On Tuesday, August 17, Russian security officials came to the houses of five Crimean Tatars: Dzhebbar Bekirov, Zaur Abdullaiev, Rustem Tairov, Raif Fevziiev and Rustem Murasov. All activists have already been detained. This was reported by the Crimean Solidarity public association.
Searches were carried out at:
the village of Strohonivka in the Simferopol district of Crimea in the house of the local imam Raif Fevziiev
the village of Ternivka in the Balaklava district of Sevastopol in the house of Crimean Tatar DzeNbbar Bekirov
Bakhchysarai region of Crimea in the village of Kholmivka in the house of Zaur Abdullaiev
the village of Povorotne of Nakhimovskyy district of Sevastopol in the house Rustem Murasov
the village of Povorotne, Nakhimovskyy district of Sevastopol in the house of Rustem Tairov.
All the detainees were engaged in activism, regularly attended politically motivated court sessions, supported the families of political prisoners, organizers of iftar and mass events in their villages.