On Thursday, May 7, political prisoner and independent journalist Nariman Memedeminov turned 37 years old. He is forced to celebrate his birthday in custody, where the occupying authorities of the peninsula illegally detain him on suspicion of allegedly public calls for terrorist activities. The staff of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center sincerely congratulates Nariman Memedeminov on his birthday! We wish you speedy release and reunion with family and loved ones, good health, patience, unbending will and prosperity! Allah baht, sabır ve sağlıq bersin!
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Two years ago, on March 22, Russian security officials ransacked the dwelling of an activist of Crimean Solidarity, a civil journalist Nariman Memedeminov in the village of Kholmivka, Bakhchisaray district. On October 2, the Southern District Military Court sentenced the journalist to 2 years and 6 months of imprisonment in a penal colony, and also banned his administration of the websites for two years. For two years now, Memedeminov has been illegally detained.
According to his wife, the search was carried out in a harsh manner, security officials broke down the front door and used obscene words. The man himself was detained on suspicion of public calls for terrorist activities. In relation to Nariman Memedeminov, the right to a fair trial was repeatedly violated, in particular, the period of detention was regularly extended and rejected appeals. The right to the healthcare access was also violated. On September 27, in the North Caucasus District Military Court, the “prosecutor” demanded to sentence the civil journalist Nariman Memedeminov to six years in prison. On October 2, a hearing was held in the Southern District Military Court on the so-called Nariman Memedeminov case, during which the court sentenced him to 2 years and 6 months in prison in a settlement colony, and also prohibited his