Over 9 months of 2023, 57 searches were recorded, 38 in the houses of Crimean Tatars. During the same period in 2022, 25 searches were recorded, and in 2021 – 46. This is stated in the analysis of human rights violations in occupied Crimea by the Crimean Tatar Resource Center.
Russian security forces conducted searches in the following houses:
— In January, Ibraim Asanov, Krosh Ekrem, Aider Asanov, Refat Seidametov, Osman Abdurazakov, Leman Zekiriaiev, Khalil Mambetov
— In February, twice Ilver Ametov, Dmytro Demchuk, Halyna Balaban, parents of Abdulaziz Dzhemilev.
— In March, Edem Murtazaiev, Memet Ashurov, Asan Abduramanov, Akhtem Ismailov, Lenur Urkumet, Lemmar Yunusov, Rolan Osmanov, Mustafa Mustafaiev, Shevket Erhashev.
— In April, Fazil Emiruseinov, Abdureshyt Dzhepparov, Edem Ismailov and Bari Bariiev.
— In May, seven citizens of Ukraine, Russia and Bulgaria in Crimea, who allegedly planned attempts against Aksenov, Konstantinov and Pavlenko, Ridvan Rustemov.
— In June, Jafer and Alim Aliustaiev, Bekir Dervishev and Diliaver Musaiev.
— In August, Asan Zekeriaiev, Ametkhan Umerov, Seidamet Mustafaiev, Ruslan Asanov, Abdulmedzhyt Seitumerov, Eldar Yakubov, Remzi Nimetulaiev and 9 Jehovah’s Witnesses.
— In September, a 54-year-old Crimean citizen, detained for participation in the Noman Çelebicihan Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion, Andrii Babychenko, Amet Abdulhaniiev and Dzhelal Dzhyrykov.
We remind you that the Crimean Tatar Resource Center presented an analysis of human rights violations in occupied Crimea for 9 months of 2023. According to the organization, during the reporting period, 57 searches, 154 arrests/detentions and 165 interrogations, interviews and conversations were recorded. The total number of arrests for 9 months of 2023 is 182. There are 40 known cases of violation of the right to the healthcare access. More details can be found in our report.