Rustem Seithalilov, a Crimean Tatar activist of the Crimean
\nSolidarity, was transferred to the penal colony #9 in Petrozavodsk,
\nRepublic of Karelia. This was reported to Crimean Solidarity by the
\npolitical prisoner’s wife, Elzara Seithalilova.<\/p>\n
Upon arrival, he was immediately placed in a punishment cell for 14
\ndays for unknown reasons.<\/p>\n
The CTRC reminds that on March 27, 2019, Russian security forces in
\noccupied Crimea conducted massive searches in 26 homes of Crimean
\nTatars. Some activists were confiscated literature, which, according
\nto Crimean Solidarity, was planted by the security forces themselves.
\nIn addition to books and brochures, people’s phones, tablets, laptops,
\nand passports were seized. The security forces behaved rudely. They
\nreportedly used physical force against the detainees. Lawyers who
\narrived at the place of searches were not allowed to see their
\nclients. The searches resulted in the detention of 20 people suspected
\nof involvement in the banned in Russia organization Hizb ut-Tahrir.
\nCurrently, political prisoner Rustem Seithalilov has been sentenced to
\n14 years in prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rustem Seithalilov, a Crimean Tatar activist of the Crimean Solidarity, was transferred to the penal colony #9 in Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia. This was reported to Crimean Solidarity by the political prisoner’s wife, Elzara Seithalilova. Upon arrival, he was immediately placed in a punishment cell for 14 days for unknown reasons. The CTRC reminds that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[315],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-267320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n