts have handed down several sentences for alleged "high treason" and "terrorism."

In addition, four Crimean political prisoners - Emil Ziyadinov, Rustem Murasov, Volodymyr Yakymenko and Nasrulla Seidaliev - were held in punitive isolation cells, harsh conditions or solitary confinement.

It is also reported that Russia has deprived two political prisoners from Crimea - Rustem Tairov and Eldar Kantimirov- of their citizenship.

In occupied Crimea in 2025, several political prisoners were released from Russian detention centers, but some of the releases took place only after the full completion of illegal terms or for humanitarian reasons.

Андрій Колісніченко