"case_id";"year";"month";"day";"event_date";"location";"latitude";"longitude";"target sub-group";"event_description";"repression_type1";"repression_type2";"repression_type3";"repression_type_main";"victim_categ";"victim_categ_abbr";"number_victims";"injured";"killed";"injured_pessimist";"killed_pessimist";"actor_name";"actor_type"
"Ctrep_1";2014;2;21;2014-02-21;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On February 21, 2014, Asan Eminov, a cameraman for the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR, was filming a report on the Anti-Maidan protesters who had been brought from Kyiv to the Semashko Republican Clinical Hospital in Simferopol when two unidentified young men approached him and demanded that he stop filming. When he refused, they began beating the journalist—first in the face, then, after knocking him to the ground, kicking him and damaging his video camera.";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;NA;"Extrajudicial violence";"journalist";"jou";"1";1;0;1;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_2";2014;3;1;2014-03-01;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On March 1, 2014, ATR correspondent Safie Ablyayeva reported that in Simferopol, four armed individuals with police batons and no identifying insignia attacked cameraman Rustem Murtazayev and his colleague while they were filming clashes near the Trade Union Building. It is believed that the attackers were among those guarding the Council of Ministers building. Notably, traffic police officers ignored the assault, watching the events unfold without responding to calls for help. Murtazayev sustained a neck injury. The operators' equipment was also damaged, and the data on the memory card was rendered inaccessible due to intentional damage.";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;NA;"Extrajudicial violence";"journalist";"jou";"2";1;0;1;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_3";2014;3;15;2014-03-03;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 3, 2014, representatives of the Russian-controlled “Crimean self-defense” abducted Reshat Ametov, who had staged a solitary picket to protest the occupation of Crimea. On March 15, 2014, his body was found; he had died from injuries sustained under torture.";"Extrajudicial killing";"Abduction";"Torture";"Extrajudicial killing";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;1;0;1;"Self-defence";"Non-state"
"Ctrep_4";2014;3;18;2014-03-18;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On March 18, 2014, reporter Ibrahim Umerov and a cameraman from the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR, who were live-streaming the armed seizure of the “Bogdan-Auto” car dealership in Simferopol, were attacked. Armed men with covered faces forced the crew to stop filming, confiscated their video equipment and the cameraman’s mobile phone battery. Ibrahim Umerov was unlawfully detained and subjected to physical violence, including punches to the face and blows to the knees. He was later released.";"Detention";"Beating";NA;"Extrajudicial violence";"journalist";"jou";"2";1;0;1;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_5";2014;5;3;2014-05-03;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11082;33,69114;"Mejlis";"On May 3, 2014, Mustafa Dzhemilev, the leader of the Crimean Tatar people, was handed a document banning him from entering the territory of Russia (including Crimea) until 2019 while attempting to cross the administrative border at the Armyansk checkpoint.";"Entry ban";NA;NA;"Entry ban";"politician";"pol";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_6";2014;5;6;2014-05-06;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On May 6, 2014, member of the Mejlis Abduraman Egiz was stopped by members of the so-called “self-defense” and asked to show his ID. After he refused, they beat him.";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;NA;"Extrajudicial violence";"activist";"act";"1";1;0;1;0;"Self-defence";"Non-state"
"Ctrep_7";2014;5;13;2014-05-13;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 13, 2014, a search was conducted at the home of Edem Asanov in Simferopol. Asanov is one of the suspects in the so-called ""Sentsov group"" case. He left Crimea prior to the search and arrest and was subsequently placed on the Russian Federation’s federal wanted list.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_8";2014;5;14;2014-05-14;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Mejlis";"On May 14, 2014, Russian security forces conducted a search at the home of Mustafa Dzhemilev, the leader of the Crimean Tatar people, in Bakhchisaray. Dzhemilev himself was not at home, as he had been denied entry into Crimea at the administrative border on May 3, 2014. During the search, Dzhemilev’s wife, Safinar, experienced a deterioration in her health and was subsequently hospitalized.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"politician";"pol";"1";1;0;1;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_9";2014;5;14;2014-05-14;"Strogonovka, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,94277;34,18548;"Mejlis";"On May 14, 2014, a search was conducted at the home of Edem Mustafaiev, a member of the Mejlis from the compact settlement area of Crimean Tatars called ""Vasiet"" in the village of Strohonivka, Simferopol district. The search was carried out because Ali Khamzin, also a member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, was officially registered at Mustafaiev’s residence.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_10";2014;5;15;2014-05-15;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 15, 2014, eight FSB officers conducted a search at Taimazova’s house. They were interested in Enver Asanov, the grandson of the Taimazovs, who is registered at the address but lives separately. The officers stated that Enver Asanov was suspected of a crime but refused to provide any further details.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_11";2014;5;15;2014-05-15;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Mejlis";"On May 15, 2014, investigators from the FSB Investigative Committee of Russia conducted a search at the home of Ali Hamzin, head of the External Relations Department of the Mejlis in Bakhchisarai. Ali was in Kyiv at the time and did not sign any protocol. Subsequently, he was issued a summons to appear before the FSB. On May 22, he attended a general questioning session. Hamzin’s son, who lives in the same house, was summoned for questioning by the FSB on May 16. According to Hamzin, his mother-in-law experienced a pre-stroke condition during the search.";"Arbitrary search";"Interogation";NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"3";1;0;1;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_12";2014;5;18;2014-05-18;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On May 18, 2014, journalist Osman Pashaev was detained and beaten by members of the so-called “self-defense” while reporting on the Day of Deportation events.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;"Extrajudicial violence";"journalist";"jou";"1";1;0;1;0;"Self-defence";"Non-state"
"Ctrep_13";2014;5;26;2014-05-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 26 in Simferopol, Timur Shaimardanov disappeared: he left his home and never returned. His friend and colleague, Seyran Zinedinov, began searching for him. On May 30, Zinedinov met with Shaimardanov's wife in the Stroganovka district near his house. After the meeting, he began walking home but did not get far—about 500 meters. According to relatives, surveillance video from a petrol station shows a red Daewoo Lanos pulling up next to Shaimardanov and forcing him into the car. Both haven't been seen since then.";"Forced disappearance";"Abduction";NA;"Forced disappearance";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;2;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_14";2014;6;3;2014-06-03;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On June 3, 2014, Shevket Kaybulaev, editor-in-chief of the Crimean Tatar newspaper Avdet, was summoned to the prosecutor’s office in Simferopol as part of an investigation into alleged violations of anti-extremism legislation. The investigation was prompted by journalistic materials published in the newspaper that included phrases such as “temporarily occupied territory” and “Russia’s annexation of Crimea.”";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_15";2014;6;20;2014-06-20;"Moscow, Russia";55,75359;37,61815;NA;"On June 19, 2014, Eskender Ibraimov disappeared. He had traveled to Moscow to help a friend transport equipment for a car service station to Ukraine. The last time his wife contacted him was before he reached the Russian border; she believed that Ibraimov had successfully arrived in Moscow.";"Forced disappearance";"Abduction";NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;1;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_16";2014;6;24;2014-06-24;"Kolchugino, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95012;33,7885;NA;"On June 24, 2014, in the village of Kolchugino, Simferopol district, approximately 30 armed men wearing masks and camouflage uniforms broke into a madrassa and conducted a search. At that time, 13 students and two teachers were present in the building. The security forces did not provide documents authorizing the search. The search lasted about five hours. During the operation, personal belongings and literature were examined, several computers were seized, and the building was damaged, with windows broken and doors smashed. FSB officers detained the deputy director of the madrassa, Ayder Osmanov, and took him to the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Crimea, where he was interrogated for an hour and a half. After the security forces found nothing suspicious in the educational institution, Osmanov was released without charges.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_17";2014;6;24;2014-06-24;"Kolchugino, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95012;33,7885;NA;"On June 24, 2014, approximately 20 people in civilian and camouflage clothing conducted a search at the home of a large family in the village of Kolchugino, Simferopol district. The family was informed that the search was being carried out in connection with drugs and weapons. The search lasted for three hours and was conducted meticulously; special services personnel searched the attic, basement, all rooms, and all personal belongings, including literature. Afterwards, the family was taken to a local madrasa of hafizes.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"5";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_18";2014;7;1;2014-07-01;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On July 1, 2014, at the exit from Crimea near Dzhankoy, Russian border guards, without explanation, removed lawyerEdem Semedlyayev from the Simferopol–Kyiv train. He and lawyer Emil Kurbedinov were taken to a separate carriage. Later, representatives of the Russian Border Guard Service claimed that Semedlyayev had been disembarked by mistake.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_19";2014;7;5;2014-07-05;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Mejlis";"On July 5, 2014, Refat Chubarov, the Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, was banned from entering Crimea. At the administrative border between the Kherson region and Crimea, Crimean prosecutor Natalia Poklonskaya read out the decision imposing a five-year entry ban.";"Entry ban";NA;NA;"Entry ban";"politician";"pol";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_20";2014;7;22;2014-07-22;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On July 22, 2014, masked men broke into the Musafir café in Bakhchisarai and began searching the premises. The search was conducted by approximately twenty law enforcement officers, including representatives of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The officers claimed their visit was related to “illegal business activities” in Bakhchisarai but did not present any official documents. They demanded all of the café’s documentation, which was provided. Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, Akhtem Chiygoz, stated that other Crimean Tatar cafés in Bakhchisarai were also searched that day.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"businessmen";"bus";"0";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_21";2014;8;13;2014-08-13;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 13, 2014, the Federal Security Service conducted searches at three madrassas in the Simferopol district. According to Esadullah Bairov, Deputy Mufti of Muslims of Crimea, the madrassas were visited by officers from the FSB, the prosecutor's office, the sanitary-epidemiological station, the Ministry of Education, fire services, and other agencies. As a result, three books from the list of literature banned in Russia were found. An administrative offense report was filed against the director of the Dzhankoy madrassa.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB, police";"State"
"Ctrep_22";2014;8;15;2014-08-15;"Krasnogvardeiskoe, Ukraine";45,50271;34,30134;NA;"On August 15, 2014, the madrassa in Krasnogvardeyskoe was searched. The search, carried out under the guise of a joint inspection, involved representatives from the prosecutor's office, the FSB, sanitary and epidemiological services, fire services, and other agencies. They were searching for extremist literature.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_23";2014;8;15;2014-08-15;"Azovskoe, Dzankoy region, Ukraine";45,5882;34,56701;NA;"On August 15, 2014, two madrassas (male and female) in Azovskoe were searched. The searches, carried out under the guise of a joint inspection, involved representatives from the prosecutor's office, the FSB, sanitary and epidemiological services, fire services, and other agencies. They were searching for extremist literature.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_24";2014;8;19;2014-08-19;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On August 19, 2014, a search was conducted at the Muslyadinovs' house in Bakhchisarai. According to witnesses, 5–6 masked men in bulletproof vests entered the house. Activist Memedeminov, who was present during the search, stated that the alleged reason was a ""car stereo stolen about half a year ago."" During the search, a pistol and prohibited literature were reportedly found.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_25";2014;8;19;2014-08-19;"Krasnogvardeiskoe, Ukraine";45,50271;34,30134;NA;"On August 19, 2014, the Krasnogvardeysky District Court found Suleymanov, the head of academic affairs at the Krasnogvardeysk madrasa, guilty of possessing extremist literature. The charges were based on books discovered in the madrasa's library that were included in the federal list of extremist materials. Suleymanov was convicted under Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses and fined 2,000 rubles, with the confiscated “extremist materials” ordered to be destroyed.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_26";2014;8;26;2014-08-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 26, 2014, Russian security forces searched the mosque of the Islamic Cultural Center in Simferopol and seized copies of books banned in Russia.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_27";2014;8;28;2014-08-28;"Simferopol, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On August 28, 2014, the Kyiv District Court of Simferopol found Emir-Asan Umerov, the Deputy Head of the Crimean Muftiate and the director of a madrasa in the Dzhankoy district, guilty of possessing extremist literature. The charges were based on books discovered in the madrasa’s library that were included on the federal list of extremist materials. Umerov was convicted under Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses and fined 2,000 rubles. The court also ordered the confiscation of the seized ""extremist materials.""";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"2";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_28";2014;8;28;2014-08-28;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On August 28, 2014, a search was conducted at the Ibrahimov family home in Bakhchisaray. The search was carried out by local police and armed individuals in camouflage. The armed individuals presented a court order and stated they were looking for drugs and weapons. Law enforcement officers confiscated religious literature. According to them, these books are on the list of banned literature in Russia and are considered extremist.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"6";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_29";2014;9;3;2014-09-03;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On September 3, 2014, in the Simferopol district, approximately thirty law enforcement officers—possibly members of the “Crimean Self-Defense”—illegally entered the home of the Isaev family, the head of the village Mejlis, and conducted a search. According to the family’s daughter, the officers allegedly found a black package containing a substance resembling TNT in an outbuilding near the house.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Self-defence";"Non-state"
"Ctrep_30";2014;9;4;2014-09-04;"Prudovoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 4, 2014, a search was conducted at the home of Musa Chakhalov in the village of Stavkove, Simferopol district. In the morning, police officers and armed individuals entered Chakhalov’s house with a search warrant. According to Chakhalov, the authorities were searching for weapons, drugs, and certain armed individuals. During the search, a book titled The Fortress of the Muslim was found and confiscated. This book is recognized as prohibited in the Russian Federation.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_31";2014;9;4;2014-09-04;"Pochetnoe, Krasnoperekopsk region, Ukraine";45,99512;33,76611;NA;"On September 4, 2014, approximately 40 armed security forces conducted a search of Isa Nurlaev’s house in the village of Pochetnoe, Krasnoperekopsk region. During the search, a TNT device was reportedly found. Nurlaev claimed that it had been planted. The search lasted about four hours, after which he was taken to the Central Investigation Department in Simferopol. During the interrogation, investigators did not question him about the TNT device but focused instead on his alleged participation in a civil action in Armyansk on May 3, 2014. After the interrogation, Nurlaev was released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_32";2014;9;4;2014-09-04;"Razlivy, Nizhnegorskiy region, Ukraine";45,46104;34,72159;"Mejlis";"On September 4, 2014, in the village of Rozlyvy, Nizhnegorsk district, masked security forces, allegedly from the FSB, conducted a search of the home of Mustafa Salman, head of the Nizhnegorsk regional Mejlis. Upon completion of the search, Salman and his two sons were detained and taken to the local police department. After interrogation, the detainees were released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_33";2014;9;4;2014-09-04;"Dvurechie, Nizhnegorskiy region, Ukraine";45,48455;34,80232;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On September 4, 2014, as part of a criminal case concerning the blocking of a highway in Armyansk on May 3, investigators and approximately 15 armed Berkut officers conducted a search at the home of Ruslan Paralamov in the village of Dvorichchya, Nizhnegorsk district, based on a decision by the Simferopol court. During the search, Crimean Tatar paraphernalia, religious literature and periodicals, and pieces of white and black fabric with Arabic script were seized. After the search, which lasted approximately two hours, Paralamov was taken to the Nizhnyohirskyi District Police Department for interrogation. He was questioned about the events of May 3, his acquaintances who might have participated in them, the origin of the seized books, and his study of Arabic. The detainee was also fingerprinted, and a hair sample was collected. He was then released without charge.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_34";2014;9;5;2014-09-05;"Nizhnegorskiy region, Ukraine";45,44974;34,73451;NA;"On September 5, 2014, a search was conducted at the home of Asan and Susanna Ablaevy in the Nizhnegorsky district, allegedly to look for weapons and drugs. Law enforcement officers were looking for weapons, explosives, and also examined religious literature. At the end of the search, one of the books was seized for verification against the list of prohibited literature.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_35";2014;9;5;2014-09-05;"Nizhnegorskiy region, Ukraine";45,44974;34,73451;"Mejlis";"On September 5, 2014, a search was conducted at the home of regional Mejlis member Dilaver Khayreddinov. The search was carried out by police officers from Simferopol, even though Khayreddinov resides in the Nizhnegorsky district. The stated purpose of the search was to look for weapons and prohibited literature.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_36";2014;9;6;2014-09-06;"Mezhvodnoe, Chernomorskiy region, Ukraine";45,58751;32,84501;NA;"On September 6, 2014, law enforcement officers conducted a search at the home of entrepreneur Mustafa Osmanov. The official reason for the search was allegedly connected to a robbery at a local store, although the family believes it was actually motivated by their openly pro-Ukrainian stance. Mustafa Osmanov had participated in the Euromaidan events in Kyiv. In October 2014, Osmanov's wife was fined 10,000 rubles by a court decision for her alleged role in ""organizing"" the blocking of a highway on May 3, 2014.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"businessmen";"bus";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_37";2014;9;9;2014-09-09;"Tankovoe, Bakhchisaray region, Ukraine";44,66088;33,8088;NA;"On September 9, 2014, two men dressed in civilian clothes searched the Crimean boarding school for gifted children in the village of Tankove, Bakhchisarai district. According to the gymnasium staff, they found three books listed as banned Islamic literature, based on which an administrative report was drawn up. However, the staff insisted that the books had been planted, as they were not previously part of the library’s collection. On October 4, 2014, the Bakhchisarai District Court found E.R. Yusupova, the school librarian, guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses for storing these books in the library. She was fined 1,000 rubles.";"Arbitrary search";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_38";2014;9;10;2014-09-10;"Kam'yanka, Leninskiy region, Ukraine";45,28105;35,5236;NA;"On September 10, 2014, Russian law enforcement officers conducted a search at the home of brothers Ekrem and Nariman Ametov in the village of Kamyanka, Leninskiy district. During the search, two laptops, a mobile phone, and two books—The Fortress of the Muslim and Healing by Islam—were seized. The authorities classified the books as prohibited literature. After the search concluded, Ekrem and Nariman Ametov were detained and taken to Simferopol to the Center for Countering Extremism. They were interrogated there until 6:00 p.m., after which they were released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_39";2014;9;10;2014-09-10;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;"Kurultai";"On September 10, 2014, while leaving Crimea at the Armyansk checkpoint, Russian border guards forcibly removed Ali Ozenbash, head of the Kurultai’s audit commission, from the Simferopol–Lviv train and detained him. During the detention, force was used against Ozenbash, resulting in an arm injury. He was interrogated in a room resembling a Communist Party office, where the border guards provoked him and attempted to incite a conflict. After three hours, Ozenbash was released without a detention report.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";"Interrogation";"Detention";"activist";"act";"1";1;0;1;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_40";2014;9;14;2014-09-14;"Yalta, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;NA;"On September 14, 2014, following searches conducted at the 'Derekoy' mosque, the Yalta City Court found Mehmet Dagly guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses. He was fined the equivalent of three minimum tax-exempt incomes, and the so-called 'extremist materials' were confiscated.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_41";2014;9;15;2014-09-15;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On September 15, 2014, the Central District Court of Simferopol prohibited the use of property belonging to the charitable organization Fund ""Crimea."" The ban affected real estate at seven addresses, including the premises where the Mejlis operated at 2 Shmidta Street in Simferopol, as well as the Fund’s bank accounts. The decision required the organization to vacate the building at 2 Shmidta Street within 24 hours.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"activist";"act";"0";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_42";2014;9;16;2014-09-16;"Bilogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;"Mejlis";"On September 16, 2014, FSB officers conducted a search at the home of Mustafa Asaba, head of the Belogorsk regional Mejlis. They presented a court order authorizing the search in connection with the events of May 3. During the search, one brochure on religious topics and four on the Crimean Tatar national movement were seized. Upon completion of the search, Asaba was detained and taken for interrogation, during which officers questioned him about his Russian passport and his attitude toward Russia. He was later released without charge.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_43";2014;9;16;2014-09-16;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On September 16, 2014, a search was conducted at the home of Eskender Bariyev, a member of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, in connection with the events of May 3, 2014, at the administrative border between Crimea and mainland Ukraine. Law enforcement officers were looking for weapons, drugs, and prohibited literature. As a result of the search, the system unit of his computer and his laptop were confiscated. At the time of the search, Eskender’s wife and their two young children—one aged four and the other six months—were also present in the apartment.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_44";2014;9;16;2014-09-16;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On September 16, 2014, in Simferopol, armed and masked unidentified individuals surrounded the building of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, which had housed the Mejlis for about 15 years. The search began around 9 a.m. and lasted for 10 hours. Carried out by 15–20 people, the search proceeded carefully, starting on the second floor and then moving upstairs. Afterwards, they went downstairs and conducted searches in the editorial office of the newspaper 'Avdet' and in the Fund 'Krym'.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"0";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_45";2014;9;16;2014-09-16;"Zuya, Belogorsk region, Ukraine";45,05437;34,31793;NA;"On September 16–17, 2014, a search was conducted at the Crimean Tatar language national school (School No. 2) in the village of Zuya, Bilohirsk district. According to media reports, no court orders or other documents were presented to the school director. The library was searched, computers were checked, and two newspapers were seized: an old issue of Vidrodzhennie, associated with the religious organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, and a 2009 copy of Holos Kryma, which published an interview with the Deputy Chairman of the Republican Committee for Religious Affairs of the ARC, Ayder Bulatov, entitled “Islam is a real factor in public life.” The school director was asked to provide an explanatory statement.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_46";2014;9;16;2014-09-16;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;NA;"On September 16, 2014, the Belogorsk District Court found Asiye Abdulveliyeva, a teacher of Crimean Tatar language and literature, guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses for possessing books listed as 'extremist materials.' The court imposed a fine of 1,000 rubles and ordered the confiscation of the alleged 'extremist' publications.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_47";2014;9;17;2014-09-17;"Kolchugino, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,94634;33,78666;NA;"On September 17, 2014, in the village of Kolchugino, Simferopol district, law enforcement officers conducted a three-hour search of the Ibrishev family home, reportedly in connection with a criminal case concerning a fight between villagers that had occurred six months earlier. During the search, cell phones and three religious books, allegedly banned in the Russian Federation, were seized. Following the search, Alim Ibrishev was taken to the district police department for questioning and held there throughout the day. He was released in the late afternoon.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_48";2014;9;17;2014-09-17;"Kolchugino, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,94634;33,78666;"""3rd May"" case";"On September 17, 2014, in the village of Kolchugino near Simferopol, armed security forces arriving in six police vehicles conducted two- to three-hour searches of four Crimean Tatar homes. The searches were carried out as part of the investigation into the events of May 3, specifically the reception of Mustafa Dzhemilev by Crimean Tatars at the Armyansk checkpoint. Law enforcement officers were reportedly looking for weapons, drugs, and extremist literature, but no prohibited items were found. Local residents reported that following the searches, police detained four individuals from the homes where the investigative actions took place.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"4";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_49";2014;9;17;2014-09-17;"Fontany, Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 17, 2014, a mosque in Simferopol’s Fontany neighborhood, a compact residential area of Crimean Tatars, was searched. Following investigative actions, law enforcement officers seized three books from the list of religious literature banned in Russia. Another five books were taken for examination.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"0";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_50";2014;9;17;2014-09-17;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On September 17, 2014, employees of the prosecutor’s office visited the first Crimean Tatar TV channel, ATR. The details of this visit are unknown.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"journalist";"jou";"0";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_51";2014;9;19;2014-09-19;"Yevpatoriya, Ukraine";45,19546;33,37121;NA;"On September 19, 2014, officers from the Russian Interior Ministry conducted a search of the Takhtali-Dzhami mosque in Yevpatoriya. During the search, two religious books—General Idea of Islam and Fundamentals of the Muslim Faith in the Light of the Quran and Sunnah—were found, both recognized as banned in the Russian Federation. Based on these findings, the court of Yevpatoriya sentenced E. Raimov to a fine of 1,000 rubles on November 18, 2014.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_52";2014;9;21;2014-09-21;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,7094;34,38768;"Mejlis";"On September 21, 2014, Russian border guards removed Gayana Yuksel, a member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people and director of the QHA news agency, from the Kyiv–Sevastopol train without explanation. She was held for three hours in a special room at the Dzhankoy station. During a 15-minute questioning, the border guards recorded her personal data and sought to determine the purpose of her visit to Kyiv. Yuksel was released afterward without being provided any official documents explaining the reasons for her detention.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_53";2014;9;22;2014-09-22;"Yalta, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;NA;"On September 22, 2014, several dozen armed men conducted a seven-hour search of the Derekoy Mosque in Yalta. Following the search, several books were seized, which, according to a representative of the Spiritual Administration, ""no one had ever seen in the mosque before."" The representative also stated that FSB officers summoned a teacher from Turkey who was working at the mosque for questioning. He was released after the interrogation.";"Arbitrary search";"Interogation";NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_54";2014;9;27;2014-09-27;"Sary-Su, Bilogorsk, Ukraine";45,05462;34,60185;NA;"On September 27, 2014, in the village of Sary-Su near Belogorsk, unidentified individuals in uniforms without insignia forcibly placed Islyam Dzheparov and Dzhevdet Islyamov into a car and drove them to an unknown destination. They were never seen again.";"Forced disappearance";"Abduction";NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;2;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_55";2014;9;29;2014-09-29;"Yevpatoriya, Ukraine";45,19546;33,36256;NA;"On September 29, 2014, Edem Asanov, who lived in Saki and worked as a lifeguard at a sanatorium in Yevpatoria, went missing. On October 6, 2014, he was found hanged in an abandoned sanatorium on the outskirts of Yevpatoria. The Crimean Tatar Resource Centre reported that Asanov's body bore signs of torture.";"Forced disappearance";"Extrajudicial violence";"Extrajudicial killing";"Extrajudicial killing";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;1;0;1;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_56";2014;10;1;2014-10-01;"Turgenivka, Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,69894;33,83032;NA;"In October 2014, security forces conducted a search of a mosque in the village of Turgenivka, Bakhchisaray district. As a result, seven religious books banned in the Russian Federation were seized. Subsequently, the imam, Mustafa Yagyaev, was fined 1,500 rubles by the court.";"Arbitrary search";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_57";2014;10;3;2014-10-03;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On October 3, 2014, while traveling from home to work, Eskender Apselyamov disappeared in Simferopol. That evening, his phone was turned on for 15–20 minutes, but calls were dropped by an unknown party.";"Forced disappearance";"Abduction";NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;1;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_58";2014;10;14;2014-10-14;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On October 13, 2014, first-year student Bilal Bilialov and his friend, Artem Dairabekov, disappeared. On the evening of October 14, 2014, Bilal Bilialov was found dead on the outskirts of Simferopol, while Artem Dairabekov was found nearby in serious condition.";"Forced disappearance";"Extrajudicial violence";"Extrajudicial killing";"Extrajudicial killing";"civilian";"civ";"2";1;1;1;1;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_59";2014;10;16;2014-10-16;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On October 16, 2014, the Bakhchisaray District Court found Seydametov guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses for possessing the publication The Word on Unity, and imposed a fine of 1,000 rubles along with the confiscation of the so-called “extremist materials.”";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_60";2014;10;16;2014-10-16;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;"""3rd May"" case";"On October 16, 2014, Musa Abkerimov was detained in connection with the criminal case “3rd September” and sentenced to four years.";"Detention";"Imprisonment";"Arrest";"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_61";2014;10;17;2014-10-17;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;"""3rd May"" case";"On October 17, 2014, Rustam Abdurakhmanov was detained in connection with the criminal case “3rd September” and subsequently sentenced.";"Detention";"Imprisonment";"Arrest";"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_62";2014;10;18;2014-10-18;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;"""3rd May"" case";"On October 18, 2014, Tair Smedlyaev was detained in connection with the criminal case “3rd September” and sentenced to two years.";"Detention";"Imprisonment";"Arrest";"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_63";2014;10;23;2014-10-23;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On October 23, 2014, law enforcement officers conducted a search at the home of Ernest Usmanov in Simferopol. The official reason given was suspicion of Usmanov’s father’s involvement in a car theft. However, according to Usmanov, the search was related to the active civic stance upheld by both him and his father.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_64";2014;10;27;2014-10-27;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95285;34,10871;"Mejlis";"On October 27, 2014, following an unscheduled inspection of the office of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, an administrative report was drawn up for a violation of Article 7.13 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (""violation of the rules for the preservation, use, and protection of cultural heritage sites""). Administrative proceedings were initiated against the Fund Krym and its Director, Riza Shevkiev.";"Arbitrary search";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_66";2014;11;18;2014-11-18;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On November 18, 2014, the Kyiv District Court of Simferopol fined the charitable organization ""Fund Crimea"" 4.5 million rubles and its director, Riza Shevkiyev, 350,000 rubles (later reduced to 100,000). The penalty was issued for carrying out repairs without authorization from the State Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_65";2014;11;25;2014-11-25;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"""3rd May"" case";"On November 25, 2014, Edem Ebulisov was detained in connection with the criminal case known as the ""3rd September"" case and was subsequently fined.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_67";2014;12;11;2014-12-11;"Turgenivka, Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,69894;33,83032;NA;"On December 11, 2014, Russian law enforcement conducted a search at the home of Mustafa Yagyaev, the imam of the local mosque in Turgenevka village. Following the search, Yagyaev was summoned for questioning, during which he was informed that he was suspected of committing a criminal offense under Part 2(a) of Article 282 of the Russian Criminal Code (“Incitement of hatred with the use of violence or threats of violence”). The basis for his prosecution was a casual conversation with colleagues in which Mustafa argued about the occupation of Crimea and stated that the peninsula would be returned to Ukraine. One of his colleagues filed a police report against him and later submitted a lawsuit. The Russian prosecutor claims Yagyaev spoke about a “massacre of Russians,” which Yagyaev denies.";"Arbitrary search";"Interogation";NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_68";2014;12;17;2014-12-17;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On December 17, 2014, as part of an alleged smuggling investigation, FSB officers inspected one of the premises of the Fund Krym, which housed belongings of Crimean Tatar writer Dzingiz Daggi that had been donated to the museum. The boxes were not opened, as they had been sealed by the Turkish diplomatic mission. A description and photographs of the items stored in the room were taken. Mejlis member Riza Shevkiev was accused of smuggling and sentenced to fines and confiscation of property.";"Arbitrary search";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_69";2014;12;18;2014-12-18;"Turgenivka, Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,69894;33,83032;NA;"On December 18, 2014, following a search of Imam Mustafa Yagyaev’s residence, a search was conducted at the mosque in the village of Turgenevka, Bakhchysarai district. No items were seized as a result of the investigative actions. This was the second search conducted within a year.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_70";2014;12;18;2014-12-18;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On December 18, 2014, the charitable organization ""Fund Crimea"" was denied re-registration and the status of a ""non-commercial public organization."" The refusal was based on formal grounds, namely the use of two different names in various documents: ""charitable organization"" and ""public charitable organization.""";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"activist";"act";"0";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_71";2014;12;23;2014-12-23;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On December 23, 2014, the Central District Court of Simferopol found former imam A.R. Ibragimov guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses for permitting the storage of three books in a mosque: Foundations of Islam, Violations of Monotheism, and The Basics of Muslims. The court imposed a fine of 2,000 rubles and ordered the confiscation of the alleged ""extremist materials.""";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_72";2015;1;19;2015-01-19;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,1366;33,64605;"Mejlis";"On January 19, 2015, at the Armyansk checkpoint entering Crimea, representatives of the Russian border service detained Emine Avamileva, a member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people and delegate to the Kurultai, without any grounds. She was interrogated, subjected to two body searches, and had her passport, phone, and flash drive seized. Her personal car was also inspected twice. Two hours later, Avamileva was released and allowed to continue her travel, and the seized items were returned.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"lawyer";"law";"1";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_73";2015;1;19;2015-01-19;"Chernomorskoe, Ukraine";45,50246;32,71106;"""3rd May"" case";"On January 19, 2015, masked law enforcement officers forcibly detained Edem Osmanov in connection with the ‘May 3 Case.’ After his arrest, Osmanov was reportedly beaten and placed in a detention center in Simferopol. The court subsequently sentenced him to a one-year suspended sentence under Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";"Arrest";"Arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;1;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_74";2015;1;23;2015-01-23;"Sevastopol, Ukraine";44,60544;33,52208;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On January 23, 2015, in Sevastopol, Rustem Vaitov, Nuri Primov, and Ruslan Zeytullaev were detained in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir case.”";"Detention";"Arrest";"Imprisonment";"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_75";2015;1;23;2015-01-23;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;"Mejlis";"On January 23, 2015, criminal proceedings were opened against human rights activist and former Mejlis member Sinaver Kadyrov. Kadyrov, a Ukrainian citizen, was accused of violating the terms of his stay in Crimea. As a result, the court ruled that he be deported and fined.";"Administrative penalty";"Deportation";NA;"Deportation";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_76";2015;1;23;2015-01-23;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,1366;33,64605;"Mejlis";"On January 23, 2015, Russian border guards detained Mejlis members Eskender Bariiev and Abmedzhit Suleymanov while they were leaving Crimea. Both were interrogated separately for an hour. After the interrogations, Bariiev and Suleymanov were released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_77";2015;1;26;2015-01-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"""26 February"" case";"On January 26, 2015, the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR was searched as part of the criminal investigation known as the ‘26 February case.’ According to the investigator’s decision, the search was based on operational information suggesting that materials related to the case were present at the TV channel. A large number of armed officers from OMON, FSB, and 'Centre E' took part in the search. The operation resulted in a temporary suspension of analogue broadcasting and paralyzed the ATR news service for one day. During the search, video recordings made during a rally outside the Crimean parliament on February 26, 2014, were seized from the editorial staff.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"journalist";"jou";"0";0;0;0;0;"FSB, OMON";"State"
"Ctrep_78";2015;1;28;2015-01-28;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On January 28, 2015, law enforcement agencies in Crimea initiated several criminal cases against Eskender Bariev, a member of the Mejlis and coordinator of the Committee for the Protection of the Rights of the Crimean Tatar People. The cases were opened under articles concerning encroachment on the integrity of the Russian Federation, use of foreign funds, creation of a non-profit organization posing a threat to society, as well as under two parts of the article on extremism.";"Сriminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_79";2015;1;29;2015-01-29;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 29, 2015, news emerged of a criminal case against Abmesdzhit Suleymanov, one of the coordinators of the Committee for the Protection of the Rights of the Crimean Tatar People. Suleymanov stated that he is accused in Crimea under five articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, including alleged attempts to violate the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation and extremism.";"Сriminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_80";2015;1;29;2015-01-29;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"""26 February"" case";"On January 29, 2015, Akhtem Chiygoz, Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, was detained in connection with the ‘Case of 26 February’ and accused of participating in mass disorders (Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). On October 25, 2017, during political negotiations between the presidents of Turkey, Russia, and Ukraine, Akhtem Chiygoz, together with Ilmi Umerov, was pardoned and transferred to Turkey, from where he later traveled to Kyiv.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_81";2015;1;30;2015-01-30;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"""26 February"" case";"On January 30, 2015, in Bakhchisarai, law enforcement officers conducted a search at the home of Akhtem Chiygoz, deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, as part of criminal proceedings related to organizing and participating in mass riots (the so-called ""February 26 case""). The search lasted approximately ten hours, during which only Akhtem Chiygoz's wife, Elmira Ablyalimova, was in the house; no other relatives were allowed inside. According to Elmira Ablyalimova, during the search, law enforcement officers behaved aggressively, insulted religious and national sentiments, caused damage to property, and refused to comply with requests to invite independent witnesses from among the neighbors.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_82";2015;2;4;2015-02-04;"Sovetskiy, Ukraine";45,34173;34,92822;"""26 February"" case";"On February 4, 2015, in the village of Sovetskoye, Russian law enforcement officers detained Asan Chebiev, a close relative of Abmedzhit Suleymanov, one of the coordinators of the Committee for the Protection of the Rights of the Crimean Tatar People and a member of the Mejlis, in connection with the “February 26 Case.” Chebiev was taken to Simferopol for interrogation as a witness in a criminal case initiated under Article 109 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (causing death by negligence during the events of February 26). After the interrogation, he was released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_83";2015;2;9;2015-02-09;"Pionerskoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,88061;34,19654;"""26 February"" case";"On February 9, 2015, Eskender Kantimirov was detained in connection with the ‘Case of 26 February’ and accused of participating in mass disorders (Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Kantimirov was placed in the Simferopol SIZO and, after two months of detention, was released on bail.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_84";2015;2;18;2015-02-18;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Mejlis";"On February 18, 2015, the city authorities of Bakhchisarai banned the local branch of the Mejlis from holding a rally on February 22 in the courtyard of the Khan's Palace. The rally was planned to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Noman Chelebidzhikhan, the organizer of the First Kurultay of the Crimean Tatar people.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"activist";"act";"0";0;0;0;0;"Local authorities";"State"
"Ctrep_85";2015;2;19;2015-02-19;"Grushevka, Sudakskiy region, Ukraine";45,02232;34,97267;"""26 February"" case";"On February 18, 2015, Eskender Emirvaliyev, a resident of the village of Grushevka, Sudak District, was detained on suspicion of organizing mass riots on February 26, 2014 (the so-called “February 26 Case”). According to Zair Smedlyaev, head of the Central Election Commission of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar People, the day after Emirvaliyev’s arrest, 15–20 masked individuals armed with automatic rifles conducted a search of his house. As a result, Emirvaliyev’s wife was hospitalized with a hypertensive crisis and remained there for a week. Further details of the search are unknown.";"Detention";"Arbitrary search";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";1;0;1;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_86";2015;2;20;2015-02-20;"Kerch, Ukraine";45,35731;36,46829;NA;"On February 20, 2015, customs officials at the Kerch port blocked the shipment of six thousand copies of the Quran, prepared and sent to Crimea by the Society of Culture and Mutual Assistance of Crimean Tatars in Seydişehir, Turkey. The Russian authorities in Crimea ordered the books to be either thrown into the sea or returned to Turkey.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"civilian";"civ";"0";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_87";2015;3;9;2015-03-09;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,93491;34,09039;NA;"On March 9, 2015, participants in a rally near the monument to Taras Shevchenko — Veldar Shukurdzhiev and Kurtseit Abdullayev — were detained. The court found them guilty of violating Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses and sentenced them to 40 and 20 hours of forced labor, respectively.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_88";2015;3;11;2015-03-11;"Yastrubovka, Krasnogvardeiskiy region, Ukraine";45,49595;34,29509;"""26 February"" case";"On March 11, 2015, Talyat Yunusov was detained in connection with the ‘Case of 26 February.’ He was accused of allegedly participating in mass disorders (Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). In May 2015, he was released from custody, and in December of the same year, Yunusov was sentenced to a 3.5-year suspended sentence.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_89";2015;3;13;2015-03-13;"Grushevka, Sudakskiy region, Ukraine";45,02232;34,97267;"""26 February"" case";"On March 13, 2015, Eskender Emirvaliyev was detained for allegedly participating in mass riots near the building of the Supreme Council of Crimea on February 26, 2014 (Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). After two months of detention in the pre-trial detention center in Simferopol, Emirvaliyev was released on bail.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_90";2015;3;13;2015-03-13;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"""26 February"" case";"On March 13, 2015, Arsen Yunusov was detained in connection with the ‘Case of 26 February.’ Like the other defendants, Yunusov was charged under Part 2 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. He was later released on bail.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_91";2015;3;27;2015-03-27;"Pervomaiskoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"""26 February"" case";"On March 27, 2015, following questioning by the FSB in the so-called “February 26” case, a search was conducted at the residence of Nariman Dzhelal, First Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People. The search was carried out by several employees of the Investigative Committee, in the presence of Dzhelal and his lawyer. The search lasted approximately one hour, and no illegal items were found or seized.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_92";2015;3;30;2015-03-30;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"""26 February"" case";"On March 23, 2015, Ilmi Umerov, a member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, was questioned as a witness in the so-called ""February 26"" case. On March 30, 2015, he was summoned for questioning again, which, according to Refat Chubarov, head of the Mejlis, lasted almost seven hours. Following this, the investigative authorities decided to conduct a search of his house. After the search, Ilmi Umerov stated that the law enforcement officers examined papers but found nothing.";"Interogation";"Arbitrary search";NA;"Arbitrary search";"politician";"pol";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_93";2015;4;1;2015-04-01;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On April 1, 2015, the Crimean Tatar-language TV channel ATR stopped broadcasting in Crimea due to its inability to re-register under Russian law. Representatives of Roskomnadzor repeatedly refused to accept the channel’s documents for the procedure, citing formal reasons.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"journalist";"jou";"0";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_94";2015;4;1;2015-04-01;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On April 1, 2015, the QHA News Agency (""Crimean News"") was forced to cease operations in Crimea due to Russian authorities’ refusal to grant re-registration. One of the official reasons cited by Roskomnadzor for denying QHA the right to operate in Crimea (on February 20, 2015) was the alleged provision of false information about the agency’s founder.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"journalist";"jou";"0";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_95";2015;4;2;2015-04-02;"Sevastopol, Ukraine";44,60544;33,52208;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On April 2, 2015, Ferat Saifullayev, who had been detained in the so-called “Hizb ut-Tahrir case,” was sentenced to five years of imprisonment.";"Detention";"Arrest";"Imprisonment";"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_96";2015;4;11;2015-04-11;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On April 11, 2015, in Simferopol, employees of the Center for Combating Extremism conducted a search at the home of Amet Umerov, a former cameraman for the ATR TV channel. The search may have been prompted by Umerov’s statements on social media, in which he criticized the actions of the occupation authorities. The search lasted approximately one hour, after which Umerov was detained and taken for questioning to the Center “E.” In addition to Umerov, six other individuals were brought in, and their computers and video equipment were confiscated; their identities are unknown. Officers at the Center “E” questioned Umerov about his social media friendship with a person who had committed suicide, as well as other personal matters. He was released after the interrogation.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"journalist";"jou";"7";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_97";2015;4;14;2015-04-14;"Bilogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;"""26 February"" case";"On April 14, 2015, Russian security forces searched the house of Mustafa Asaba, head of the Belogorsk regional Mejlis. The search was conducted as part of the “February 26 case.” During the search, 13 rounds of ammunition were found. According to Asaba, the ammunition was planted on him. Afterward, he was detained and taken to the Investigative Committee for interrogation, after which he was released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_98";2015;4;14;2015-04-14;"Bilogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;"""26 February"" case";"On April 14, 2015, as part of the investigation into the “26 February case,” Russian security forces searched the homes of businessman and philanthropist Resul Velilyaev, a former member of the Supreme Council of Crimea, and his brother Remzi Velilyaev, a former member of the Belogorsk City Council. As a result, Remzi Velilyaev was detained and taken for questioning by the Investigative Committee. He was later released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"businessmen";"bus";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_100";2015;4;15;2015-04-15;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On April 15, 2015, an underage student, Elvina Valiullayeva, who was detained together with Alexei Yefremov, was found guilty by a court under part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the established order of organizing or holding a meeting, rally, demonstration, march or picket”) and fined 10,000 rubles.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_99";2015;4;15;2015-04-15;"Urojainoe, Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,33978;35,06533;"""26 February"" case";"On April 15, 2015, Ali Asanov, a defendant in the so-called ‘Case of 26 February,’ was placed in the Simferopol SIZO, where he remained until April 7, 2017, after which he was transferred to house arrest.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_102";2015;4;20;2015-04-20;"Yalta, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;NA;"On April 20, 2015, while on his way to work in the village of Koreiz, Emir-Usein Kuku, a representative of the Contact Group for Human Rights in the Yalta region, was detained by unidentified men in camouflage uniforms without insignia. He was taken to his home in Yalta, where a search was conducted, during which two laptops, a mobile phone, and several books—not included on the list of prohibited literature—were seized. Kuku was then taken for interrogation. According to him, he was beaten in the car, resulting in kidney damage. He was released later that day.

";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";"Arbitrary search";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";1;0;1;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_103";2015;4;21;2015-04-21;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"""26 February case""";"On April 21, 2015, in Simferopol, officers of the Investigative Committee conducted a search of the home of Eskender Nebiev, an operator for the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR. Following the search, Nebiev was detained, and on April 22, he was arrested on suspicion of involvement in the mass riots in the so-called “February 26 case.” Nebiev maintains that he was present solely as an operator performing his professional duties. However, the investigation claims that he was one of the organizers of the event.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_104";2015;4;21;2015-04-21;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On April 21, 2015, a search was conducted at the home of activist and civic journalist Marlen Muzhdabaev’s parents in Simferopol. Muzhdabaev believes the police were searching for him and notes that this was the fourth visit by law enforcement to his relatives’ house in three months.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_105";2015;4;22;2015-04-22;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On April 22, 2015, an administrative offence report was filed against Gayana Yuksel, a member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people and director of the QHA news agency, under Article 13.15 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (""Abuse of freedom of the mass media"") for a publication containing a reference to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA).";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_106";2015;4;27;2015-04-27;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On April 27, 2015, the Central District Court of Simferopol found R. E. Osmanov and A. A. Islamov guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses and imposed administrative penalties accordingly.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_107";2015;4;30;2015-04-30;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On April 30, 2015, the Arbitration Court of Crimea ruled to seize the building at 2 Shmidta Street in Simferopol from the charitable organization “Fund Crimea” in favor of the Russian Federation. The court also ordered the Fund to pay 6,000 rubles in court fees.";"Administrative pressure";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"0";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_108";2015;5;5;2015-05-05;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On May 5, 2015, following a ban imposed by the Prosecutor’s Office of Crimea on the city council’s decision to allocate a land plot, the Muslim community of Staryi Krym was deprived of the opportunity to conduct burials on the designated land for a new cemetery. The ban was justified by the proximity of the plot to a water source; however, community members assert that all sanitary standards were met. City utilities demolished the fence that marked the cemetery’s boundaries.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"civilian";"civ";"0";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_109";2015;5;7;2015-05-07;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,86308;34,95655;"""February 26"" case";"After his detention on May 7, 2015, Mustafa Degermendzhi was placed in the pre-trial detention center in Simferopol, where he remained until April 6, 2017, after which he was transferred to house arrest, where he remains to date.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_110";2015;5;8;2015-05-08;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On May 8, 2015, the Simferopol city administration refused to allow the Mejlis to hold a mourning rally on May 18 to commemorate the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People. The decision was justified by the claim that all locations in Simferopol designated for mass events had already been reserved by other public organizations.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"activist";"act";"0";0;0;0;0;"Local authorities";"State"
"Ctrep_111";2015;5;18;2015-05-18;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 18, 2015, OMON officers blocked a car convoy near the Zapadnaya Bus Station in Simferopol using police vans. The convoy, organized by Crimean Tatars to commemorate the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Crimean Tatar Deportation, was traveling from Simferopol to Bakhchisaray. Security forces detained around 60 people (29 according to the occupying authorities) and transported them to the Zheleznodorozhnyi District Police Department. According to statements from the authorities, minors were immediately released. After a two-hour interrogation, the detainees were fingerprinted and then released. Later, administrative protocols were filed against eight individuals, though no further court decisions on these cases have been reported.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";"Interrogation";"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"60";0;0;0;0;"Police, OMON";"State"
"Ctrep_112";2015;5;18;2015-05-18;"Novopalovka, Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,81761;33,97681;NA;"On May 18, 2015, in the village of Novopavlovka, Bakhchisaray District, participants of a rally commemorating the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People were detained. Around 16:30, police stopped several cars displaying Crimean Tatar flags that were traveling to Simferopol. Approximately 20 participants were taken to the Bakhchisaray police department, where they were interrogated.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"20";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_113";2015;5;18;2015-05-18;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On May 18, 2015, on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People, police in central Simferopol detained Nariman Dzhemilev along with his children and friends who were walking with him. The reason for the detention was the Crimean Tatar flag they had brought. The detainees were taken to the local police department, interrogated, issued a warning, and then released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_114";2015;5;20;2015-05-20;"Kamenka, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,16541;NA;"On May 20, 2015, a mosque in the village of Kamenka, Simferopol district, was searched. As a result, security forces seized three religious books and a magazine recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation. On May 26, 2015, the Kyiv District Court of Simferopol fined Ruslan Saitvaliev 3,000 rubles for allegedly possessing and distributing extremist literature.";"Arbitrary search";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_115";2015;5;26;2015-05-26;"Voinka, Krasnoperekopsk, Ukraine";45,86872;33,99031;NA;"On May 26, 2015, Zeynep Aidogan was charged with an administrative offense for organizing a picket in the village of Voinka without notifying the authorities and for displaying posters advocating the restoration of the Crimean Tatar language as a state language. The court found her guilty of violating Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation and imposed a fine equivalent to 10 tax-free minimum incomes.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_116";2015;5;29;2015-05-29;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On May 29, 2015, a criminal case had been opened in Crimea against Refat Chubarov, head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people. The case was initiated under Part 2 of Article 280.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for “Calls for actions aimed at violating the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation.” In July 2014, Chubarov had been banned from entering Crimea for five years.";"Сriminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"politician";"pol";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_117";2015;6;1;2015-06-01;"Voinka, Krasnoperekopsk, Ukraine";45,86872;33,99031;NA;"In June 2015, Yunus Nemetullayev was found guilty by the Krasnoperekopsk District Court of violating Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation for participating in a commemorative event held on 18 May 2015. The court ruled that the event had not been approved by the administration of the Voinskoye village council and therefore deemed Nemetullayev, as a participant, to have ""violated the established procedure for holding public events."" As a result, the court imposed an administrative fine of 10,000 rubles.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_118";2015;6;4;2015-06-04;"Strogonovka, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,94327;34,18788;NA;"On June 4, 2015, in the village of Strohonovka, Simferopol district, 8–10 individuals in uniforms and masks without identification marks conducted a search at the home of activist Riza Izetov. During the two-hour search, Izetov’s book The Fortress of the Muslim, the magazine Alvan, and a USB drive containing audio recordings of lectures by Said Buryatsky, one of the ideologues of the North Caucasian armed underground, were seized. Izetov was then forcibly taken to the FSB, where he was interrogated and subsequently released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_119";2015;6;4;2015-06-04;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,96075;34,09132;NA;"On June 4, 2015, during the interrogation of Riza Izetov, Berkut officers detained 12 Crimean Tatars—mostly relatives and neighbors of Izetov—who had gathered nearby the FSB building to support him. The detainees were taken to the Kyiv District Police Department in Simferopol and released three hours later.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"12";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_120";2015;6;9;2015-06-09;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On June 9, 2015, the Simferopol District Court found R.U. Osmanov guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses and imposed an administrative fine.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_121";2015;6;11;2015-06-11;"Molodeznoe, Simferopol, Ukraine";45,00244;34,07547;NA;"On June 11, 2015, in the village of Molodezhnoye, Simferopol district, Russian security forces (structure unspecified) conducted a search at the home of Lenur S. (surname withheld), during which no illegal items were found. Lenur S. is known among local residents for building a mosque in the village and is also a religious activist. He was reportedly taken to the Centre for Countering Extremism afterward.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_122";2015;6;11;2015-06-11;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,1366;33,64605;NA;"On June 11, 2015, at the Armyansk checkpoint, Russian border guards detained a car carrying a family of Crimean Tatars. Children and an elderly woman in the vehicle were allowed to pass, while the couple was detained without explanation. The car was inspected, during which its lining was torn off, causing material damage. No prohibited items were found, and the detainees were subsequently released.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"5";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_123";2015;7;18;2015-07-18;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On July 18, 2015, the local authorities of Bakhchisarai banned the city’s Muslim community from holding their traditional annual cultural event celebrating Eid al-Adha at the mosque in the Khan-Chair neighborhood. The authorities provided no justification for the refusal. As a result, representatives of the Muslim community had to hold the holiday in a residential area of the city.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"cleric";"cler";"0";0;0;0;0;"Local authorities";"State"
"Ctrep_124";2015;8;1;2015-08-01;"Rodnikovoe, Simferopol, Ukraine";45,04409;33,95672;NA;"In August 2015, in the village of Rodnikovo, Simferopol district, police officers filed an administrative report against the imam regarding the discovery of ‘extremist literature’ in the mosque.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_125";2015;8;6;2015-08-06;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 6, 2015, Murat Aliev was detained on suspicion of robbery and later sentenced to two years and six months of imprisonment. His family believes that the accusations were fabricated.";"Detention";"Imprisonment";NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_126";2015;8;11;2015-08-11;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On August 11, 2015, security forces illegally detained Dilaver Seitislyamov’s brother, handcuffed him, placed him in a vehicle, and abandoned him near the village of Novopavlivka. They then returned to detain Dilaver himself, subjecting him to torture, including choking until unconsciousness and beatings. Seitislyamov was released two days later, and no investigation into the torture was conducted.";"Detention";"Torture";"Extrajudicial violence";"Torture";"civilian";"civ";"2";2;0;2;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_127";2015;8;11;2015-08-11;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 11, 2015, activist Veldar Shukurdzhiev was detained and charged with an administrative offense under Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding meetings, rallies, demonstrations, processions, or pickets”). He was fined 10,000 rubles.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_128";2015;8;14;2015-08-14;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 14, 2015, the Simferopol District Court found Arsen Said-Abdulla, the imam of the mosque in the village of Dzherelne, guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses for permitting the storage of books on the mosque premises. The court imposed a fine of 2,000 rubles and ordered the confiscation of the so-called “extremist materials.”";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_129";2015;8;14;2015-08-14;"Ay-Vasil, Yalta, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;NA;"On August 14, 2015, FSB officers installed video surveillance cameras in the mosque of Ai-Vasil (Vasilievka) village in Yalta. They did not present any official authorization but only verbally explained that these measures were necessary to counter terrorism. There have also been reports of threats by FSB officers against members of the community.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"cleric";"cler";"0";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_132";2015;8;29;2015-08-21;"Bogdanivka, Simferopol, Ukraine";44,98978;34,06613;NA;"On August 21, 2015, Memet Selimov informed his parents that he was going to visit his friend Osman Ibragimov. Both lived in the village of Mirnoe in the Simferopol district. After some time, Selimov’s parents were unable to reach him by phone, and later his phone was disconnected. Selimov disappeared together with Ibragimov. On August 29, their bodies were found buried near a café in the village of Bogdanovka near Simferopol. Both bodies bore signs of stab wounds.";"Forced disappearance";"Extrajudicial killing";NA;"Extrajudicial killing";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;2;0;2;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_130";2015;8;26;2015-08-26;"Chaikino, Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,81302;34,59211;NA;"On July 26, 2015, Muhiddin Kachok was killed in his village of Chaikino in the Dzhankoy region. When he was returning home, three men from the neighborhood called out to him. Nearly a day later, his wife went to look for him and found his body with a wound to the temple.";"Extrajudicial killing";NA;NA;"Extrajudicial killing";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;1;0;1;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_131";2015;8;27;2015-08-27;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 27, 2015, Mukhtar Arislanov left his home to go to the Zaleski market in Simferopol and did not return. Witnesses reported seeing Arislanov being forced into a silver Mercedes Vito minibus by two individuals carrying sticks and wearing light blue or light gray police uniforms.";"Forced disappearance";"Abduction";NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;1;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_133";2015;9;8;2015-09-08;"Urojainoe, Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,33664;35,06856;NA;"On September 8, 2015, three searches were conducted in the village of Urozhayne, Sovetsky District, at the homes of Ablyamit Ametov, Stanislav Filatkin, and Ablyamit Memetov.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_134";2015;9;10;2015-09-10;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 10, 2015, a search was conducted at the home of the missing Mukhtar Arislanov, who disappeared on August 27, 2014. The search began at 7 a.m., with Arislanov’s wife home alone. The authorities did not explain the reasons or grounds for the search. Nayle Safarova noted that there had already been three previous inspections at the house. After the search, she was summoned for questioning.";"Arbitrary search";"Interogation";NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_135";2015;9;25;2015-09-25;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,96075;34,09132;"ATR";"On September 25, 2015, during a ceremony marking the start of construction of the Cathedral Mosque in Simferopol, Russian police officers detained a cameraman from the ATR TV channel and took him to the local police department. He was later released. There were no official comments from the police or ATR TV channel management.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_136";2015;10;9;2015-10-09;"Plotinoe, Bakhchisaray region, Ukraine";44,58458;33,96495;NA;"On October 9, 2015, as part of search operations to detain a suspect in the attack on the ambulance station in Simferopol, which resulted in the deaths of two medics, security forces surrounded the village of Plotynne (Gavr) in Bakhchisaray district. As a result, nine Crimean Tatars were detained and taken to the FSB office in Simferopol, including practicing Muslims and individuals with criminal records. The homes of local residents were also searched.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"9";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_137";2015;10;22;2015-10-22;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On October 22, 2015, a criminal case was initiated against Lenur Islyamov, owner of the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR and one of the initiators of the civil blockade of Crimea. The case falls under the jurisdiction of the FSB.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"businessmen";"bus";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_138";2015;11;1;2015-11-01;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"In November 2015, a criminal case was opened against Mustafa Dzhemilev, leader of the Crimean Tatar people, accusing him of involvement in the blowing up of power lines in the Kherson region. On January 20, 2016, it was reported that the Federal Security Service in Crimea had opened criminal cases against Dzhemilev under three separate articles.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"politician";"pol";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_139";2015;11;1;2015-11-01;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,03366;35,37536;"Mejlis";"On November 1, 2015, an inspection was carried out at the home of Suleyman Kadyrov, head of the Feodosia Mejlis. The inspection was reportedly linked to a criminal case against the organizers of the ""Civil Blockade of Crimea"" action. It was conducted by a district officer along with ten FSB agents, some of whom were armed with automatic weapons. Kadyrov was shown a warrant from the Crimean Supreme Court authorizing the inspection on suspicion of extremist activity. As a result, his computer and phone were confiscated.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_140";2015;11;2;2015-11-02;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On November 2, 2015, searches were conducted at the homes of Lenara Islyamova, the sister of ATR owner Lenur Islyamov, and Edem Islyamov, his father. Additional searches took place at Lenur Islyamov’s apartment in Moscow and at the address where he is registered in Simferopol. Computer equipment and data storage devices were seized. The searches were based on a criminal case initiated by the FSB on October 22, 2015, against Lenur Islyamov in connection with the ""Civil Blockade of Crimea"" action.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_141";2015;11;2;2015-11-02;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On November 2, 2015, law enforcement officers conducted searches of Lenur Islyamov’s businesses. Specifically, the searches took place at the premises of the transport company SimCityTrans, the Crimean offices of the ATR TV channel and the 15 Minutes publication, as well as in the offices of Queen Group-Crimea LLC and the I-Com chain of stores. The building was surrounded by riot police, and employees were not allowed to enter. During the searches, computer equipment and documents were seized.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"businessmen";"bus";"0";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_142";2015;11;2;2015-11-02;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On November 2, 2015, searches were conducted at the homes of Lilya Budzhurova, former chief editor of the ATR TV channel, and Elzara Islyamova, executive director of the ATR TV channel.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"journalist";"jou";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_143";2015;11;23;2015-11-23;"Lokhivka, Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,22222;34,87868;NA;"On November 23, 2015, in the village of Lokhovka, Sovetskiy District, FSB officers detained Isa Khalilov for alleged disloyalty to the authorities, based on a complaint from the head of the village council. The incident occurred while Khalilov was standing in line to buy milk. Bystanders accused him and Crimean Tatars in general of cutting off the electricity. Khalilov defended his position, which further angered the people and prompted them to appeal to the village council head. After the interrogation, Khalilov signed the report and was released without being charged.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_144";2015;11;23;2015-11-23;"Razdolnoe, Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,34153;34,9312;NA;"On November 23, 2015, FSB officers detained Ilyas Khalilov, a resident of the village of Razdolnoye, Sovetskiy District, allegedly following a “denunciation” by local residents. Witnesses reported that masked and camouflaged armed men detained him while he was herding sheep. According to Eskender Bariev, a member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, Khalilov’s detention may have been related to his participation in a rally on February 26, 2014, near the Supreme Council of Crimea. After being questioned by the FSB about his views on current events in Crimea, Khalilov was released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_145";2015;11;24;2015-11-24;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,1366;33,64605;NA;"On November 24, 2015, at the Armyansk checkpoint entering Crimea, officers of the Russian Federal Security Service and the Border Guard Service detained Veldar Shukurdzhiev, an activist of the Ukrainian Cultural Centre of Crimea, who was traveling in a private car. His mobile phone, passport, and car documents were seized, and his contacts were copied from his phone. He was interrogated by the FSB and threatened with a ban on entering Crimea until 2030. Shukurdzhiev was released seven hours later, and his documents, phone, and car were returned.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_146";2015;11;29;2015-11-29;"Koreiz, Yalta region, Ukraine";44,43374;34,08516;NA;"On November 29, 2015, Emir-Usein Kuku, a representative of the Human Rights Contact Group in the Yalta region, was questioned by the FSB due to his posts on Facebook. According to Kuku, the FSB’s materials included records and correspondence from his feed related to Muslims, the war in Syria, and his comments. No criminal case was initiated.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_147";2015;11;30;2015-11-30;"Kirovskoe, Ukraine";45,2226;35,2048;"Mejlis";"On November 30, 2015, searches were conducted at the homes of Mejlis representatives of the Crimean Tatar people: Rustem Mennanov, head of the Sovetsky Regional Mejlis, and Ekrem Abdulvapov, head of the Kirovsky Regional Mejlis. The searches were carried out by FSB officers and were reportedly connected to a criminal case concerning the explosion of power lines in the Kherson region.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_148";2015;11;30;2015-11-30;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,03366;35,37536;"Mejlis";"On November 30, 2015, in Feodosia unknown masked individuals armed with weapons conducted a search at the home of Suleiman Kadyrov. He was not allowed to call his lawyer, and his mobile phone was confiscated during the search.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_149";2015;12;2;2015-12-02;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Mejlis";"On December 2, 2015, Russian special services conducted a search at the home of Ilver Ametov, chairman of the local Sudak Mejlis, allegedly in connection with a criminal case concerning the sabotage of power line supports in the Kherson region. During the search, Ilver was in the hospital, while his wife and four children were at home.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_150";2015;12;2;2015-12-02;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On December 2, 2015, in Simferopol a search was conducted at the home of Sadikh Tabakh, a member of the Mejlis. No further detailed information about the search is available.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_151";2015;12;9;2015-12-09;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On December 9, 2015, the FSB conducted a search at the home of Elzara Islyamova, former CEO of the ATR television channel and head of the Qaradeniz Production studio. The search was carried out as part of a criminal case opened against Lenur Islyamov, the organizer of the Civil Blockade of Crimea.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_152";2015;12;15;2015-12-15;"Kerch, Ukraine";45,3534;36,45386;NA;"On December 15, 2015, Ruslan Ganiev disappeared. He left his home in Kerch and headed to his mother’s house in the village of Glazovka near Kerch. At 10 a.m., his mother called Ruslan’s wife to inform her that he had not arrived.";"Forced disappearance";NA;NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;1;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_153";2015;12;16;2015-12-16;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,71168;34,39274;NA;"On February 16, 2015, activist Enver Krosh was detained and taken to the local police station, where he was subjected to torture by police and security officers in an attempt to coerce his cooperation.";"Detention";"Interogation";"Torture";"Interogation with torture";"activist";"act";"1";1;0;1;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_154";2015;12;26;2015-12-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On December 26, 2015, the public organization ""League of Crimean Tatar Women,"" which had occupied premises in the Gaspirali Library in Simferopol for 20 years, was ordered to vacate the building. According to Safinar Dzhemilova, the library management initially cut off electricity to the rooms occupied by the League and later physically evicted the activists. The formal reason for the eviction was the organization’s failure to re-register under Russian law.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"activist";"act";"0";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_155";2015;12;28;2015-12-28;"Dolinka, Krasnoperekopskiy region, Ukraine";45,86144;33,94213;NA;"On December 28, 2015, in the village of Dolynka, Krasnoperekopsky district of Crimea, approximately twenty-five representatives of the ""Crimean Cossacks,"" together with the FSB and the Center for Combating Extremism, conducted raids on the homes of Crimean Tatars, visiting nine families. According to Saniye Ametova, head of the Krasnoperekopsky regional Mejlis, these actions were prompted by the recent appearance of bus stops decorated with Ukrainian state symbols and pedestrian crossings painted in yellow and blue in several villages in the district, including Dolynka.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"9";0;0;0;0;"Cossaks, FSB";"Mixed"
"Ctrep_156";2016;1;4;2016-01-04;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 4, 2016, Ernest Ablyazimov went missing in Crimea. According to his relatives, he left home on the evening of January 4 and did not return. He was last seen at the bus station in Simferopol.";"Forced disappearance";NA;NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;1;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_157";2016;1;13;2016-01-13;"Dubki, Simferopol, Ukraine";44,94595;34,00688;NA;"On January 13, 2016, Elvina Razakova disappeared in Crimea. According to her cousin, Elvina left her home in the village of Dubki, Simferopol district, around 8 a.m. to attend classes in the center of Sevastopol. However, her cousin lost contact with her that morning and has not heard from her since.";"Forced disappearance";NA;NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;1;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_158";2016;1;15;2016-01-15;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 15, 2016, a Russian Interior Ministry officer detained Zair Akadyrov, a blogger and former editor-in-chief of the online publication Argumenty Nedeli – Krym, near the Supreme Court of Crimea building in Simferopol. Akadyrov, along with many other media representatives, had been denied entry to the courtroom for the hearing in the “February 26 Case,” reportedly due to a lack of seats. Ruslan Shambazov, an employee of the Centre for countering extremism, approached Akadyrov and suggested he go with him for questioning at the Centre. When Akadyrov refused, citing the absence of legal grounds, riot police grabbed him, placed him in a car, and threatened him with physical violence and prosecution for resisting a police officer. He was released an hour later without charges.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";"Interrogation";"Detention";"journalist";"jou";"1";1;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_159";2016;1;23;2016-01-23;"Alupka, Ukraine";44,4204;34,04837;NA;"On January 23, 2016, Mueddin Alivapov, a resident of Alupka, was detained. He was accused of organizing mass car arsons on the Southern Coast of Crimea (Part 2 of Article 167 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). After Alivapov was placed in a pre-trial detention center, the car arsons continued.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_160";2016;1;27;2016-01-27;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38768;NA;"On January 27, 2016, the Crimean Tatar children’s center Elif in Dzhankoy was searched. The group of inspectors included officers from the FSB, police, the prosecutor’s office, and the sanitary and epidemiological service. The search was conducted in the absence of witnesses, and no search report was drawn up. The authorities did not provide any documents—neither a search warrant nor a seizure report—nor did they give a reason for the search. The center’s director, Lutfiye Zudiyeva, stated that the officers even questioned young children. During the inspection, the center’s documentation and children’s literature in Crimean Tatar and Turkish were seized, and staff members were summoned to law enforcement agencies. Zudiyeva noted that during the “conversation” with her and the staff, the officers were particularly interested in issues related to religion.";"Arbitrary search";"Interogation";NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Police, FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_161";2016;1;27;2016-01-27;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 27, 2016, Zair Akadyrov appeared at the Prosecutor’s Office of the Zheleznodorozhny District of Simferopol with his lawyer, Emil Kurbedinov. They met with Prosecutor L.I. Kardash, who had no claims against them. On the contrary, the prosecutor inquired whether Akadyrov had any complaints regarding his detention on January 15 in front of the Supreme Court of Crimea.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_162";2016;1;28;2016-01-28;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 28, 2016, the mosque of the Islamic Cultural Centre in Simferopol was searched. Muslims who had come to pray were not allowed to enter the mosque. This was the third search of this mosque by Russian security forces. During the search, Islamic religious literature banned in Russia was found. The imam of the Islamic Cultural Centre maintains that the books were not in the building prior to the search and were deliberately planted.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_163";2016;1;29;2016-01-29;"Kamenskoe, Leninskiy region, Ukraine";45,28106;35,52378;NA;"On January 29, 2016, a search was conducted at the home of Idris and Eskender Ametov in the village of Kamianske, Leninsky district. All the men were handcuffed, and law enforcement officers reportedly behaved aggressively, using disproportionate force and frightening the children. As a result of the aggressive actions, Ediye Ametova felt unwell and was hospitalized in a pre-stroke condition. On the same day, reports indicated that other searches were conducted in the homes of Crimean Tatars in the village, with at least two additional searches reportedly taking place, though detailed information about these operations is not available.";"Arbitrary search";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;"Arbitrary search with violence";"civilian";"civ";"4";1;0;3;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_164";2016;2;1;2016-02-01;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On February 1, 2016, FSB officers conducted a search at the SimCityTrans motor transport company building in Simferopol, which had previously housed the offices of the Crimean Tatar TV channels ATR, Lale, and Meydan Radio. Several dozen security personnel arrived at the scene, some in full gear and armed. They did not explain their actions or present any documents to justify the search.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"journalist";"jou";"0";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_165";2016;2;5;2016-02-05;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,1366;33,64605;NA;"On February 5, 2016, Russian border guards detained pro-Ukrainian activist Veldar Shukurdzhiev at the Armyansk checkpoint. He was interrogated by Russian border guards and FSB officers for more than three hours, during which they sought information about the purpose of his trip, his fellow travelers, and his family, and attempted to persuade him to renounce his Ukrainian citizenship in favor of Russian citizenship. Shukurdzhiev was handed a notice of a ban on entering the Russian Federation until 2030 in front of witnesses and on video, but a few minutes later the notice was taken back. The officers informed him that this would be the last time he was allowed to enter Crimea and that he must obtain a Russian passport to remain on the peninsula. He was then released and allowed to enter Crimea.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_166";2016;2;11;2016-02-11;"Yalta, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 11, 2016, mass searches were conducted in the homes of Crimean Tatars. In Yalta, the searches targeted the residences of Enver Bekirov, Shamil Ilyasov, Emir-Usein Kuku, Damir Minadirov, and Bakhtiyar Topuz. Following the searches, all individuals were detained, and Enver Bekirov and Emir-Usein Kuku were placed under arrest.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"5";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_167";2016;2;11;2016-02-11;"Kholmovka, Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,65935;33,7512;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 11, 2016, searches were conducted at the homes of Crimean Tatars. In Kholmovka, Bakhchisaray district, the homes of Nariman Mamedinov and Arsen Khalilov were searched. Following the searches, both individuals were detained and subsequently released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_168";2016;2;11;2016-02-11;"Viktorovka, Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,78775;33,79314;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 11, 2016, searches were conducted at the homes of Crimean Tatars. In the village of Viktorovka, Bakhchisaray district, the homes of Aider and Ruslan Moskovskiy were searched. Following the searches, both individuals were detained and subsequently released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_169";2016;2;11;2016-02-11;"Verkhnyaya Kutuzovka, Alushta, Ukraine";44,72391;34,37323;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 11, 2016, mass searches were conducted in the homes of Crimean Tatars. In the village of Verkhnyaya Kutuzovka, Alushta region, the search targeted the house of Muslim Aliyev. Following the search, he was detained and subsequently arrested.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_170";2016;2;11;2016-02-11;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 11, 2016, searches were conducted at the homes of Crimean Tatars. In Bakhchysaray, the home of Rustem Osmanov was searched. Following the search, he was detained and subsequently released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_171";2016;2;11;2016-02-11;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On February 11, 2016, Nariman Dzhelyal, deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, was summoned for questioning by the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Crimea following complaints from unidentified individuals requesting the cessation of the Mejlis’ activities. The questions during the interrogation focused on the Mejlis’ activities in Crimea.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_172";2016;2;12;2016-02-12;"Viktorovka, Bakhchisaraiskiy region, Ukraine";44,78666;33,80073;NA;"On February 12, 2016, a search was conducted at the home of Eldar Selyamiev in the village of Viktorovka, Bakhchisaray district. During the search, Selyamiev was detained and later released after questioning. Lawyer Emil Kurbedinov reported that on the same day, approximately ten other searches were conducted in the homes of Crimean Tatars.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"10";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_173";2016;2;18;2016-02-18;"Kurtsy, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On February 18, 2016, a search was conducted at the home of Akim Bekirov in the village of Kurtsy, Simferopol district. Security service personnel forcibly entered the house when only two minors were present; Akim himself was not at home. They did not present any documents or court orders. After the search, the authorities did not issue any seizure or search protocol. During the operation, relatives living nearby attempted to enter the house but were prevented from doing so by security personnel. Books and discs were confiscated.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_174";2016;2;22;2016-02-22;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,97635;34,57182;NA;"On February 22, 2016, at the Russian checkpoint in Dzhankoy, FSB border guards detained all Crimean Tatar men entering Crimea. The detainees were lined up outside in a special container for interrogation, with each spending about an hour in the queue. Some had their passports returned without being questioned, while others were asked about the reasons for their stay in Ukraine. In certain cases, additional questioning took place in another room. All detainees were eventually released. On the same day, Crimean Tatar men leaving Crimea were also interrogated about their involvement in religious movements and their previous trips to Arab countries. They, too, were released after questioning.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"NA";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_175";2016;3;1;2016-03-01;"Lenino, Leninskiy region, Ukraine";45,29728;35,77589;"Mejlis";"On March 1, 2016, law enforcement officers conducted an inspection of the house of Lenur Ablyazimov, head of the Leninsky Regional Mejlis. The officers presented documents authorizing the inspection and examined the storage conditions of hunting weapons and ammunition in Ablyazimov’s house. In particular, they inspected the contents of the safe and reviewed documents related to hunting weapons that were not registered under Russian law. After the inspection, the officers asked Ablyazimov to go to the police station to complete procedural paperwork.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_176";2016;3;2;2016-03-02;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 2, 2016, Ukrainian Cultural Center activist Veldar Shukurdzhiev was subjected to administrative penalties by the Central District Court of Simferopol and fined 10,000 rubles. The charge stemmed from a photograph he posted on Facebook, which depicted him standing near the Lenin monument in Simferopol with a flag. Shukurdzhiev was found guilty of allegedly violating regulations governing public assemblies, despite the fact that the image clearly shows him standing alone at the site.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_177";2016;3;3;2016-03-03;"Voinka, Krasnoperekopsk, Ukraine";45,86872;33,99031;NA;"On March 3, 2016, in the village of Voinka, Krasnoperekopsk district of Crimea, law enforcement officers searched the house of Shaip Suleymanov, head of the local Muslim community. The group of officers included about ten armed men and approximately ten men in civilian clothes. They presented a search warrant and explained that the search was conducted on suspicion that individuals of Crimean Tatar nationality were ""hiding in Suleymanov’s house and preparing a terrorist act.""";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_178";2016;3;15;2016-03-15;"Shebetovka, Feodosiya region, Ukraine";44,93832;35,15749;NA;"On March 15, 2016, the Feodosia police conducted a search of Arsen Abdurachidov’s house. The search was carried out by five individuals, three of whom were armed with assault rifles. They did not present any documents, and at the conclusion of the search, the homeowners were provided with a search report.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_179";2016;3;22;2016-03-22;"Dmitrovka, Dzankoy region, Ukraine";45,69489;34,35601;"Kurultai";"On March 22, 2016, a search was conducted at the house of Remzi Muratov, a delegate of the Kurultai, in the village of Dmitrovka, Dzhankoy district of Crimea.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_180";2016;3;22;2016-03-22;"Veseloe, Sudak region, Ukraine";44,85591;34,8778;"Kurultai";"On March 22, 2016, law enforcement officers searched the house of Shevket Usmanov, a delegate of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people, in the village of Veseloye, Sudak district. At the time of the search, Usmanov was in Kyiv; only his wife and sons were at home. Nothing was seized during the search.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_181";2016;3;22;2016-03-22;"Krasnogvardeiskoe, Krasnogvardeisk region, Ukraine";45,4989;34,29596;"Mejlis";"On March 22, 2016, a search was conducted at the house of Uchkun Devletshaev, head of the Krasnogvardeysk Regional Mejlis and delegate to the Kurultai. Devletshaev was at work at the time, and his wife was not allowed to contact him during the search.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_182";2016;3;22;2016-03-22;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;NA;"On March 22, 2022, Emine Dzheppar reported that three Crimean Tatars from the Kherson region were banned from entering Crimea for five years. Residents of Novoalekseevka settlement—Rustem and Bekir Guguriki, and Bilyal Seytumerov—received a notice for foreign citizens or stateless persons, which stated that, citing paragraph 1, part 1 of Article 27 of Federal Law № 114 “On the Procedure for Leaving the Russian Federation and Entering the Russian Federation,” the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation had prohibited them from entering Crimea until January 1, 2027.";"Entry ban";NA;NA;"Entry ban";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_183";2016;3;29;2016-03-29;"Novoivanovka, Krasnoperekopsk region, Ukraine";45,95389;33,79325;NA;"On March 29, 2016, a search was conducted at the house of Midat Isayev in the village of Novoivanovka, Krasnoperekopsk district. The operation was carried out by masked, armed men who arrived in three cars and two GAZelle vehicles.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_184";2016;4;1;2016-04-01;"Pionerskoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,88265;34,19809;NA;"On April 1, 2016, in the village of Pionerskoye, Simferopol district, armed men wearing masks and without identification marks searched the premises of a café and conducted a rough inspection of its visitors, without providing any justification for their actions. Subsequently, about 35 people were detained, placed on a bus, and taken to the Centre for Countering Extremism in Simferopol. All of the detainees were Crimean Tatars. Individuals of Slavic appearance who were in the café at the time were immediately released. At the Centre for Countering Extremism, all detainees were required to undergo fingerprinting and provide saliva for DNA analysis. They were interrogated in detail about their religious affiliation and released after four hours, having been forced to sign a document stating that they had no complaints against law enforcement agencies.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"35";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_185";2016;4;5;2016-04-05;"Mar'ino, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On April 5, 2016, armed Russian FSB officers wearing masks and without identification marks broke into a small private bakery in the microdistrict of Mar’ino in Simferopol. As a result, five employees, all Crimean Tatars, were detained. The detention was carried out in a rough manner, with people placed face down on the floor. The detainees were taken to the police station, where they spent several hours before being released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"5";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_186";2016;4;11;2016-04-11;"Saki, Ukraine";45,1334;33,60374;NA;"On April 11, 2016, Aliyev left Bakhchisarai for Saky to attend a funeral. At 12:00, he called his friends and asked them to meet him at the bus station. According to his relatives, CCTV footage shows Aliyev getting off the bus and crossing the station to the opposite side. There, he attempted to go around a car parked on the roadside, but two men emerged from the vehicle and forced him inside.";"Forced disappearance";"Abduction";NA;"Forced disappearance";"businessmen";"bus";"1";0;0;0;1;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_187";2016;4;15;2016-04-15;"Morskoe, Sudak, Ukrane";44,825027;34,80581;NA;"In mid-April, in the village of Kapsikhor (Morskoe) in the Sudak region, police officers detained several Crimean Tatars who were standing near a house. The officers justified the detention by the absence of Russian passports among the detainees. They were taken to the local District Police Department, where their fingerprints were taken. The men were released only after their relatives brought their documents.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_188";2016;4;16;2016-04-16;"Arpat, Alushta region, Ukraine";44,87231;34,71984;NA;"On April 16, 2016, in the village of Arpat (Zelenogorye), Alushta City Council, police officers conducted a raid on Crimean Tatar homes under the guise of a census. The officers entered the homes, asking residents how many people lived there, where they shopped, where their children studied, and who sold drugs in the village. They also entered gardens and inspected greenhouses. The police did not present any documents authorizing the inspection or search.";"Arbitrary search";"Interogation";NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"10";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_189";2016;4;17;2016-04-17;"Krasnokam'yanka, Yalta, Ukraine";44,56353;34,28947;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On April 17, 2016, in the village of Krasnokamenka (Bolshaya Yalta), Crimea, Russian security forces searched the house of Arsen Dzhepparov and detained him.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_190";2016;4;18;2016-04-18;"Krasnokam'yanka, Yalta, Ukraine";44,56353;34,28947;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On April 18, 2016, Refat Alimov from the Yalta region was arrested in the so-called ‘Hizb ut-Tahrir case’ and placed in the Simferopol detention center.";"Arrest";NA;NA;"Arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_191";2016;4;19;2016-04-19;"Fontany, Simferopol, Ukraine";44,89458;34,07475;NA;"On April 19, 2016, a search was conducted in the house of journalist and blogger Zair Akadyrov in Simferopol.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_192";2016;4;19;2016-04-19;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On April 19, 2016, Russian security forces conducted searches at seven addresses in Crimea. The searches included the homes of at least three journalists: Mykola Semena, Lenara Abibullaeva, and Ruslana Lymanova. Following the searches, Semena, Abibullaeva, and Lymanova were detained and taken to the FSB office in Simferopol. After questioning, Abibullaeva and Lymanova were released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"journalist";"jou";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_193";2016;4;26;2016-04-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On April 26, 2016, the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People was recognized as an extremist organization by the Supreme Court of Crimea, and consequently, its activities were banned in the territory of the Russian Federation and occupied Crimea. On September 29, 2016, the Supreme Court of Russia upheld the legality of the Mejlis’ ban.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"politician";"pol";"0";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_194";2016;4;27;2016-04-27;"Alupka, Ukraine";44,4204;34,04837;NA;"On April 27, 2016, a second search was conducted at the house of Crimean Tatar Mueddin Alivapov, who was arrested on January 23, 2016, in Alupka and is suspected of setting fire to cars. During the search, Mueddin’s clothes and shoes were seized.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_195";2016;4;27;2016-04-27;"Kholodovka, Sudak region, Ukraine";45,0517;34,99125;NA;"On April 27, 2016, early in the morning, security forces conducted a search of the house of Ayshe Useinova in the village of Kholodovka, Sudak region.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_196";2016;5;6;2016-05-06;"Molodeznoe, Simferopol, Ukraine";45,00947;34,06771;NA;"On May 6, 2016, in the village of Molodezhnoe in the Simferopol district, OMON officers conducted searches at the local mosque following Friday prayers. Between 30 and 50 armed security personnel participated in the operation. The mosque was surrounded by buses and police vans intended for mass arrests. As a result, more than 100 Muslims were detained and taken to an unknown location. Later, the detainees were released and instructed to report to the police station on their own.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"100";0;0;0;0;"OMON";"State"
"Ctrep_197";2016;5;7;2016-05-07;"Yevpatoriya, Ukraine";45,19509;33,37121;NA;"On May 7, 2016, in Yevpatoria, Russian security forces conducted mass detentions of Crimean Tatars at the central market and near the ""Vostočka"" restaurant. The operation was reportedly carried out to apprehend individuals suspected of committing a family murder in Krasnodar. However, the prosecutor stated that the raid was a “preventive measure” ahead of Victory Day on May 9. As a result, around 25 individuals, all Crimean Tatars, were detained and taken to the city police station for questioning. The detainees were fingerprinted and then released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention with interrogation";"civilian";"civ";"25";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_198";2016;5;12;2016-05-12;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Mejlis";"On May 12, 2016, a criminal case was initiated against Ilmi Umerov, Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis, under Part 2 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. The measure of restraint imposed was a pledge not to leave. On August 11, 2016, the court ordered Umerov to undergo a compulsory psychiatric examination. During the same session, he became ill and was taken away by ambulance.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"politician";"pol";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_199";2016;5;12;2016-05-12;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 12, 2016, Zevri Abseitov, Enver Mamutov, Rustem Abiltarov, and Remzi Memetov were detained and charged under Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for allegedly participating in the activities of an organization, namely a cell of Hizb ut-Tahrir.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_200";2016;5;12;2016-05-12;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On May 12, 2016, four activists and concerned citizens who had gathered to support Crimean Tatars undergoing searches were charged with holding an unauthorized mass event, subjected to administrative proceedings, and fined.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"4";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_201";2016;5;13;2016-05-13;"Vishennoe, Belogorsk region, Ukraine";45,13933;34,57964;NA;"On May 13, 2016, according to Asab Mustafa, head of the Bilohirsk Regional Mejlis, it became known that a search was being conducted at the mosque in the village of Vyshenne (Mushash). No further details about the search are available.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"0";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_202";2016;5;14;2016-05-14;"Pionerskoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,87519;34,20188;NA;"On May 14, 2016, Russian armed masked men searched the house of Abdullah Yuvashev in the village of Pionerskoye near Simferopol, after which he was taken to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The security forces claimed the detention was “either on suspicion of an economic crime or murder.” Two hours later, Yuvashev was released without being charged. Law enforcement officials also stated that the detention was allegedly a mistake.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_203";2016;5;18;2016-05-18;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On May 18, 2016, in Bakhchysarai, representatives of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs obstructed a motorcade of 20 cars participating in a rally dedicated to the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People. Three participants in the motor rally were detained, including Eskender Ghaniyev, a 17-year-old resident of Bakhchysarai. On the same day, Ghaniyev was held administratively responsible and fined 4,000 rubles for his participation in the rally.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"Police, court";"State"
"Ctrep_204";2016;5;18;2016-05-18;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;NA;"On May 18, 2016, in Sudak, on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Deportation, Ablyakim Ablyakimov and three other Crimean Tatars were detained while driving through the city in cars displaying Crimean Tatar symbols. The following day, administrative reports were drawn up against the detainees for violating the established procedure for organizing or holding a meeting, rally, demonstration, march, or picketing (Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation).";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"4";0;0;0;0;"Police, court";"State"
"Ctrep_205";2016;5;18;2016-05-18;"Kirovskoe, Ukraine";45,09762;34,95673;NA;"On May 18, 2016, on the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People, law enforcement officers detained four participants in the village of Lhivske, Kirovskyi District: S.R. Kurukchi, R.N. Yapalahov, U.M. Fakhriyev, and E.B. Berberov. On May 19, 2016, the Kirovskyi District Court held them administratively responsible and sentenced each to 20 hours of community service for their participation in the motor rally.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"4";0;0;0;0;"Police, court";"State"
"Ctrep_206";2016;5;24;2016-05-24;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Mejlis";"On May 24, 2016, Erwin Ibragimov, a member of the Executive Committee of the World Congress of Crimean Tatars, former deputy of the Bakhchisarai City Council, and member of the regional Mejlis, was abducted late in the evening on the Bakhchisarai bypass road.";"Forced disappearance";"Abduction";NA;"Forced disappearance";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;1;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_207";2016;5;25;2016-05-25;"Yalta, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;NA;"On May 25, 2016, a court ordered the expulsion of Ilham Shakirov, a Ukrainian citizen and resident of Yalta, and imposed an administrative fine of 2,000 rubles for violating migration legislation and holding dual citizenship of Ukraine and Turkey.";"Deportation";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Deportation";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_208";2016;5;26;2016-05-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 26, 2016, searches were conducted in the suburbs of Simferopol at the homes and business premises of three business partners: Timur Osmanov, Artur Khaltaev, and Khayser Khalilov. After the searches, they were detained and taken to the Center for Countering Extremism in Simferopol. The detainees were held there from seven in the morning until two in the morning the next day, after which they were released. During this time, their lawyers were not allowed to see them. The basis for their detention was suspicion of employing illegal labor.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"businessmen";"bus";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_209";2016;5;30;2016-05-30;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,97635;34,57182;"Kurultai";"On May 30, 2016, while passing through border control at the Dzhankoy checkpoint, Russian border guards detained Ali Ozenbash, head of the Kurultai Audit Commission and a member of the Executive Board of the World Congress of Crimean Tatars. A uniformed man without insignia approached Ozenbash, interrogated him without introducing himself, and demanded to inspect his personal belongings. Ozenbash refused, citing the lack of identification and legal grounds. Nevertheless, the security forces, in the presence of witnesses, conducted a personal search, checked his passport, and drew up an inspection report stating that the inspection had taken place despite his objections. He was released three hours later.";"Detention";"Arbitrary search";NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_210";2016;5;30;2016-05-30;NA;NA;NA;NA;"On May 30, 2016, Russian FSB officers detained journalist and blogger Zair Akadyrov at the administrative border with Crimea. After a “conversation,” he was released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_211";2016;6;5;2016-06-05;"Krasnyi Mak, Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On June 5, 2016, in the village of Krasnyi Mak near Bakhchisarai, about thirty Russian security forces, including armed riot police in balaclavas, detained a local resident, former forester Smail Mustafayev, after searching his house. Mustafayev was taken to the police department near Sevastopol. The detention was allegedly due to illegal deforestation in 2012. After interrogation, he was released on his own recognizance. A criminal case was opened against him under Part 3 of Article 260 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for illegal deforestation and causing significant damage to the state. The case was later closed due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_212";2016;7;30;2016-07-30;"Simferopol, Ukraine";45,01956;33,99759;NA;"On July 30, 2016, Redvan Suleymanov was detained by Russian security forces at Simferopol airport. On August 12, the FSB released a video of Suleymanov’s interrogation to Russian media, during which he gave “testimony.” In the video, he states that he was allegedly recruited by Ukrainian intelligence in Zaporizhzhia in October 2015 and was later tasked with finding locations to plant explosive devices at Simferopol railway station and airport, as well as planting a dummy bomb and reporting on the planned explosion. Later, Suleymanov’s lawyer, Emil Kurbedinov, revealed that the testimony had been obtained under torture, including the use of electric shocks.";"Detention";"Torture";NA;"Detention with torture";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;1;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_213";2016;8;1;2016-08-01;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"In August 2016, activists Seiran Saliyev, Marlen (Suleiman) Asanov, Emin Belyalov, and Emil Belyalov were found guilty and fined 20,000 rubles each for allegedly organizing an unauthorized rally near the homes of Crimean Tatars arrested in the so-called 'Hizb ut-Tahrir case'.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_214";2016;8;5;2016-08-05;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 5, 2016, representatives of Russian law enforcement agencies visited the Islamic Cultural Centre, the Association ‘Creation,’ in Simferopol. The inspection involved employees of the prosecutor’s office, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Roskomnadzor, and others. The security forces did not explain the reason for their visit, stating only that they had received operational information alleging violations of the law on countering extremism at the cultural centre, which justified the inspection.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"0";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_242";2016;11;8;2016-08-11;"Yalta, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;NA;"On November 8, 2016, the Yalta City Court found the imams of the mosques in Semeiz and Koreiz, F.N. Tasinov and R.M. Useinov, guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses for the possession of extremist materials, including the book The Fortress of the Muslim. They were each fined 1,000 rubles, and the so-called ""extremist materials"" were confiscated.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"2";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_215";2016;8;12;2016-08-12;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On August 12, 2016, police conducted a search of Refat Mazalov’s house in Bakhchisarai. The law enforcement officers did not provide any grounds for the procedural actions. Following the search, Mazalov was detained and taken to the Bakhchisarai police station for interrogation, accompanied by security personnel. He was later released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_216";2016;8;15;2016-08-15;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38768;"Kurultai";"On August 15, 2016, security forces searched the house of Remzi Muratov, a member of the Audit Commission of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people. According to local activists, the search was carried out by armed and masked men. The activists also suggested that the search was conducted in connection with anti-terrorist measures. However, the legal basis for the search remains unknown. During the operation, documents related to Muratov’s public activities were seized.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_217";2016;8;23;2016-08-23;"Lenino, Leninskiy region, Ukraine";45,29728;35,77589;NA;"On August 23, 2016, the home of Remzi Muslimov was searched. The reason for the search remains unknown. According to activists, it was carried out by six men, allegedly FSB officers. Several copies of religious literature and a computer were seized during the eight-hour search. Although no one was detained, the security forces ordered Remzi to report to the local FSB office the following day.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_218";2016;9;1;2016-09-01;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"In early September 2016, FSB officers searched the home of the parents of Redvan Suleymanov, the defendant in the so-called ""saboteur case."" Redvan Suleymanov was detained by the FSB on July 30, 2016, in Simferopol on suspicion of falsely reporting a terrorist attack. According to Redvan’s father, the security forces were looking for weapons, drugs, and prohibited literature. Additionally, Rustem Suleymanov, Redvan’s father, was interrogated during and after the search.";"Arbitrary search";"Interogation";NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_219";2016;9;2;2016-09-02;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 2, 2016, representatives of an unidentified law enforcement agency searched the home of Elmaz Abduvelieva, a journalist for the internet portal Crimean Tatars. According to activists, the security forces broke down the door and damaged the family’s car. No documents explaining the reason for the search were presented, nor were any verbal explanations given. Activists also reported psychological pressure on the family, including security personnel pointing machine guns at family members and threatening to shoot the dog.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_220";2016;9;5;2016-09-05;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 5, 2016, Russian security forces searched the Simferopol mosque located at 7 Mokrousova Street. Riot police blocked all exits of the building throughout the day, and parishioners were not allowed to enter the premises for prayer. During the search, security forces planted literature banned in the Russian Federation.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"0";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_221";2016;9;7;2016-09-07;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,233334;39,700001;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On September 7, 2016, the North Caucasus District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced four residents of Sevastopol who had been detained in early 2015 in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir case.” The judge reclassified the charge against Ruslan Zeytullaev from part 1 of Article 205.5 (organization of the activity of a terrorist organization) to part 2 of Article 205.5 (""Participation in the activity of a terrorist organization"") and sentenced him to seven years in a general-regime colony. Ferat Sayfullaev, Rustem Vaitov, and Nuri Primov were each sentenced to five years in a general-regime penal colony.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_222";2016;9;14;2016-09-14;"Grishino, Pervomaisk region, Ukraine";45,64514;33,82727;"Mejlis";"On September 14, 2016, the homes of the head of the local Mejlis, Enver Alyadinov, and his father were searched by local police officers. According to the warrant, the officers were looking for drugs. The search yielded no results. Afterward, the officers accompanied Alyadinov to the home of his 84-year-old father, Ablyamit Alyadinov.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_223";2016;9;22;2016-09-22;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,97635;34,57182;NA;"On September 22, 2016, at the administrative border while leaving Crimea, Russian border guards detained lawyers Emil Kurbedinov and Edem Semedlyayev without explanation. The lawyers were traveling to Kyiv to attend the annual OSCE conference. The border guards questioned them about the purpose and details of their trip, citing an unspecified order from their superiors. On their return on September 29, they were detained again and asked the same questions. Kurbedinov attributes these detentions to his professional activities.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"lawyer";"law";"2";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_224";2016;9;27;2016-09-27;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Mejlis";"On September 27, 2016, Ali Hamzin, a member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, was found guilty of violating Article 20.28 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, which prohibits the organization of activities by a public or religious association whose operations have been officially suspended. He was fined 1,000 rubles for participating in a gathering at the home of Ilmi Umerov, along with other members of the Mejlis. During the meeting, held on September 22, 2016, the attendees extended birthday greetings to Refat Chubarov, the Chairman of the Mejlis, who was residing in Kyiv at the time.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_225";2016;9;28;2016-09-28;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Mejlis";"On September 27, 2016, Ilmi Umerov, a member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, was found guilty of violating Article 20.28 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, which prohibits the organization of activities by a public or religious association whose operations have been officially suspended. He was fined 1,000 rubles for participating in a gathering at his home, along with other members of the Mejlis. During the meeting, held on September 22, 2016, the attendees extended birthday greetings to Refat Chubarov, the Chairman of the Mejlis, who was residing in Kyiv at the time.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_226";2016;9;28;2016-09-28;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 28, 2016, the relatives of Izet Gdanov, Deputy Coordinator of the Civil Blockade of Crimea, were subjected to searches. After the searches, the security forces (the specific agency is unknown) questioned the relatives about Gdanov.";"Arbitrary search";"Interogation";NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_227";2016;9;29;2016-09-29;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 29, 2016, FSB officers searched the home of Dilyara Misiratova. The search was carried out by more than a dozen armed men who did not allow witnesses to be present. Afterward, Misiratova was taken for interrogation to the local police station, where she was held for several hours.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_228";2016;10;4;2016-10-04;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Mejlis";"On October 4, 2016, Mejlis members Sadykh Tabakh, Bekir Mamutov, and Shevket Kaybullaev were found guilty of violating Article 20.28 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, which prohibits the organization of activities by a public or religious association whose operations have been officially suspended. They were each fined 750 rubles for participating in a gathering with other Mejlis members at the home of Ilmi Umerov on September 22, 2016.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_229";2016;10;5;2016-10-05;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,03366;35,37536;"Mejlis";"On October 5, 2016, Suleiman Kadyrov, a member of the Feodosia Mejlis, was detained. The FSB searched his home, seizing his laptop and phone. The search was connected to Kadyrov’s statements that Crimea is the territory of Ukraine. On October 10, Kadyrov was interrogated by the FSB, and on October 11, a criminal case was opened against him under Part 2 of Article 280.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Public calls for actions aimed at encroaching on the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, committed using the Internet”).";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_230";2016;10;12;2016-10-12;"Kamenka, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,9878;34,16541;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On October 12, 2016, security forces searched the houses of Rustem Ismailov and Emil Dzhemadinov. In Ismailov’s house, the security forces immediately broke down the door and threw him to the floor. According to Ismailov’s wife, the officers hit him and handcuffed him. The security forces did not introduce themselves or show any documents confirming the legality of the search. During the search, they seized $13,000 belonging to Ismailov’s brother, a computer, two tablets, and Ismailov’s phone. He was also denied the opportunity to contact his lawyer. After the search, Ismailov was taken to the Simferopol office of the FSB.
In Dzhemadinov’s case, his lawyer was not allowed to attend the search. Several religious books and a mobile phone were seized, and Dzhemadinov himself was detained. Criminal cases were opened against both detainees for alleged involvement in Hizb ut-Tahrir, a party banned in Russia.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"2";1;0;1;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_231";2016;10;12;2016-10-12;"Strogonovka, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,94327;34,18788;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On October 12, 2016, security forces conducted searches at the homes of Teymur Abdullayev, Uzeyir Abdullayev, and Ayder Saledinov. The search of Uzeyir Abdullayev’s house was carried out without the presence of his lawyers. According to Abdullayev’s wife, the security forces broke into the house and forced open the door. She also reported that they behaved aggressively and used foul language in the presence of Abdullayev’s four children. According to the lawyer, all the family’s funds were seized. Uzeyir Abdullayev was detained following the search.
The search of Teymur Abdullayev’s house, Uzeyir’s brother, began around 6 a.m. According to his wife, the operatives broke down the door, struck her husband several times, twisted him, and handcuffed him despite his lack of resistance. The lawyer was allowed to attend the search only after half of the investigative measures had been completed. According to the lawyer, his client’s religious literature, discs, and all of the family’s funds, down to small coins, were seized during the search.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"3";1;0;1;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_232";2016;10;13;2016-10-13;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On October 13, 2016, the Kyiv District Court of Simferopol found M.A. Bekirov guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses for permitting the storage of the books Three Principles and Their Proofs, Clarifications of the Foundations of Faith: Notes on True Beliefs by Ibn al-Uthaymin, and Removing Doubts on the premises of the religious community ""Iman,"" of which he was a founding member. The court imposed a fine of 2,000 rubles and ordered the confiscation of the so-called “extremist materials.”

";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_233";2016;10;14;2016-10-14;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Mejlis";"On October 14, 2016, Emine Avamileva, head of the Mejlis Department of Education, was held administratively liable by the Bakhchysaray District Court. The charge arose from the court's classification of a meeting of Mejlis members held on September 22, 2016, at the home of Ilmi Umerov, as a violation of Article 20.28 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Organization of the activities of a public or religious association whose activities have been suspended by court decision”). The court imposed a fine of 750 rubles as the penalty.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"lawyer";"law";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_234";2016;10;15;2016-10-15;"Ay-Serez, Sudak region, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;NA;"On October 15, 2016, a search was conducted at the home of Musa Isayev in Ay-Serez, Sudak region. The stated reason was allegedly the search for a stolen motorcycle. The police entered Isayev’s yard in his absence, asking a relative for permission to inspect the garage and yard. However, in addition to the garage and yard, the officers began inspecting bags and other personal items.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_235";2016;10;18;2016-10-18;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,97635;34,57182;NA;"On October 18, 2016, at the Dzhankoy checkpoint on the administrative border with Crimea, FSB officers detained Shevket Velilyaev without explanation. His mobile phone and documents were confiscated. Velilyaev was released four hours later, and no detention report was issued.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_236";2016;10;20;2016-10-20;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On October 20, 2016, Russian special forces searched the house of Enver Abduveliyev. According to eyewitnesses, the reason for the raid was a photo of Abduveliyev’s son with Lenur Islyamov, posted on a social network.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_237";2016;10;20;2016-10-20;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On October 20, 2016, Mejlis member Abduraman Egiz was found guilty of violating Article 20.28 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, which prohibits the organization of activities of a public or religious association whose operations have been officially suspended. He was fined 750 rubles for attending a gathering at the home of Ilmi Umerov, along with other Mejlis members, on September 22, 2016.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_238";2016;10;24;2016-10-24;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On October 24, 2016, Mejlis members Dilyaver Akiev and Enver Kurtiev were found guilty of violating Article 20.28 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation, “Organization of the activities of a public or religious association in respect of which a decision has been made to suspend its activities.” They were each fined 500 rubles for gathering at the home of Ilmi Umerov with other Mejlis members on September 22, 2016.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_239";2016;10;27;2016-10-27;"Yalta region, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;NA;"On October 27, 2016, four searches were conducted at the mosques in Koreiz, Simeiz, Derekoy, and Ai Vasyl. While details about all four searches are not available, Nariman Dzhelyal reported having reliable information that the officers who searched the Koreiz mosque planted the religious book The Fortress of the Muslim, which is banned in the Russian Federation. It is known that the next day, the imam of the Koreiz mosque was summoned to court, but he refused to admit guilt and intended to appeal.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_240";2016;11;1;2016-11-01;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Mejlis";"On November 1, 2016, the Bakhchisaray District Court found Mejlis member Zeinur Yakubov guilty under Article 20.28 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (organizing the activities of a prohibited association). He was fined 500 rubles for gathering with other Mejlis members at Ilmi Umerov’s house on September 22, 2016.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_241";2016;11;7;2016-11-07;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On November 7, 2016, the Zheleznodorozhnyi District Court of Simferopol ruled against Nedim Khalilov, who resided in Crimea. He was found guilty of an administrative offense under Article 18.8 of the Administrative Code (""Violation of migration legislation"") and was ordered to be expelled.";"Deportation";NA;NA;"Deportation";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_243";2016;11;14;2016-11-14;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,03366;35,37536;NA;"On November 10, 2016, Rizvan Abduramanov, a resident of the village of Batalnoe, Leninsky region, went to Feodosia in search of work. He went missing on November 14, 2016.";"Forced disappearance";NA;NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;1;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_244";2016;11;14;2016-11-14;"Yevpatoriya, Ukraine";45,19546;33,37121;NA;"On November 14, 2016, a search was conducted at the Khan Jami Mosque in Yevpatoria. The mosque’s imam, Elmar Abdulganiev, reported that at 19:00 three individuals arrived—one identifying himself as an employee of the Russian prosecutor’s office, and the other two as FSB officers. The law enforcement officers did not present any official documents authorizing the search. During the search, one of the FSB officers claimed to have found banned religious literature hidden under a carpet.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_245";2016;11;17;2016-11-17;"Otradnoe, Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,86132;33,73384;NA;"On November 17, 2016, a search was conducted at the house of Sherif Ganiyev. According to relatives, the house is home to Emir Khasanov, the 20-year-old brother of Ganiyev's wife, who was allegedly suspected of theft.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_246";2016;11;17;2016-11-17;"Sofievka, Simferopol region, Ukraine";45,09336;34,00099;NA;"On November 17, 2016, Russian law enforcement officers (identity unknown) searched the house of businessman Yusuf. His surname is not specified in open sources. According to the family, the search was related to the business activities of Yusuf’s son, Fevzi, which he had been carrying out since 2013. Upon entering the house, the security forces forced everyone to their knees and prohibited them from calling or inviting familiar people from the local community. According to Yusuf, the officers first inspected all the rooms, then allowed the family members to stand and conducted a brief search. Afterwards, Fevzi was taken for interrogation.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"businessmen";"bus";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_247";2016;11;23;2016-11-23;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,74471;33,84921;"Mejlis";"On November 23, 2016, the Bakhchisaray District Court found Mejlis member Mustafa Maushev guilty of an administrative offense under Article 20.28 of the Russian Federation’s Administrative Code (organizing the activities of a banned organization). He was fined 500 rubles for gathering with other Mejlis members at the home of Ilmi Umerov on September 22, 2016.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_248";2016;11;24;2016-11-24;"Evpatoriya, Ukraine";45,19546;33,37121;NA;"On November 24, 2016, representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained Elmar Abdulganiev, the imam of the Khan Jami mosque in Yevpatoria. He was taken to court, found guilty of possessing and distributing extremist literature under Article 20.29 of the Administrative Code, and fined.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_249";2016;11;29;2016-11-29;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,71903;34,35504;NA;"On November 29, 2016, at the administrative border with Crimea, FSB officers detained several Crimean Tatar artists without explanation. These artists had participated in the Vatan Sesi (“Call of the Homeland”) gala concert on November 27 in Kyiv. Minors were released immediately, while the others were taken for questioning. Those detained included Aliye Degermendzhi, mother of Mustafa Degermendzhi, a figure in the “February 26 Case”; members of the Hip-Hop Qirim group—Seyran Khalilov, Eskender Chatalov, and Osman Jemaladinov; singer Reana Tarkova; and Ayshe Absayitova, mother of minor concert participant Adile Absayitova. All detainees were subsequently released.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"7";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_250";2016;11;30;2016-11-30;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,71903;34,35504;NA;"On November 30, 2016, while leaving Crimea, lawyers Emil Kurbedinov and Edem Semedlyayev were detained at the administrative border. They were taken to separate rooms at the passport control point and interrogated for about an hour and a half. Russian border guards described the detentions as part of a special operation. After the interrogations, the lawyers were released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"lawyer";"law";"2";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_251";2016;12;6;2016-12-06;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,74471;33,84921;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On December 6, 2016, the Bakhchisarai District Court fined Enver Sherfiev 15,000 rubles for participating, along with other residents of Bakhchisarai, in a public gathering on May 12, 2016, in support of the defendants in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case who had been detained in Bakhchisarai (near the Salachik cafe). Sherfiev was found guilty under Article 20.2 of the Russian Administrative Code for participating in an unauthorized assembly.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_252";2016;12;8;2016-12-08;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,71903;34,35504;NA;"On December 8, 2016, Russian border guards detained lawyers Emil Kurbedinov and Edem Semedlyayev at the administrative border with Crimea. The detention lasted about an hour, after which the lawyers were released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"lawyer";"law";"2";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_253";2016;12;9;2016-12-09;"Orlovka, Sevastopol region, Ukraine";44,73081;33,58115;NA;"On December 9, 2016, in the village of Orlovka near Sevastopol, a group of armed individuals, presumably officers from the Center for Countering Extremism, detained 11 Crimean Muslims (names unknown) at the local mosque immediately after Friday prayer. They were taken to the Kacha police station. The alleged reason for the detention was the search for certain suspects. The detainees were interrogated without lawyers present, fingerprinted, and then released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"11";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_254";2017;1;23;2017-01-23;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On January 23, 2017, Osman Belyalov was found guilty by a court of participating in an unsanctioned public gathering and was fined 10,000 rubles. Belyalov had been present during the searches of Crimean Tatar homes in Bakhchisarai on May 12, 2016. At the time, local residents gathered near the Salachik café to show support for the affected families. The court effectively classified this act of solidarity as an unauthorized assembly.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_255";2017;1;26;2017-01-26;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,84921;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On January 26, 2017, following a search, activist Seiran Saliyev was taken to the Bakhchisarai District Police Department. The Bakhchisarai District Court sentenced him to 12 days of administrative arrest, reportedly for distributing extremist materials.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arrest";"activist";"act";"a";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_256";2017;1;26;2017-01-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On January 26, 2017, lawyer Emil Kurbedinov was detained and sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest. The detention occurred while Kurbedinov was on his way to Seiran Saliyev’s house to provide legal assistance in connection with a search. The stated reason for his arrest was the publication of a video of an ‘extremist nature’ on social media in 2013. Additionally, searches were conducted at the offices of Kurbedinov’s law group and at his home, during which Russian security forces reportedly seized equipment and documents containing attorney-client privileged information.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arrest";"lawyer";"law";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_257";2017;1;31;2017-01-31;"Yevpatoriya, Ukraine";45,19546;33,37121;NA;"On January 31, 2017, the Yevpatoria City Court found M.S. Abselyamov guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses for storing the video file ""What Jihad in the Caucasus"" on his ""VKontakte"" page, which was included in the list of extremist materials. The de facto court imposed a fine of 2,000 rubles on him.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_258";2017;2;9;2017-02-09;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On February 9, 2017, the Bakhchisaray District court imposed an administrative fine on Arsen Ganiev under Part 4 of Article 5.26 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. The penalty was issued for distributing calendars, leaflets about the upcoming Maulid event (the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad), and the book Mevlud Ayi Hayirli Olsun. The court classified these actions as unauthorized missionary activity.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_259";2017;2;21;2017-02-21;"Kamenka, Simferopol, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On February 21, 2017, activist Marlen Mustafayev was detained following a search of his home. That same day, the Kyiv District Court of Simferopol found him guilty under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation and sentenced him to eleven days of administrative arrest. The basis for the arrest was a post he had made on the social network VKontakte in July 2014.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_260";2017;2;21;2017-02-21;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On February 21, 2017, Ruslan Suleimanov, Remzi Bekirov, Medjit Abdurahmanov, Ablyakim Abdurahmanov, Seyran Murtazaev, Alim Karimov, Riza Izetov, Enver Tasinov, and Osman Arifmemetov were detained during a search of activist Marlen Mustafayev’s home. They had been present as civic activists, documenting the search and showing support for Mustafayev and his family. The Kyiv District Court of Simferopol found them guilty under Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a public event”), classifying the gathering during the search as an unauthorized assembly, and sentenced each to five days of administrative arrest.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"9";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_261";2017;2;27;2017-02-27;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,03366;35,37536;NA;"On February 27, 2017, the Feodosia court found Enver Islyamov guilty of an administrative offense under Part 4 of Article 5.26 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses and imposed a fine of 5,000 rubles. He was charged with organizing a religious event on behalf of the centralized religious organization ""Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims"" without possessing a document issued by the governing body of the religious association confirming its registration with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_262";2017;3;9;2017-03-09;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;NA;"On March 9, 2017, Seit-Ibrahim Zaitullaev, who had been detained on February 10, 2017 by FSB officers, was found guilty of violating Part 1 of Article 322 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (""Illegal crossing of the State Border of the Russian Federation""). The Armyansk City Court fined him 5,000 rubles.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_263";2017;3;13;2017-03-13;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On March 13, 2017, Nariman Dzhelyal was summoned to the Center for Combating Extremism of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Simferopol for interrogation. He was required to provide explanations regarding an interview he had given to the TV channel “112 Ukraine.”";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_264";2017;3;15;2017-03-15;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,03366;35,37536;NA;"On March 15, 2017, Emil Mukhteremov was illegally detained in Feodosia by FSB officers from Yalta. He was taken to the local FSB office, where he was questioned about the Yalta defendants in the so-called “Hizb ut-Tahrir case,” as well as about Emil’s friends and acquaintances, and subjected to numerous personal questions. After Emil refused to answer, the FSB officers confiscated his mobile phone, took him to a field near the village of Zimino in Razdolnoe region, and forced him to dig a hole, threatening to bury him in it. He was then taken to the grounds of an abandoned building near the field and again coerced into cooperating. After another refusal, the FSB officers left, abandoning him there without any means of communication.";"Detention";"Interogation";"Torture";"Detention with torture";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;1;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_265";2017;3;20;2017-03-20;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 20, 2017, armed FSB officers searched the house of the parents of Veldar Shukurdzhiev, the coordinator of the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in Crimea. The search was allegedly related to investigative actions in a criminal case opened against Shukurdzhiev. His public statements in the Ukrainian media about the illegality of Russia's actions in Crimea were regarded by the Russian security services as an alleged encroachment on the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_266";2017;3;23;2017-03-23;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 23, 2017, the FSB opened a criminal case against Veldar Shukurdzhiev, an activist of the Ukrainian Cultural Centre. At the time, Shukurdzhiev had been living in mainland Ukraine. According to Krym.Realii, the case was opened under Part 2 of Article 280.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for “calls for separatism.”";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_267";2017;3;29;2017-03-29;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 29, 2017, Bilyal Adilov was detained near the Supreme Court in Simferopol and accused of threatening violence against an official or their relatives. He was fined 10,000 Russian rubles.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police, court";"State"
"Ctrep_268";2017;3;30;2017-03-30;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 30, 2017, activist Remzi Bekirov was detained. On the same day, the Simferopol District Court found him guilty under Article 20.29 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (“Production and distribution of extremist materials”) for publications on the social network VKontakte made in 2009–2010 and sentenced him to three days of administrative arrest.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police, court";"State"
"Ctrep_269";2017;3;30;2017-03-30;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 30, 2017, in Simferopol, officers from the Center for Countering Extremism detained activists Riza Izetov and Osman Arifmemetov, along with journalist Taras Ibragimov. Izetov and Arifmemetov had gone to the Center “E” building to support Remzi Bekirov, who had been detained earlier that day on charges of violating Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Production and distribution of extremist materials”). An hour later, all three were released without charges";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_270";2017;4;3;2017-04-03;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,03366;35,37536;"Mejlis";"On April 3, 2017, the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring of the Russian Federation included Suleyman Kadirov, a member of the Feodosia regional Mejlis accused of separatism, in the so-called “list of extremists and terrorists.” As a result, Suleyman was deprived of his pension payments, and the funds on his bank card were frozen under the Russian Federation’s law “On Counteracting the Legalization (Laundering) of Criminal Proceeds and the Financing of Terrorism.”";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Finance institution";"State"
"Ctrep_271";2017;4;13;2017-04-13;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On April 13, 2017, Russian security forces searched the home of activist Seydamet Mustafayev, after which he was detained. The Bakhchisaray City Court found Mustafayev guilty of an offense under Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (propaganda or public demonstration of attributes or symbols of extremist organizations) and sentenced him to 10 days of administrative arrest. On April 14, 2017, the same court found him guilty of an offense under Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code (violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a meeting, rally, demonstration, march, or picketing) for gathering people near his house during the search and sentenced him to 5 days of administrative arrest.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";1;0;1;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_272";2017;4;13;2017-04-13;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On April 13, 2017, activists Mustafa Abduramanov, Eskender Memetov, Remzi Zudiev, Shevket Abduramanov, and Aziz Azizov, who had come to support Seydamet Mustafayev during a search of his house in Bakhchisaray, were detained. On the same day, the Bakhchisaray court found them guilty of violating Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (""Violation of the procedure for holding mass events"") for gathering near Mustafayev’s house and sentenced them to between two and seven days of administrative arrest.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"5";5;0;5;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_273";2017;4;13;2017-04-13;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On April 13, 2017, the residence of Riza/Midat Muzhdabaev in Bakhchisarai was searched, and he was detained. On the same day, the court found him guilty of an offense under Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (propaganda or public demonstration of attributes or symbols of extremist organizations) and sentenced him to three days of administrative arrest.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_274";2017;4;21;2017-04-21;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On April 21, 2017, in Simferopol, Abibe Reshatova was detained and questioned by security services under pressure and torture.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;"Detention with violence";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;1;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_275";2017;4;23;2017-04-23;"Sovetskiy, Ukraine";45,34173;34,92822;"Kurultai";"On April 23, 2017, Rustem Mennanov was charged with an administrative offense for a social media post congratulating Mustafa Dzhemilev on his birthday, in which he mentioned the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_276";2017;4;26;2017-04-26;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,233334;39,700001;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On April 26, 2017, the judge sentenced Ruslan Zeytullaev to 12 years of imprisonment in a strict-regime colony under part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Thus, Zeytullaev’s charge was reclassified from part 2 of Article 205.5 (""Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization"") to part 1 of Article 205.5 (""Organization of the activities of a terrorist organization""), resulting in a significant increase in his prison term. Earlier, on September 7, 2016, he had been sentenced to seven years in prison, but the new sentence increased this term to 12 years.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_277";2017;5;4;2017-05-04;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 4, 2017, nine officers from the Centre for Countering Extremism conducted a search at the home of Tofik Abdulgaziyev in Simferopol. According to the court ruling, the search was carried out in connection with the case of a man named Memetov, who is reportedly in Syria fighting on the side of ISIS. Finding nothing, the security forces left. However, half an hour later, Abdulgaziyev was summoned for questioning at the Centre for Countering Extremism, where he was asked to have his photograph taken and to provide fingerprints, which he refused.";"Arbitrary search";"Interogation";NA;"Arbitrary search";"businessmen";"bus";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_278";2017;5;8;2017-05-08;"Morskoe, Sudak, Ukrane";44,8285;34,78975;NA;"On May 8, 2017, Server Toroz was detained in the village of Morskoye following a search of his house. The search was conducted by police officers from Krasnodar, who were reportedly looking for weapons and prohibited substances. After the search, armed men in uniforms from SOBR (Special Rapid Response Unit of the National Guard of the Russian Federation) took Toroz to the private hotel Surozh and subsequently transferred him to Russia. On May 9, Toroz contacted his parents to inform them that he was being held in a pre-trial detention center in Krasnodar.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_279";2017;5;8;2017-05-08;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Mejlis";"On May 8, 2017, during a search of Ilver Ametov’s house in Sudak, his son was reportedly beaten by security forces.";"Arbitrary search";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;"Arbitrary search with violence";"activist";"act";"2";1;0;1;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_281";2017;5;11;2017-05-11;"Strogonovka, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,94246;34,18602;NA;"On May 11, 2017, representatives of the Russian police, Rosgvardia, and FSB conducted a search of the house of activist Riza Izetov in the village of Strogonovka, during which they seized a laptop and a tablet. Following the search, Izetov was detained and taken for questioning to the Centre for Countering Extremism, but he refused to testify, citing Article 51 of the Russian Constitution. Izetov’s lawyer was not allowed to see him. An hour later, he was released. The staff of the Centre “E” explained that the procedural actions were related to searching for documents concerning Enver Memetov, who disappeared in 2016 and is allegedly fighting in Syria. However, during the interrogation, Izetov was also questioned about his religious beliefs.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_280";2017;5;16;2017-05-16;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Mejlis";"On May 16, 2017, Ilver Ametov, head of the Sudak Regional Mejlis, received a response from the Sudak city administration denying him permission to hold a mourning rally on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"activist";"act";"0";0;0;0;0;"Local authorities";"State"
"Ctrep_282";2017;5;18;2017-05-18;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,74471;33,84921;NA;"On May 18, 2017, administrative charges were brought against participants of a rally in Bakhchisarai, including Ibraim Abdurefiev, Nariman Mamutov, Server Umerov, and two other individuals. The following day, the Bakhchisarai District Court held a hearing and found them guilty of violating Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. Each was sentenced to a fine of 10,000 rubles.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"5";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_283";2017;5;18;2017-05-18;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95838;34,10997;NA;"On May 18, 2017, in central Simferopol, on the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People, police detained activists including Server Karametov, Nariman Dzhemilev, and Server Izmailov. Karametov had staged a solo protest on Lenin Square with a Crimean Tatar flag and portraits of his parents, who were victims of the 1944 deportation. Izmailov, who has Parkinson's disease, was detained for coming to the square with the national flag. The detainees were taken to the Central Police Department of Simferopol, questioned, and subsequently released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_284";2017;5;18;2017-05-18;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95838;34,10997;NA;"On May 18, 2017, around ten young people carrying Crimean Tatar flags were taken to the Central Police Department. At least two of them were minors. The circumstances and reasons for their detention are unknown. Some detainees, including a minor, were fingerprinted at the Simferopol Police Department. Eight people were released after providing explanations, while the two minors were held at the station until their parents arrived and were later released as well.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"10";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_285";2017;5;18;2017-05-18;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,03366;35,37536;NA;"On May 18, 2017, police in Feodosia obstructed the laying of flowers at the monument to the victims of deportation. Crimeans who wished to honor the victims’ memory had their identity documents taken. The police explained the measures as a way to prevent an unauthorized public gathering. Activist Suleyman Kadyrov was detained but released shortly thereafter.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_286";2017;5;22;2017-05-22;"Lenino, Leninskiy region, Ukraine";45,29728;35,77589;NA;"On May 22, 2017, 10–12 police officers, accompanied by two plainclothes men, searched the house of Nadir Mambetshaiev in the village of Lenino. The search was conducted in connection with the disappearance of Enver Memetov. After the search, law enforcement officers took Mambetshaiev to the Leninsky police department for questioning, where they conducted fingerprinting, collected DNA samples, and interrogated him. Mambetshaiev was released afterward.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_287";2017;6;1;2017-06-01;"Sovetskiy, Ukraine";45,34173;34,92822;"Mejlis";"On June 1, 2017, the Sovetsky District Court found Rustem Mennanov, a member of the regional Mejlis, guilty under Article 13.15 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (“Abuse of freedom of mass information”) for disseminating information on social media about an organization included in the list of those banned in the Russian Federation. Specifically, he was penalized for mentioning the Mejlis without indicating that it is officially prohibited within Russian territory. The court imposed a fine of 2,000 rubles.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_288";2017;6;15;2017-06-15;"Prisivashne, Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,35341;35,01649;NA;"On June 15, 2017, in the village of Prisivashne, Sovetsky district, about 15 law enforcement officers wearing balaclavas and accompanied by a sniffer dog conducted a search with the use of force at the home of local resident Tokhtar Akimov’s family. After the investigation, Akimov was taken to the Simferopol headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where he was interrogated and signed a non-disclosure agreement. According to Akimov, the investigator behaved appropriately during the interrogation. A few hours later, he was released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_289";2017;6;21;2017-06-21;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38768;NA;"On June 21, 2017, Ruslan Kurtsiytov and four other residents of Dzhankoy were summoned to the local police station. The summons was related to their participation, along with other locals, in laying flowers at a memorial plaque on May 18, 2017, the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Deportation of the Crimean Tatar People. According to the police, this act was equated with an unauthorized rally, and the summoned individuals were asked to provide written statements regarding the events of May 18.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"civilian";"civ";"5";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_290";2017;6;30;2017-06-30;"Kirovskoe, Ukraine";45,22233;35,2039;NA;"On June 30, 2017, the Kirovsky District Court of Crimea found A.S. Khalilov guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses and imposed an administrative fine.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_291";2017;6;30;2017-06-30;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,84921;NA;"On June 30, 2017, the Bakhchisaray District Court imposed an administrative fine of 150,000 rubles on Osman Belyalov, an activist from Bakhchisaray.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_294";2017;7;4;2017-07-04;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,84921;NA;"On July 4, 2017, the Bakhchisaray District Court fined Zarema Umerova, a resident of the Bakhchisaray district, 300,000 rubles under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Incitement of hatred or enmity, as well as humiliation of human dignity”) for publishing pro-Ukrainian posts on a social network and quoting V. Putin regarding the occupation of Crimea.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_295";2017;7;6;2017-07-06;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,84921;NA;"On July 7, 2017, the Bakhchisarai District Court found Emil Belialov guilty of violating Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the procedure for holding mass events”) due to his presence during the search of Seydamet Mustafayev on April 13, 2017. Previously, Belialov had already been fined for participating in an “unsanctioned rally” while witnessing searches of Crimean Tatars near the Salanchik café in May 2016. Citing this as a repeat offense, the court sentenced him to a fine of 150,000 rubles for repeated participation in an “unsanctioned rally.”";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_296";2017;7;7;2017-07-07;"Pervomaiskiy region, Ukraine";45,72218;33,83257;NA;"On July 7, 2017, a judge of the Pervomaisky District Court sentenced Emil Minasov, a resident of Sevastopol, under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (""Public incitement of hatred or enmity"") to one year and three months in a penal colony for publications on social networks.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_297";2017;7;10;2017-07-10;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95044;34,11231;NA;"On July 10, 2017, the Kyiv District Court of Simferopol fined Bilal Adilov 10,000 rubles after finding him guilty of threatening police officers. On March 29, 2017, Adilov was abducted by several masked security officers near the building of the Supreme Court of Crimea. He was released the following day, but a criminal case was opened against him.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_298";2017;7;13;2017-07-13;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,74471;33,84921;NA;"On July 13, 2017, activist Nariman Memedinov was found guilty of violating Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the procedure for holding mass events”) for being present during the search of Seydamet Mustafayev on April 13, 2017. According to the decision of the Bakhchisaray District Court, Memedinov was fined 10,000 rubles.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_300";2017;8;1;2017-08-01;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"In August 2017, media reports revealed that Zarema Umerova, who had been criminally prosecuted for expressing her opinion about a quote by Putin on social media, was added to the so-called “list of extremists and terrorists” by the Russian Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring). This designation restricted Zarema’s ability to withdraw the necessary funds to pay her fine, which risked resulting in a harsher sentence. On September 14, 2017, Zarema Umerova’s fine of 300,000 rubles was paid off thanks to the “Crimean Marathon” campaign.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Finance institution";"State"
"Ctrep_301";2017;8;2;2017-08-02;"Vostochnoe, Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,21907;35,02638;NA;"On August 2, 2017, Mamet Kurkçi’s house was searched. The police did not provide the family with a specific reason for the search, stating only that Kurkçi was allegedly suspected of committing certain offenses. During the search, Kurkçi’s mobile phone was seized. Afterward, he was taken to the local police department for questioning and detained for two days. It later emerged that Kurkçi was suspected of allegedly selling drugs.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_302";2017;8;8;2017-08-08;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 8, 2017, Server Karametov, a 76-year-old veteran of the Crimean Tatar national movement, was detained for holding a solitary protest in support of those involved in the “February 26 case.” He was sentenced to 10 days of administrative arrest.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police, court";"State"
"Ctrep_303";2017;8;9;2017-08-09;"Kirovskoe, Ukraine";45,22233;35,2039;NA;"On September 9, 2017, Russian law enforcement officers (agency unknown) searched the house of local imam Umer Emiramzaev. According to local activists, 15 people lived in the house, including young children, and the security forces behaved rudely, using foul language. The family was not informed of the reasons for the search or the charges brought against Emiramzaev. According to witnesses, the security forces presented only documents authorizing an inspection of the premises, but in fact conducted a full search. During the search, religious literature, a laptop, and tablets were seized.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_304";2017;8;10;2017-08-10;"Novoklenovo, Belogorsk region, Ukraine";45,00694;34,49517;NA;"On August 10, 2017, security services blocked the street near the Mirpochayev family home in Novoklenovo village, Belogorsk region, and conducted a search. Four men were detained. They were interrogated, their documents checked, and their fingerprints taken. Afterward, the father and younger son were released, while the two remaining sons were subjected to torture. Following the torture, the eldest son was released and taken to Novoklenovo, where he was abandoned in a forested area. His brother remained in administrative detention for 15 days on the grounds that two passports had been found during the search.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Torture";"Detention with torture";"civilian";"civ";"4";2;0;2;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_305";2017;8;14;2017-08-14;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 14, 2017, in Simferopol, Crimean Tatar activists held solitary pickets in support of 76-year-old Server Karametov, who had been sentenced to ten days of administrative arrest for holding a solitary picket in support of Akhtem Chiygoz. The police detained nine people, all of whom were later released. Yarikul Davlatov was held administratively liable under Part 1 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation and fined 10,000 rubles by the Railway District Court of Simferopol.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"9";0;0;0;0;"Police, court";"State"
"Ctrep_306";2017;8;14;2017-08-14;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 14, 2017, streamers Artem Osipov, Oleksandr Dyachkov, and Selim Teifukov were unlawfully detained while filming participants in solo pickets in Simferopol. Osipov was taken to the Central District Police Department, while Dyachkov and Teifukov were brought to the Railway District Police Department. All were released without any protocols being filed.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_307";2017;8;20;2017-08-20;"Bila Skelya, Bilogorsk region, Ukraine";45,09309;34,62143;NA;"On August 20, 2017, an event was planned at the Cowboy horse-riding base in the village of Ak'-K'aya (Belaya Skala) in Belogorsk to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the mass rallies of Crimean Tatars on Red Square in Moscow in the summer of 1987. Riot police prevented the event by blocking access to the base. One of the organizers, Bekir Umerov, brother of the Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people Ilmi Umerov, was detained, allegedly for “insulting a state official.” He was taken to the police station, where his fingerprints were taken. Umerov refused to be interrogated, citing Article 51 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, and was later released without charges.
";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_308";2017;8;21;2017-08-21;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 21, 2017, Fazil Ibraimov, an activist of the local “protest lawn,” was arrested in Simferopol and sentenced to five days of administrative arrest. Two weeks earlier, he had attempted to speak at a public hearing on the construction of the Krymskaya Roza residential area. However, the head of the Simferopol administration, Gennadiy Bakharev, deprived him of the floor and asked the police to remove him from the hall. A brief scuffle ensued, after which Ibraimov was accused of “disobeying the lawful demands of the police.”";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police, court";"State"
"Ctrep_309";2017;8;30;2017-08-30;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,12028;33,68213;"Kurultai";"On August 30, 2017, at the administrative border while leaving Crimea, FSB officers detained Ali Ozenbash, head of the Kurultai Audit Commission and member of the Executive Board of the World Congress of Crimean Tatars. The border guards did not explain the reasons for his detention and held him for an hour and a half before releasing him.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_310";2017;9;1;2017-09-01;"Pervomaiskiy region, Ukraine";45,72218;33,83257;NA;"In September 2017, Enver Emirasanov, the organizer of a football match in honor of Ervin Ibragimov, who was abducted in 2016, was summoned to the police, where he was interrogated and charged with an administrative offense for organizing an unauthorized mass event. The match did not take place, as it was disrupted by law enforcement officers.";"Interogation";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_311";2017;9;11;2017-09-11;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On September 11, 2017, a judge of the Supreme Court of Crimea sentenced Akhtem Chiygoz, deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, to eight years in a general-regime colony. He was found guilty under part 1 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Organization of mass riots”).";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_312";2017;9;13;2017-09-13;"Nizhnegorsk, Ukraine";45,4466;34,73879;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On September 13, 2017, in Nizhnegorsk, Renat Paralamov’s house was searched, and a book and a laptop were seized. He was later taken to the FSB office in Simferopol, where he was severely beaten and tortured with electric shocks.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Torture";"Detention with torture";"activist";"act";"1";1;0;1;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_313";2017;9;15;2017-09-15;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95872;34,10467;NA;"On September 15, 2017, in Simferopol on Franko Boulevard, 15–20 police officers detained 14 individuals, including journalist Taras Ibrahimov and activists Nazim Sheikhmambetov, Ibrahim Ibrahimov, Suleyman Dzheparov, and Server Ayar. They were on their way to meet the head of the Crimean FSB unit, Viktor Palagin, to file a complaint about the illegal detention and torture of Renat Paralamov on September 13–14, 2017. All detainees were later released.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"14";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_314";2017;9;20;2017-09-20;"Sevastopol, Ukraine";44,60754;33,52367;NA;"On September 20, 2017, a Sevastopol court imposed an administrative fine of 10,000 rubles on pro-Russian activist Lenur Usmanov for holding an unauthorized protest against the confiscation of land plots from Sevastopol residents.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_315";2017;9;20;2017-09-20;"Vostochnoe, Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,21907;35,02638;NA;"On September 20, 2017, officers of the Russian Investigative Committee searched the house of Memet Ablyalimov in the village Vostochnoe, Sovetskiy region. The search was carried out in accordance with a ruling by the Sudak City Court as part of a criminal case under Article 238 of the Russian Criminal Code (production, storage, transportation, or sale of goods and products that do not meet safety requirements).";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_316";2017;10;2;2017-10-02;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Tabligi Jamaat";"On October 2, 2017, Renat Suleimanov, Arsen Kubedinov, Talat Abdurahmanov, and Seyran Mustafaev were detained on accusations of belonging to the Islamic group Tabligh Jamaat, which is considered extremist in Russia.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_318";2017;10;9;2017-10-09;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On October 9, 2017, a judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea upheld Redvan Suleymanov’s sentence of one year and eight months in a general-regime colony and imposed a fine of 3.5 million rubles.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_319";2017;10;11;2017-10-11;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On October 11, 2014, in Bakhchisaray, the homes of six Crimean Tatars—Ernest Ametov, Suleiman Asanov, Memet Belyalov, Server Zeker’yaev, Seyran Saliev, and Timur Ibragimov—were searched. All six men were accused of belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir and were detained by the police. Police used violence against Crimean Tatars who came to support them.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"6";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_320";2017;10;11;2017-10-11;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,74471;33,84921;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On October 11, 2017, during searches of activists’ homes in Bakhchisaray, Asan Ismailov, Amet Suleimanov, Eldar Ishnazarov, Ernest Ibragimov, Refat Asanov, Eskender Lyumanov, Elnur Asanov, Rudem Nedziev, and Ruslan Belyalov—who had come to support the families and were taking photos and videos of the events—were detained. Five people were beaten during the detention. On the same day, the Bakhchisaray District Court found them guilty of violating Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (violation of the procedure for holding mass events) and sentenced them to fines.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";"Administrative penalty";"Detention with violence";"activist";"act";"11";5;0;5;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_321";2017;10;11;2017-10-11;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On October 11, 2017, in Simferopol, Russian law enforcement officers detained Nuri Ibragimov, a resident of Oktyabrskoye village, and Maksud Ablyakimov from Sudak. On that day, relatives and friends of Bakhchisarai residents, who had been detained earlier as part of the criminal “Hizb ut-Tahrir Case,” had come to the FSB building. Ibragimov and Ablyakimov were taken to the Kyiv District Police Department in Simferopol and were later released without charges.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_322";2017;10;11;2017-10-11;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On October 11, 2017, near the home of Seyran Saliyev, where a search was underway, Crimean Solidarity activists Alimdar Belyalov (from Stary Krym) and Akhmed Suleymanov (from Bakhchisaray) were detained while streaming the event. Other Crimean Solidarity streamers were also detained, though the exact number is unknown.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_323";2017;10;14;2017-10-14;NA;NA;NA;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On October 14, 2017, across Crimea, more than 100 individuals participated in solitary pickets protesting the repression of Crimean Tatars. On that day, Russian police detained 49 people. Numerous violations were documented during the arrests: detainees were not informed of their rights, were denied access to legal assistance, and had their fingerprints taken by force. All detainees were taken to local police stations and later released. However, more than 80 individuals subsequently faced administrative prosecution.";"Detention";"Interogation";"Administrative penalty";"Detention";"activist";"act";"80";0;0;0;0;"Police, court";"State"
"Ctrep_324";2017;10;20;2017-10-20;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On October 20, 2017, a criminal case was opened against Shevket Razzakov, an activist from Simferopol, under Article 319 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Insulting a representative of the authorities”). Razzakov was accused of “spitting without cause” at a police officer and using foul language during searches of activists’ homes in Bakhchisarai on April 13, 2017. He is currently under recognizance not to leave.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_325";2017;10;23;2017-10-23;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On October 23, 2017, officers of the Simferopol police broke into the home of Enver Ibraimov, the son of activist Fazil Ibraimov, associated with the so-called protest fields. According to his lawyer, 30 masked and armed men carrying machine guns entered the house. The stated pretext for the search was allegedly the search for extremist literature, but the warrant was issued in the name of Enver’s father, Fazil Ibraimov.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_326";2017;11;1;2017-11-01;"Yalta, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;NA;"On November 1, 2017, police officers came to the house of Ebazer Kuku, brother of political prisoner and human rights activist Emir-Usein Kuku, who is involved in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir case.” They instructed him to take his passport, get dressed, and accompany them. He was taken to the Yalta Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where his DNA was analyzed and his photograph taken. He was then asked to provide detailed written explanations about his whereabouts on October 31, 2017, the vehicles he owned, and his contacts with members of organizations banned in the Russian Federation. Afterward, he was released without being charged and without a detention report being drawn up.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_327";2017;11;8;2017-11-08;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On November 8, 2017, Russian law enforcement officers searched the house of Ruslan (Alimdar) Belyalov, an activist of the Crimean Solidarity Association, in Stary Krym. According to Ruslan, during the search, mobile phones were seized, and the front door was broken down. He stated that he did not sign any documents related to the search, only a report on the seizure of his mobile phone. After the search, 3,000 USD and 60,000 rubles of his personal savings went missing.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_328";2017;11;8;2017-11-08;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On November 8, 2017, in Staryi Krym, law enforcement officers detained and brought in for questioning five employees of a public catering business employed by Alimdar (Ruslan) Belyalov, an activist of the Crimean Tatar national movement. The detainees were Asan Zekeriyayev, Alim Zekeriyayev, Resul Abduramanov, Mustafa Isaev, and Amet Umerov. The authorities did not identify themselves or provide reasons for the detention. All five were later released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"5";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_329";2017;11;8;2017-11-08;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On November 8, 2017, the house of activist Seytumer Seitumerov in Bakhchisaray was searched. After the search, Seytumerov was taken to the police, and a report was drawn up under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code (propaganda or demonstration of symbols of an extremist organization). On the same day, the Bakhchisarai District Court found Seitumerov guilty and fined him 2,000 rubles for a social media post made before 2014.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_330";2017;11;8;2017-11-08;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On November 8, 2017, searches were conducted in the homes of Eldar Kantemirov (Zarechnoye village, Simferopol district), Ekrem Abdulvatov (Kirovskoye village), and Abduraman Medzhitov (Simferopol city). During the searches, mobile phones and laptops were seized. Following the search, Abduraman Medzhitov was taken to the Central District Court of Simferopol, where he was found guilty of spreading extremist materials on a social network and sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_331";2017;11;8;2017-11-08;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,1366;33,64605;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On November 8, 2017, at the Armyansk checkpoint, while returning from Kherson to Crimea, Russian border guards detained seven women—wives and relatives of Crimean Tatar political prisoners in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case. Among them were Fera Abdulayeva, Alime Abdulayeva, Liana Bilyalova, Zarina Dzheparova, Fatma Ismailova, Meriem Kuku, and Guzel Salidinova. During the interrogation, two of the women felt unwell, and one lost consciousness. An ambulance was called only after a delay. The women were detained for about six hours and released around 23:45 the same day.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"7";0;0;1;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_332";2017;11;16;2017-11-16;"Pushkino, Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,1999;34,97661;NA;"“On November 16, 2017, security forces broke into Mustafa Mustafayev’s house, smashing doors and windows. According to Mustafa’s son, the armed security personnel behaved rudely. Three masked men reportedly broke the arms of his elder brother and beat him on the neck. The pretext for the search, according to the security forces, was the alleged search for drugs. Relatives stated that nothing was found or seized during the search, but Mustafa Mustafayev was taken to Sevastopol. In addition, following the search of Mustafayev’s house, Russian special services reportedly visited the neighboring home of his mother, Adzher Ablayeva. Some sources also report that a search was conducted at the house of Lenara Mustafayeva’s sister in the village of Zhuravki.";"Arbitrary search";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;"Arbitrary search with violence";"civilian";"civ";"3";1;0;1;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_333";2017;11;19;2017-11-19;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On November 19, 2017, police officers detained Ruslan (Alimdar) Belyalov, a civilian journalist and member of Crimean Solidarity. The alleged reason for the detention was that his car was registered as stolen. Belyalov’s car was later taken to the impound lot, and he was released. During the detention, his documents were seized. Notably, a few days earlier, on November 8, Russian security forces had conducted a search of Belyalov’s house in the town of Staryi Krym.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_334";2017;11;21;2017-11-21;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On November 21, 2017, in Bakhchisarai, officers of the Russian Interior Ministry conducted a search of the home of activist Mustafa Mustafayev. According to Mustafayev, he was presented with a court order to inspect his home in connection with his son Fakhri’s loan debt. Following the search, the officers proceeded to inspect his son’s unfinished house.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_335";2017;11;23;2017-11-23;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Vedzie Kashka case";"On November 23, 2017, in Simferopol, Russian security forces conducted a special operation during which Bekir Degermendzhi and Kazim Ametov were detained at the Medobory café. Nearby, Asan Chapukh was also detained, accompanied by 83-year-old Vedzhie Kashka, a veteran of the Crimean Tatar national movement. During the detention, Kashka felt unwell and later died in an ambulance en route to the hospital. On the same day, another Crimean Tatar activist, Ruslan Trubach, a former member of the revision commission of the Kurultai, was detained along with his brother Eldar. The Trubach brothers were released the same evening. Criminal cases were later initiated against four detainees—Bekir Degermendzhi, Kazim Ametov, Asan Chapukh, and Ruslan Trubach—allegedly for extortion under Part 2 of Article 163 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.";"Detention";"Criminal prosecution";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"6";0;1;0;1;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_336";2017;12;6;2017-12-06;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On December 6, 2017, the house of Fazil Ibraimov was searched in Simferopol. He stated that the search was conducted by Russian law enforcement officers (agency unknown) looking for Islamic literature and documents related to participants of the ‘protest lawns’.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_337";2017;12;12;2017-12-12;"Urojainoe, Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,33664;35,06856;NA;"On December 12, 2017, unmarked security forces wearing balaclavas conducted searches of two neighboring houses in the village of Urozhayne, Sovetsky district of Crimea, and detained Rustem Osmanov, the son of activist and head of the Urozhayne regional Mejlis, Ibraim Osmanov (who was in Kyiv at the time). Rustem Osmanov was taken to the Kyiv District Police Department in Simferopol for interrogation and was subsequently released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_338";2017;12;18;2017-12-18;NA;NA;NA;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On December 18, 2017, courts in Crimea reviewed administrative cases against 80 individuals who had participated in solitary pickets on October 14, 2017. All of them were fined amounts ranging from 10 to 15 non-taxable minimum incomes of citizens.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"76";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_339";2017;12;26;2017-12-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On December 26, 2017, Russian security forces searched the home of school psychologist Asene Misiratova, the ex-wife of Right Sector activist Marlen Misiratov, in Simferopol. The search was conducted as part of an investigation into Marlen Misiratov’s alleged involvement in the explosion of a gas pipeline in Alushta on the night of October 31 to November 1, 2017. Following the search of Dilara Misiratova’s residence, she was detained and taken to the Investigative Committee of Crimea for interrogation. She was later released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_340";2017;12;27;2017-12-27;"Kerch, Ukraine";45,35731;36,46829;NA;"On December 27, 2017, the Kerch City Court found Y.S. Isamukhamedov guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (“Production and dissemination of extremist materials”) and imposed an administrative penalty.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_341";2018;1;1;2018-01-01;"Krasnogvardeiskoe, Krasnogvardeisk region, Ukraine";45,50271;34,30134;NA;"In January 2018, Liliya Tatarisova was convicted by the Krasnohvardiyisk District Court under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Incitement of hatred or hostility, as well as humiliation of human dignity”) for a 2014 social media post concerning Russia’s military occupation of the peninsula. In court, Tatarisova explained that she had published the post out of fear, given the heavy military presence and her concern for her children. On March 22, the Supreme Court of Crimea sentenced her to one year and six months, with a probationary period of ten months, thereby upholding the prosecutor’s appeal.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_342";2018;1;5;2018-01-05;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 5, 2018, officers from the Center for Countering Extremism (Center E) conducted searches at the homes of sisters Hatidzhe Kantemirova and Zera Bazirova. The searches were carried out based on a warrant issued by the Kyiv District Court, although the documents presented described the searches as part of preventive search activities. According to relatives, the Center E officers inquired about one of the women’s sons and his visits to Turkey and Belarus. As a result of the searches, religious literature, a phone, and a tablet were seized.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_343";2018;1;18;2018-01-18;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On January 18, 2018, in Staryi Krym, the house of Girai Kulametov, a participant in the single pickets on October 14, 2017, was searched. Kulametov was accused of distributing “extremist materials” on social networks. Following the search, Russian law enforcement officers took him to the Kirovskiy District Police Department, where an administrative report was drawn up under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code (""Propaganda or public demonstration of attributes or symbols of extremist organizations""). On the same day, the court issued a 10-day administrative arrest for a 2012 publication of a video displaying symbols of Hizb ut-Tahrir.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_344";2018;1;18;2018-01-18;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05462;34,60185;NA;"On January 18, 2018, police officers conducted a search of Kemal Seitiyev, a participant in the October 14 pickets, in Belogorsk. Following the search, he was taken to the Belogorsk District Police Department, where a report was drawn up under Article 20.29 of the Administrative Code (Production and Distribution of Extremist Materials) for publishing a song by Timur Mutsuraev on a social network, which had been included in the Russian Ministry of Justice’s list of extremist materials. On the same day, Seitiyev was fined 1,000 rubles.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police, court";"State"
"Ctrep_345";2018;1;19;2018-01-19;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 19, 2018, Marlen Mustafaev and his wife, Elnara, were summoned for questioning by the Investigative Committee in Simferopol on suspicion that Marlen had distributed extremist videos on “VKontakte.” The preliminary investigation into the matter had begun in September 2017. During the questioning, the  head of the investigative group warned that any audio or video recording devices found would be confiscated if Mustafaev was secretly recording the interrogation. After the couple refused to answer substantive questions regarding the case, they were released.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_346";2018;1;23;2018-01-23;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On January 23, 2018, the home of Mukhsin Dzhambaz’s parents was searched. Mukhsin Dzhambaz, a 27-year-old driver from Staryi Krym, was not at home at the time of the search, but arrived shortly after learning of it. During the search, the windows were smashed while only his elderly mother was present. Following the search, the police proceeded to search Dzhambaz’s apartment in the village of Primorske.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_347";2018;1;23;2018-01-23;"Novyi Svet, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 23, 2018, Russian security forces conducted a search of Ismail Ramazanov’s house in Novyi Svet. Officials from the Russian Interior Ministry stated that the search was allegedly related to extremism charges. At the outset of the search, Ramazanov was handcuffed, and his phone, tablet, and Ukrainian documents were seized. Ministry employees claimed that more than 20 rounds of ammunition were found under his bed; however, Ramazanov and his parents denied any involvement with the alleged ammunition. Ramazanov was taken to the Department of the Investigative Committee. On the same day, a case was opened against him under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Russian Criminal Code (Actions aimed at inciting hatred and enmity committed using the Internet) for statements he had made on the Zello Internet radio station. At the court hearing on the choice of a preventive measure on January 24, Ramazanov stated that he had been subjected to physical violence—specifically, beatings on the head, kidneys, and arms—during the search and while being transported to the Investigative Committee.";"Arbitrary search";"Extrajudicial violence";"Criminal prosecution";"Arbitrary search with violence";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;1;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_348";2018;1;25;2018-01-25;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On January 25, 2018, the house of activist Enver Krosh in Dzhankoy was searched, during which a mobile phone, tablet, and laptop were seized. Following the search, Krosh was taken to the Dzhankoy police station. On the same day, the Dzhankoy District Court issued a ruling sentencing him to ten days of administrative arrest under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation for a social media post published before the occupation of Crimea.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_349";2018;1;25;2018-01-25;"Razlivy, Nizhnegorskiy region, Ukraine";45,46115;34,72151;NA;"On January 25, 2018, officers from the Center “E” conducted a search at the home of Ebazer Islyamov in the village of Rozlivy, Nizhnyohirskyi district. After the search, he was taken to the Nizhnyohirskyi District Police Department. From there, Islyamov was brought to the Nizhnyohirskyi District Court, where he was found guilty of violating Part 1, Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (KoAP RF) and was fined 2,000 rubles. The judge held him accountable for a social media post from 2010, reasoning that Islyamov was obligated to delete the post in 2014.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_350";2018;1;27;2018-01-27;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On January 27, 2018, in Sudak, the monthly meeting of the public initiative ""Crimean Solidarity,"" involving relatives of political prisoners, took place. According to the coordinator of the initiative, Lily Gemedji, approximately 200 people attended the meeting. During the event, riot police (OMON), police, and the Center for Countering Extremism forcibly entered the building where the meeting was held. They surrounded the building, checked the attendees' documents, and filmed the proceedings. The detained individuals were also questioned about the purpose of the gathering, but the participants refused to provide explanations, citing Article 51 of the Russian Constitution. The authorities justified their actions by alleging that the gathering was an unsanctioned mass event. Everyone was released after approximately 4 hours.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"200";0;0;0;0;"Police, Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_351";2018;2;6;2018-02-06;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On February 6, 2018, in Dzhankoy, unidentified individuals dressed in riot police uniforms stopped the car of Fakhri Muratov, the son of Remzi Muratov, a member of the Audit Commission of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people. Without providing any explanation for the stop, the men pulled Muratov out of the car, threw him to the ground, and struck him in the stomach and legs before searching his vehicle and fleeing the scene. The victim’s relatives called the police, who suggested that it had been an “operation to detain drug traffickers” and that the Crimean Tatar man may have been “mistaken for someone else.”";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;NA;"Extrajudicial violence";"activist";"act";"1";1;0;1;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_352";2018;2;15;2018-02-15;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On February 15, 2018, employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained Fazil Ibraimov, an activist of the “Protest Glades,” in connection with a criminal case against him for fraud. According to the investigation, he had been collecting money for seven years from participants of the “Strelkovaya Protest Glade” for assistance in obtaining land ownership.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_353";2018;3;1;2018-03-01;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,03601;35,3688;"Mejlis";"On March 1, 2018, a judge of the Feodosia City Court sentenced Suleiman Kadyrov to two years of suspended imprisonment and imposed a two-year ban on engaging in public activities.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_354";2018;3;8;2018-03-08;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,1366;33,64605;NA;"On March 8, 2018, at the Armyansk checkpoint on the entrance to Crimea, FSB officers illegally detained Abdulla Ibragimov, a resident of Yevpatoria. Late at night, Ibragimov was able to take a bus home. It later became known that he had been held by FSB officers at the checkpoint for approximately 12 hours and subjected to physical and psychological abuse. The security forces used force against him: they beat him on the head with a rubber truncheon, struck him in the face, stripped him down to his underwear, and denied him water.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;"Detention with violence";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;1;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_355";2018;3;23;2018-03-23;"Kholmovka, Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,65759;33,75493;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On March 23, 2018, in the village of Kholmovka, Bakhchysarai district, citizen journalist Nariman Memedeminov was arrested. A criminal case was opened against him under Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (“public calls for terrorism”). The charges were based on content Memedeminov had published on YouTube between 2013 and 2015, including several videos discussing the activities of Hizb ut-Tahrir, an organization banned in Russia. Notably, prior to his arrest, Memedeminov had coordinated the work of citizen journalists within the human rights organization Crimean Solidarity.";"Arbitrary search";"Arrest";NA;"Arbitrary search with arrest";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_356";2018;4;6;2018-04-06;"Pavlovka, Dzankoy region, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On April 6, 2018, during Friday prayers, Federal Security Service (FSB) officers entered a mosque in the village of Pavlivka, Dzhankoy district, to conduct a search. According to parishioners, the pretext for the search was a complaint alleging that extremist activities were taking place in the mosque. About 20 armed men surrounded the building. Worshippers were allowed to leave only after being interrogated and searched. They reported that during the raid, the imam of the mosque was questioned, and two magazines were seized.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_357";2018;4;12;2018-04-12;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On April 12, 2018, the Bakhchisarai District Court found S.R. Khayretdinov guilty of violating Article 20.29 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (“Production and dissemination of extremist materials”) and imposed an administrative penalty.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_358";2018;4;17;2018-04-17;"Stepnoe, Pervomaiskoe region, Ukraine";45,65289;33,7731;NA;"On April 17, 2018, in the village of Stepne, security forces searched the homes of Ayder Yurdam and Edem Vadzhypov. Following the searches, both men were detained and taken to the Razdolnoye police department, where they were interrogated, fingerprinted, and subsequently released. The searches and detentions were reportedly connected to an incident that occurred in 2015, although no further details were provided.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_359";2018;4;19;2018-04-19;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On April 19, 2018, Eden Ablaev, an activist who held a solo picket in Bakhchysarai, was detained by the police. The picket aimed to draw attention to the issue of preserving the cultural integrity of the Khan's Palace. After his detention, Ablaev was taken to the police station, where a protocol for an administrative offense was drawn up, despite his compliance with Russian legislation.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_360";2018;4;19;2018-04-19;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On April 19, 2018, Rolan Osmanov, an activist who staged a solo picket in Bakhchysarai, was detained by the police. Like Eden Ablaev, Osmanov sought to draw attention to the risks posed by the uncontrolled and unprofessional restoration of the Khan's Palace, which is damaging the cultural integrity of the site. After his detention, Osmanov was taken to the police station, where a protocol for an administrative offense was drawn up.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_361";2018;4;26;2018-04-26;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05462;34,60185;NA;"On April 26, 2018, a special operation was carried out in Bilohirsk targeting properties associated with Resul Velilyaev, a Crimean Tatar businessman, public figure, patron, and former delegate of the Crimean Tatar Qurultay. Searches were conducted at Velilyaev’s residence, as well as at the homes of his brothers Ekrem and Remzi, his sons Ayder and Rustem, and his sister Zera Velilyaeva. During the operation, Ali Bariyev, director of LLC KrymOpt, and Resul Velilyaev himself were detained. Both men were interrogated for three hours at the Investigative Committee of Russia in Crimea, located in Simferopol, and were subsequently transferred the same day to Lefortovo SIZO (pre-trial detention center) in Moscow. They were accused of ‘financing terrorist and extremist organizations.’";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"businessmen";"bus";"6";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_362";2018;5;10;2018-05-10;"Baydary, Sevastopol, Ukraine";44,44522;33,77683;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On the morning of May 10, 2018, in the village of Baidary (Orlyne), Balaklava district of Sevastopol, the house of brothers Ernes and Enver Seitosmanov—where their mother, Gulnara, was also present—was surrounded by security forces. Following the search, all three were detained and taken to the Sevastopol FSB Department. On May 11, 2018, the Leninsky District Court of Sevastopol arrested Enver Seitosmanov on suspicion of participating in the Hizb ut-Tahrir organization. He was charged under Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization”).";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_363";2018;5;17;2018-05-17;"Ak-Mechet, Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 17, 2018, in Simferopol, in the area of compact residence of Crimean Tatars near Ak-Mechet, 18 individuals were detained while conducting the “Light a Fire in Your Heart” action in remembrance of the victims of the deportation of the Crimean Tatar people. Among those detained were two minors. They were taken to three police departments in Simferopol, where they were interrogated, fingerprinted, had their footprints and DNA samples taken, and had their mobile phones seized for examination. During the night of May 18, 17 detainees were released without any charges. Nineteen-year-old Seytasan Asanov, who was taken to the Central RVVS, was initially charged under Part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Disobedience to a lawful order of a police officer”), but by the end of the day, the court proceedings against him were terminated.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"18";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_364";2018;5;21;2018-05-21;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 21, 2018, Russian FSB officers searched the house of Server Mustafayev, coordinator of Crimean Solidarity. Following the search, Mustafayev was taken to the FSB office in Simferopol. On the same day, the FSB’s press service in Crimea reported the detention of alleged members of the organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned in Russia.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_365";2018;5;21;2018-05-21;"Dolinnoe, Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,75398;33,76637;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 21, 2018, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) conducted a search of the home of Smailov, an activist with Crimean Solidarity. He was detained and taken to the FSB department for questioning on suspicion of allegedly participating in Hizb ut-Tahrir, an organization banned in Russia.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_366";2018;5;23;2018-05-23;"Pionerskoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,88265;34,19809;"Kurultai";"On May 23, 2018, Asan Egiz, a delegate of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people, was illegally detained near the village of Pionerske, Simferopol district. Egiz was stopped by individuals in police uniforms. After he got out of the car and showed his documents, a traffic police officer called someone on the radio. Shortly afterward, a Volkswagen bus arrived, and the uniformed men offered to take Egiz, allegedly to check his identity. When he refused, several individuals ran up behind him, twisted his arms behind his back, handcuffed him, placed a bag over his head, and put him in the vehicle. Egiz was beaten and driven around the city for an hour and a half before being taken to a forest outside the city. Near the village of Partizanskoye, in the forest along the Simferopol-Bakhchisaray highway, the attackers removed the handcuffs and the bag from his head, threw him face down on the ground, and then disappeared.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;"Detention with violence";"activist";"act";"1";1;0;1;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_367";2018;6;6;2018-06-06;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On June 6, 2018, Russian security forces searched the home of Rustam Abdurakhmanov. The operation involved the police, the Central Emergency Service, and the FSB. According to Abdurakhmanov’s wife, she was taken to the Feodosia district police department for interrogation during the search. Upon her return, she witnessed belongings being removed from the house without a seizure report. Following the search, Rustam Abdurakhmanov was transferred to the Simferopol Detention Centre, reportedly on suspicion of extremism.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_368";2018;6;13;2018-06-13;"Autka, Yalta, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;NA;"On June 13, 2018, a search was conducted at the home of Elina Mammedova in the village of Autka, where she lives with her parents and civilian husband. According to her mother, Lutfie, FSB officers arrived with witnesses. They searched the premises and seized equipment, including two phones, two tablets, a netbook, a system unit, and hard drives. After the search, Elina was ordered to appear before the Investigative Committee to testify. On the same day, a criminal case was opened against her under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Russian Criminal Code (incitement to hatred or enmity using the Internet) for a repost on a social network. Subsequently, a preventive measure was imposed on Mammedova in the form of a recognizance not to leave.";"Arbitrary search";"Interogation";"Criminal prosecution";"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_369";2018;6;18;2018-06-18;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On June 18, 2018, Russian security forces conducted a search of the home of Yunus Seytumerov and his daughter, Nazife Seytumerova, in Staryi Krym. Following the search, Nazife Seytumerova was detained and taken to the Simferopol police department for interrogation. Although Yunus Seytumerov was not formally detained, he accompanied his daughter. The detention was reportedly related to correspondence on Nazife Seytumerova’s phone with her husband, who resides on the Ukrainian mainland. After the interrogation, Nazife Seytumerova was released without being charged.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_370";2018;6;19;2018-06-19;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"""26 February"" case";"On June 19, 2018, a judge of the Central District Court of Simferopol delivered a verdict in the “case of February 26.” Ali Asanov and Mustafa Degermendzhi were sentenced to four years and six months of suspended imprisonment; Arsen Yunusov and Eskender Kantemirov received four years of suspended imprisonment; and Eskender Emirvaliev was sentenced to three years and six months of suspended imprisonment. Each of them was also given a three-year probation period.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"5";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_371";2018;6;20;2018-06-20;"Pavlovka, Dzankoy region, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On June 20, 2018, the Dzankoy court found the local Muslim religious organization “Ikhlyas” in Pavlivka village guilty of violating Part 3 of Article 5.26 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation and imposed a fine equivalent to 30 tax-free minimum incomes. There are grounds to believe that this administrative prosecution is connected to the search conducted at the mosque in Pavlivka village on April 6, 2018.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_372";2018;6;20;2018-06-20;"Alupka, Ukraine";44,4204;34,04837;NA;"On June 20, 2018, in Alupka, FSB officers searched the home of Nadzhie Kaidanova, seizing all equipment, including her mother’s phone. After the search, Kaidanova was detained and taken to the FSB office. Following interrogation, she was released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_373";2018;6;28;2018-06-28;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Mejlis";"On June 28, 2018, in the 6th microdistrict of Bakhchisarai, armed security forces in balaclavas (allegedly riot police), accompanied by FSB officers, searched the home of Akhtem Mustafayev, the driver of Mustafa Dzhemilev’s wife, Safinar Dzhemileva. Mustafayev was absent during the search; only his parents were at home. Afterward, security forces detained his father and took him to an unknown location, but he was returned home a few hours later. At the same time, Akhtem Mustafayev himself was detained by unidentified men in military uniforms near Mustafa Dzhemilev’s house. He was taken to the Bakhchisarai FSB department, where three masked men interrogated him with a polygraph throughout the day.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_374";2018;6;28;2018-06-28;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On June 28, 2018, in Simferopol, poet Aliye Kendzhaliyeva was summoned for questioning by the Ministry of Internal Affairs as part of a preliminary investigation. The investigation concerned a poem by Kendzhaliyeva, published in the Crimean Tatar newspaper Kirim on May 9, 2018, which authorities interpreted as a violation of Article 354.1 of the Russian Criminal Code (rehabilitation of Nazism).";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"MVD, Police";"State"
"Ctrep_375";2018;6;29;2018-06-29;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,03366;35,37536;NA;"On June 29, 2018, FSB officers conducted a search of the prayer room in Feodosia City Hospital. Smail Temindarov, who organized the prayer room, works as the head of the hospital's urology department. As a result of the search, “banned” religious literature was seized, and in late August it became known that an administrative case had been opened against Temindarov. On September 20, 2018, the Feodosia City Court found Temindarov guilty of allegedly distributing extremist literature and fined him 2,000 rubles (Article 20.29 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation).";"Arbitrary search";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_376";2018;7;19;2018-07-19;"Verkhnyaya Kutuzovka, Alushta, Ukraine";44,72471;34,36993;NA;"On July 19, 2018, Russian security forces conducted a search of the home of Gulsum Aliyeva, the daughter of Muslim Aliyev—detained in February 2016 as one of the so-called defendants in the ‘Yalta Hizb ut-Tahrir case.’ At the time, Muslim Aliyev’s wife, Nadzhie, was at home with their four children. The search was carried out by approximately 11 security personnel and was authorized by the Alushta City Court as an ‘operational and search measure in the form of an inspection of the premises.’ Following the search, Gulsum Aliyeva was taken to the Investigative Committee of Alushta. Citing Article 51 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, she refused to testify and was subsequently released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_377";2018;7;26;2018-07-26;"Kurskoe, Belogorsk region, Ukraine";45,02702;34,93504;NA;"On July 26, 2018, FSB operatives conducted searches in the village of Kurske, Belogorsk district, in the homes of Mustafa Koka, Eskender Abdurveliyev, Rizvan Seitkhalilov, and Seytumer Asanov, as well as in the village of Kholodivka, Sudak district, at the residence of Aziz-Mukhammad Aliev. During the search of Asanov’s home, security forces allegedly found shell casings. Sixteen-year-old Eskender Abdurveliyev, together with his father, Umer Abdurveliyev, and 38-year-old Seytumer Asanov, were detained after the searches and taken to the Bilohirsk police. There, they were interrogated and subjected to forced medical examinations, after which they were released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"5";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_378";2018;8;3;2018-08-03;"Kalinovka, Leninskiy region, Ukraine";45,32606;35,73391;"Mejlis";"On August 3, 2018, the home of Lenur Ablyazimov, head of the Leninsky regional Mejlis, was searched. The investigative actions were conducted based on a court order, although the specific case remains unknown. During the search, a laptop and books in the Crimean Tatar language were seized. Following the search, Ablyazimov was taken to the district police department. On the same day, he was released on his own recognizance and ordered not to disclose the details of the investigation.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_379";2018;8;10;2018-08-10;"Verkhnyaya Kutuzovka, Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;NA;"On August 10, 2018, a criminal case was initiated under Article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation against civic journalist and “Crimean Solidarity” activist Gulsum Aliyeva, the daughter of political prisoner Muslim Aliyev. The case was based on her May repost of a quotation by Russian philosopher Ivan Ilyin that contained a negative characterization of Russia.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_380";2018;8;25;2018-08-25;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,1366;33,64605;NA;"On August 25, 2018, at the Armyansk checkpoint, FSB border guards detained Server Devletshayev, a resident of Kyiv and son of Kurultai delegate Uchkun Devletshayev, while he was leaving Crimea. He had arrived with his family on August 19 to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Devletshayev was detained for 18 hours and released at 1:30 a.m. the following day.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_381";2018;8;25;2018-08-25;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On August 25, 2018, Islyam Karakashev was detained at the Chongar checkpoint for more than three hours.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_382";2018;8;27;2018-08-27;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,1366;33,64605;NA;"On August 27, 2018, while leaving Crimea at the Armyansk checkpoint, FSB border guards detained Reshat Medinov. He was held for several hours at the Krasnoperekopsk FSB Department. After interrogation, Medinov was released.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_383";2018;9;4;2018-09-04;"Kamenka, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 4, 2018, Russian security forces searched the home of activist Marlen Mustafayev. According to Mustafayev’s wife, they were looking for banned literature, weapons, and drugs. During the search, some family documents and a laptop were seized. Following the search, Mustafayev was taken to the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On the same day, the Kyiv District Court sentenced him to 12 days of administrative arrest under Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code (""Demonstration of symbols of organizations banned in the Russian Federation"") for a social media post made in the summer of 2014.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_384";2018;9;4;2018-09-04;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On September 4, 2018, a search was conducted at the home of Zekkia Kulametov in Staryi Krym. Following the search, Zekkia Kulametov and his daughter Riana—who had been broadcasting the search live on the Internet—were detained and taken to the police station after a verbal altercation with officers. On the same day, Zekkia Kulametov was sentenced to five days of administrative arrest for allegedly disobeying police orders under Article 19.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. It was later reported that Zarema (wife) and Riana Kulametova were fined 1,000 rubles for allegedly disseminating symbols banned in Russia on social media.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_385";2018;9;4;2018-09-04;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On September 4, 2018, a search was conducted at the house of Abdullah Yakubov in Staryi Krym. The reason for the search is unknown. The house where the search took place belongs to Girai Kulametov, where Yakubov was temporarily residing. There is no further detailed information on this case; however, according to activists, the search of Abdullah Yakubov’s house is most likely connected to investigative actions against the Kulametov family.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"businessmen";"bus";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_386";2018;9;8;2018-09-08;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 8, 2018, it was reported that Crimean resident Ismail Ramazanov, accused of inciting hatred online, was added to the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring of the Russian Federation’s list of “extremists and terrorists.”";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Finance institution";"State"
"Ctrep_387";2018;9;8;2018-09-08;"Autka, Yalta, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;NA;"On September 8, 2018, it was reported that Crimean resident Elina Mamedova, accused of inciting hatred online, was added to the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring of the Russian Federation’s list of “extremists and terrorists.”";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Finance institution";"State"
"Ctrep_388";2018;9;13;2018-09-13;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On September 13, 2018, in Bakhchisaray, officers from OMON, Rosgvardia, and the police conducted a search at the home of Osman Belyalov, an activist with Crimean Solidarity. Belyalov was not home at the time, so security forces detained his father, Reshat Belyalov, and took him to the district police station; he was later released. The following day, Osman Belyalov was found guilty by the Bakhchisaray City Court of violating Articles 20.29 and 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation for a video he had published on VKontakte in 2010–2011. He was sentenced to five days of administrative arrest.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_389";2018;9;13;2018-09-13;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On September 13, 2018, Russian authorities detained Selim Teifukov and Eldar Umerov while they were filming Russian security forces on their mobile phones during a search of Alimdar Belyalov’s house. They were taken to the Bakhchisaray police station, where they were photographed, fingerprinted, and subsequently released.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_390";2018;9;18;2018-09-18;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 18, 2018, officers of the Russian Interior Ministry searched the house of Arsen and Ayder Bekirov in the Fontany-5 neighborhood. The reasons for the search are unknown. According to activists, the Bekirov brothers work in construction, and Arsen Bekirov's wife is a teacher of the Crimean Tatar language. The security forces did not leave a copy of the search warrant, and the lawyer who arrived was not allowed into the house until the end of the search. Nothing was seized, and no one was detained.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"MVD, Police";"State"
"Ctrep_391";2018;10;30;2018-10-30;"Zhemchuzhina Kryma, Kivovskiy region, Ukraine";45,09783;35,18452;NA;"On October 30, 2018, FSB officers conducted a search of the family home of Dilyaver Gafarov in the village of Zhemchuzhina Kryma, Kirovsky district. Several dozen armed law enforcement officers broke down the door, and no search warrant was presented. During the search, a laptop, phones, documents, and both Russian and Ukrainian passports were seized. Following the operation, 22-year-old Dilyaver Gafarov was detained on suspicion of violating Part 2 of Article 208 of the Russian Criminal Code (participation in an armed formation). He was accused of belonging to the Noman Chelebidzhikhan battalion, the Asker formation, and participating in the economic blockade of Crimea. The following day, a court imposed pre-trial detention as a preventive measure.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Criminal prosecution";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_392";2018;11;3;2018-11-03;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On November 3, 2018, FSB officers summoned relatives of Eskender Bariev, a member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, for interrogation. Eskender reported that the officers visited his 85-year-old father and two sisters, and that his sisters were summoned for questioning by the FSB.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_393";2018;11;8;2018-11-08;"Azovskoe, Dzankoy region, Ukraine";45,5882;34,56701;NA;"On November 8, 2018, a search involving eleven riot police officers took place in the house of Khalil Ablyamitov in the village of Azovskoye, Dzhankoy district. During the search, Khalil Ablyamitov became ill and an ambulance was called twice. After the search, the security forces took the son of the owner of the house, Ablyalim Ablyamitov, and his pregnant wife, Aydzhan, to an unknown location. After interrogation, they were released. The search was connected with a girl who is on the international wanted list, with whom Ablyamitov communicated in 2013. The law enforcement officers took a statement from Ablyamitov, after which he was released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"3";1;0;1;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_394";2018;11;15;2018-11-15;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On November 15, 2018, at the administrative border between Crimea and mainland Ukraine at the Chongar checkpoint, Russian FSB officers detained activists Lenora Dulber and Nariman Dzhelal, along with Kurultai delegate Lemmar Yunusov and former delegate Mustafa Asab. Lenora Dulber was later released. The others were held at the checkpoint for seven hours, with FSB officers calling them in one by one for a “conversation” while the remaining detainees were forced to wait outside in near-zero temperatures.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention with interrogation";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_395";2018;11;21;2018-11-21;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On November 21, 2018, FSB officers conducted a search of the home and business premises of Crimean Solidarity activist Ismet Memetov. The officers were looking for extremist literature and evidence of funding for the Mejlis but found nothing. Lawyer Emil Kurbedinov was present during the search and stated that no court order authorizing the inspection was shown. Additionally, during the examination of the computer, the officers searched for information related to Hizb ut-Tahrir, an organization banned in Russia.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"businessmen";"bus";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_396";2018;11;28;2018-11-28;"Kamenka, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"“In November 2018, in the village of Kamenka, Simferopol district, eight plainclothes men, accompanied by two witnesses, searched the homes of brothers Emir and Ruslan Murtazayev. In Emir Murtazayev’s house, the security forces reportedly found bags containing unspecified items. Following the search, Emir Murtazayev was detained and taken to Simferopol for interrogation. He was released later that evening, around 10 p.m., without being charged.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_397";2018;11;28;2018-11-28;"Autka, Yalta, Ukraine";44,49077;34,15349;NA;"On November 28, 2018, Russian law enforcement officers conducted a search of Elina Mammadova’s house as part of a criminal case initiated against her under Article 282 of the Russian Criminal Code (publication of posts on a social network). Three law enforcement officers took part in the search.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_398";2018;12;6;2018-12-06;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On December 6, 2018, during the court proceedings in the case of lawyer Emil Kurbedinov, an administrative offense protocol was issued against citizen journalist Nuri Abdureshetov from the public initiative ""Crimean Solidarity."" The protocol was filed while Abdureshetov was filming in the courthouse corridor, attempting to document misconduct by court bailiffs.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_399";2018;12;14;2018-12-14;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On December 14, 2018, FSB officers searched the home of Ali Osmanov in Simferopol. Osmanov is a practicing Muslim who has long been organizing transfers to pre-trial detention centers for Crimean political prisoners. The officers searched for weapons but, finding none, took Osmanov’s DNA samples before leaving.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_400";2018;12;18;2018-12-18;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On December 12, 2018, at the entrance to Crimea, Russian Federal Security Service officers detained activist Edem Bekirov, who lives in Novoalekseevka in the Ukrainian-controlled territory.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_401";2018;12;24;2018-12-24;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On December 24, 2018, the North Caucasus District Court sentenced Enver Mamutov to 17 years in a strict-regime colony, with an additional restriction of freedom for one year and six months; Ruslan Abiltarov, Remzi Memetov, and Zevri Abseitov were each sentenced to nine years in a strict-regime colony, with an additional restriction of freedom for one year.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_402";2019;1;11;2019-01-11;"Razdolnoe, Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,36036;34,84332;NA;"On January 11, 2019, searches were conducted in the settlement of Razdolnoye at the homes of Server Bariev, Ernest Emirasanov, and Osman Osmanov.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_441";2019;11;8;2019-01-11;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On November 8, 2019, the court fined Imam A. Islyamov 5,000 rubles for conducting namaz in a mosque that is not formally registered as a religious building.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_403";2019;1;22;2019-01-22;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Tabligi Jamaat";"On January 22, 2019, the Supreme Court of Crimea passed sentences on the defendants in the case concerning participation in the religious organization “Tablighi Jamaat.” Arsen Kubedinov, Seyran Mustafaev, and Talat Abdurakhmanov were sentenced to two years and six months of suspended imprisonment under part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code (“Participation in an organization recognized as extremist”), while Renat Suleimanov was sentenced to four years in a general-regime colony under part 1 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code (“Creation of an organization recognized as extremist”).";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_404";2019;1;23;2019-01-23;"Fontany, Simferopol, Ukraine";44,89304;34,08028;NA;"On January 23, 2019, the house of the Arifov family was searched in the Fontany microdistrict of Simferopol. According to activists, the search was related to the criminal case against Evelina Arifova. A tablet was seized during the search.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_405";2019;1;23;2019-01-23;"Krasnogvardeiskoe, Ukraine";45,49637;34,28487;NA;"On January 23, 2019, Elmira Abultarova’s house was searched in the Krasnogvardeyskoye settlement in connection with the criminal case against her son, Bekir Abultarov. During the search, a laptop and cell phones were seized. FSB officers reported that he is accused under Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ('Participation in an illegal armed formation'). According to the FSB statement, he is suspected of involvement in a battalion named after N. Chelebidzhikhan.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_406";2019;1;23;2019-01-23;"Lenino, Leninskiy region, Ukraine";45,30228;35,76317;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On January 23, 2019, the Leninsky District Court sentenced Fevzi Saganji to ten years and six months in prison under part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for participation in the Çelebicihan battalion. Saganji was first detained in October 2017 by the Federal Security Service (FSB). He stated in court that he had been tortured to force him to sign documents required by the FSB. He was detained a second time in April 2018 and remained in custody. In court, he did not admit his guilt.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_407";2019;1;29;2019-01-29;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On January 29, 2019, the Russian authorities placed Eskender Bariev, head of the Board of the Crimean Tatar Resource Center and member of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, on the wanted list. According to a ruling of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea on the same date, a criminal case was opened against him under Part 2 of Article 280.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Public calls for actions aimed at violating the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, committed through the use of mass media”).";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_408";2019;2;5;2019-02-05;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On February 5, 2019, Russian border guards detained Rustem Rashidov at the Dzhankoy checkpoint while he was traveling to visit his sister in Bakhchisaray. After a lengthy interrogation—from 09:00 to 21:40—he was denied entry to Crimea and issued a ban on entering the Russian Federation.";"Detention";"Entry ban";"Interrogation";"Entry ban";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_409";2019;2;14;2019-02-14;"Oktyabrskoe, Ukraine";45,29659;34,12474;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 14, 2019, searches were conducted in the homes of Crimean Tatars in the settlement of Oktyabrskoye, Krasnogvardeyskiy district, Crimea. Following the searches, three individuals were detained: Rustem Emiruseinov, Arsen Abkhairov, and Eskender Abdulganiev.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_410";2019;2;26;2019-02-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On February 26, 2019, the court fined activist Nuri Abdurashitov 500 rubles for filming in the corridor of the Kyiv District Court of Simferopol. He was accused of violating Part 2 of Article 17.3 of the Administrative Offences Code of the Russian Federation (failure to comply with a lawful order of a bailiff).";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_412";2019;3;26;2019-02-26;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 26, 2019, Russian border guards detained Crimean Solidarity activists Remzi Bekirov and Ruslan Suleymanov in Crimea near the border with Ukraine. According to Bekirov, he was interrogated by FSB officers.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention with interrogation";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_411";2019;3;22;2019-03-22;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On March 22, 2019, in Belogorsk, FSB officers searched the house of Akim Kurdede on suspicion of participation in the “battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan.” According to his lawyer, nothing was seized during the search. Afterward, Kurdede’s family members were taken to the Belogorsk branch of the FSB, questioned, and released. According to his relatives, Akim Kurdede is currently “in Europe for work.”";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_413";2019;3;27;2019-03-27;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On March 27, 2019, mass searches were conducted in the homes of Crimean Tatars in the Simferopol region. Officers from the FSB, OMON, Rosgvardiya, police, and traffic police carried out investigative actions in the Kamenka, Stroganovka, and Beloye microdistricts, which are areas of compact Crimean Tatar residence. Twenty people were detained and arrested. Those taken into custody included Izzet Abdullayev, Tofig Abdulgaziyev, Medzhit Abdurakhmanov, Bilyal Adilov, Enver Ametov, Farhod Bazarov, Akim Bekirov, Servet Gaziyev, Dzhemil Gafarov, and Riza Izetov. Others detained included Alim Karimov, Yashar Muedinov, Seyran Murtazaev, Erfan Osmanov, Rustem Seitkhalilov, Seytveli Seitabdiyev, Ruslan Suleymanov, Shaban Umerov, Rustem Sheikhaliyev, and Asan Yanikov.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"20";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_414";2019;3;27;2019-03-27;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On March 27, 2019, Rustem Sheikhaliyev’s house in Simferopol was searched. Two people who had come to support their compatriots, Eskender Mamutov and Emil Ziyadinov, were forcibly detained, with one of them struck on the head against the hood of a car.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;"Detention with violence";"activist";"act";"2";2;0;2;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_415";2019;3;27;2019-03-27;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On March 27, 2019, security services reported the detention of three Crimean Tatars in the town of Aksai, Rostov region: Vladlen Abdulkadyrov, a volunteer who handled transfers for political prisoners, and Remzi Bekirov and Osman Arifmemetov, citizen journalists with the public association Crimean Solidarity. They had traveled to Russia to cover trials in politically motivated criminal cases involving previously arrested Crimean Muslims. According to lawyer E. Semedlyaev, Remzi Bekirov, Osman Arifmemetov, and Vladlen Abdulkadyrov were subjected to torture and inhuman treatment during their detention in Aksai.";"Detention";"Arrest";"Extrajudicial violence";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"3";3;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_416";2019;3;28;2019-03-28;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 28, 2019, near the building of the Kiev District Court in Simferopol, officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained activist Tair Ibragimov, who was holding a placard reading “Give 166 children their fathers back!!!” (a protest against the mass searches on March 27). He was taken to the Kievsky District Police Department, where a report was filed for violating Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (""Violation of the procedure for organizing or holding a public event""). On March 29, 2019, the court fined him 15,000 rubles.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_417";2019;4;4;2019-04-04;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;NA;"On April 4, 2019, the Belogorsk Court sentenced 16-year-old Abduraman Abduveliev to six months of restricted freedom. He was charged under Article 329 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (""Desecration of the State Emblem or the State Flag of the Russian Federation"") for removing three Russian flags in the village of Kurskoye on May 21, 2018. The sentence prohibits him from leaving the territory of Kurskoye village for six months without approval from the supervisory authority.";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_418";2019;4;8;2019-04-08;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On April 8, 2019, Zarema Mamutova, mother of Enver Mamutov, a defendant in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir case,” staged a solitary picket in Bakhchisarai with a placard reading, “My son is not a terrorist. Why 17 years?” Russian police officers arrived at the site and demanded that Alie Mamutova, Enver Mamutov’s wife, leave the area. Subsequently, both Alie and Zarema Mamutova were taken to the police station. The police claimed the detention was due to Alie being near her mother-in-law and filming the picket, which they considered an uncoordinated mass event. A detention report was drawn up for them at the station.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_419";2019;4;15;2019-04-15;"Sevastopol region, Ukraine";44,60544;33,52208;NA;"On April 15, 2019, in the village of Shturmovoye, Balaklava district of Sevastopol, officers from the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Russian Federal Guard searched the home of Rustem Abilev, the imam of the local mosque, and subsequently detained him. The FSB, through Russian media, published a video of the search and detention and reported that a criminal case had been opened against Abilev under Part 1 of Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (""Public calls to carry out extremist activities"").";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_420";2019;4;16;2019-04-16;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On April 16, 2019, Raim Ayvazov was detained while crossing the administrative border between Crimea and Ukraine. He was subsequently included in the criminal case involving 23 Crimean Tatar Muslims who had been detained on March 27, 2019.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_421";2019;4;17;2019-04-17;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Vedzie Kashka case";"On April 17, 2019, the Kiev District Court of Simferopol delivered sentences in the “case of Vejiye Kashka.” Bekir Degermendzhi, Kazim Ametov, and Ruslan Trubach were sentenced to three years of suspended imprisonment, while Asan Chapukh was sentenced to three years and six months of suspended imprisonment.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"4";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_422";2019;4;30;2019-04-30;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On April 30, 2019, Russian law enforcement officers conducted inspections in the homes of Crimean Tatars. Reportedly, officers visited the house of activist Rolan Osmanov, who lives in the village of Urozhaynoye in the Simferopol district. Osmanov was not detained following the inspection. The officers stated they were searching for drugs. Additionally, the house of activist Dilyaver Bekirov in the village of Zhivopisnoye was also inspected. He was not detained either. The officers told Bekirov that the inspection was part of “operational-search activities.”";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_423";2019;5;30;2019-05-05;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 30, 2019, employees of the Russian Center for Combating Extremism detained Crimean Solidarity activist Mumine Saliyeva in Bakhchisaray and charged her under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation for demonstrating prohibited symbols.";"Detention";"Interogation";"Administrative penalty";"Detention with interrogation";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_424";2019;5;30;2019-05-30;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 30, 2019, employees of the Russian Center for Combating Extremism detained Crimean Solidarity activist Lutfie Zudieva in Dzhankoy and charged her under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation for demonstrating prohibited symbols.";"Detention";"Interogation";"Administrative penalty";"Detention with interrogation";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_425";2019;5;31;2019-05-31;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On May 31, 2019, the Kirovsky District Court of Simferopol sentenced Edem Kadyrov under part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Participation in an illegal armed formation acting against the interests of the Russian Federation”). Kadyrov was sentenced to four years of imprisonment and one year of restriction of freedom for participating in the battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_426";2019;6;10;2019-06-10;"Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On June 10, 2019, Russian law enforcement officers conducted searches in various districts of Crimea. According to the FSB, criminal cases were opened against several residents of the peninsula, who were suspected of participating in the religious organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned in Russia. The searches took place at the homes of: Eldar Kantemirov (Alushta); Ruslan Mesutov (Malyi Mayak village, Alushta district); Eskender Suleymanov (Stroganovka village, Simferopol district); Riza Omerov (Belogorsk); his father, Enver Omerov (Belogorsk); Lenur Khalilov (Izobilnoye village, Alushta); Ayder Jepparov (Zuya, Belogorsk district); and Ruslan Nagaev (Malorechenskoye, Alushta).";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_429";2019;6;11;2019-06-11;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;NA;"On June 11, 2019, Gulsum Aliyeva was detained at the administrative border with Crimea and charged under Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. She was taken to the police station in Armyansk, where she, together with her lawyer Alexey Ladin, awaited the arrival of FSB officers. After a report on the delivery was drawn up, the police released Gulsum Aliyeva.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_430";2019;6;14;2019-06-14;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On June 14, 2019, employees of the “Center E” (Center for Countering Extremism) conducted a search in the village Krasnovka of Simferopol district in the house of Bekir Murtazayev. After the search, the employees of “Center E” took Bekir's son Emirkhan Murtazaev for questioning. After the interrogation he was released. The lawyer Islyam Velilyaev said that during the interrogation they asked about the involvement of Emirkhan Murtazaev in the organization “Hizb ut-Tahrir”.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_431";2019;6;18;2019-06-18;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On June 18, 2019, the North Caucasus District Military Court sentenced Teymur Abdullayev to 17 years in a strict-regime colony, Uzeyir Abdullayev to 13 years, Rustem Ismailov to 14 years, and Aider Saledinov and Emil Dzhemadenov to 12 years each.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"5";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_432";2019;7;2;2019-07-02;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;NA;"On July 2, 2019, in Sudak, officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained Seyyar Emirov near his parents’ house. He was accused of publishing the video “Why they accuse Hizb ut-Tahrir of extremism” on the social network ""VKontakte"", under Article 20.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (""Production and distribution of extremist materials""). The video was made in 2013. On the same day, the court fined him 1,500 rubles.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_433";2019;7;11;2019-07-11;"Moscow, Russia";55,75124;37,61842;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On August 5, 2019, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow held hearings concerning Seidametov I.A., Kadyrov A.A., and Gafarov S.S., who on July 11, 2019, had come to Moscow to support their compatriots at the appeal court in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir case” (the first Bakhchisarai group). At that time, administrative protocols for violations under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (""Violation of the procedure for holding assemblies, meetings, demonstrations, marches or pickets"") were drawn up against all the detainees. The court found them guilty of committing an administrative offense and imposed fines of 15,000 rubles each.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_434";2019;7;12;2019-07-12;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On July 12, 2019, the Kievsky District Court of Simferopol ruled to keep Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR journalist Gulsum Khalilova in custody in absentia.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_435";2019;7;24;2019-07-24;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02895;35,07554;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On July 24, 2019, Emin Rustemov, a journalist with the public association “Crimean Solidarity,” was visited by police officers who came to take his testimony regarding his presence on July 11, 2019, near the building of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in Moscow, where a rally was held in support of the illegally arrested Crimean Tatar Muslims in the “Hizb ut-Tahrir” case.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_436";2019;7;25;2019-07-25;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On July 25, 2019, Nuri Abdurashitov, an activist and streamer with “Crimean Solidarity,” was summoned for questioning by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in connection with his presence on July 11, 2019, near the building of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in Moscow, where a rally in support of the defendants in the “Crimean Muslims” case was held.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_437";2019;8;28;2019-08-28;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On August 28, 2019, the Kirovsky District Court of Simferopol sentenced Dilyaver Gafarov to ten years in prison for participating in the Noman Çelebicihan battalion.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_438";2019;9;27;2019-09-27;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Mejlis";"On September 27, 2019, Russian law enforcement officers searched the house and café premises belonging to Ilver Ametov, head of the Sudak regional Mejlis and a veteran of the Crimean Tatar movement. After the search, the police confiscated exhibits from his house museum, including ancient weapons and cultural, everyday, and historical items related to the Crimean Tatars, which Ametov had been collecting for over 20 years.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_439";2019;10;2;2019-10-02;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On October 2, 2019, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Nariman Memedeminov under part 1 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to two years and six months of imprisonment in a penal colony, along with a two-year ban on website administration.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_440";2019;10;10;2019-10-10;"Sevastopol, Ukraine";44,60544;33,52208;NA;"On October 10, 2019, the court found Rustem Abilev, imam of the mosque in Shtormovoye village, guilty under Article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“public calls for extremist activity”) for holding sermons. According to the press service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, Abilev was sentenced to a fine of 100,000 rubles.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_442";2019;11;12;2019-11-12;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On November 12, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don delivered sentences in the “Yalta group” case: Muslim Aliyev was sentenced to 19 years in prison, Inver Bekirov to 18 years, Vadim Siruk and Emir-Usein Kuku to 12 years each, Refat Alimov to eight years, and Arsen Dzhepparov to seven years in a high-security colony. All for participation in the organization Hizb ut-Tahrir. All of them are to serve their sentences in strict-regime colonies.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"5";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_443";2019;11;14;2019-11-14;"Sudak region, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Kurultai";"On November 14, 2019, Gayana Yuksel, a representative of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, reported that the Federal Security Service conducted a search in the village of Tokluk (Bogatovka) in Sudak region at the home of Ismet Saliev, a delegate of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people. About eight vehicles arrived to carry out the search. The stated reason was an investigation into a terrorism case, with officers searching for weapons and drugs. Ismet Saliev was on the mainland of Ukraine at the time.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_444";2019;12;6;2019-12-06;"Chaplynka, Ukraine";46,36739;33,52292;NA;"On December 6, 2019, at the Chaplynka checkpoint, Russian security forces detained Nuri Dzhaferov and held him for more than three hours.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_445";2020;1;13;2020-01-13;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;NA;"On January 13, 2020, at the “Armyansk” checkpoint while leaving Crimea, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation detained Gulsum Alieva, a local activist and daughter of a defendant in the “Case of Crimean Muslims.” After two hours of interrogation at the checkpoint, she was taken to the Armyansk police station, where she was held for approximately three hours.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention with interrogation";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_446";2020;1;20;2020-01-20;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On January 12, 2020, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don found Enver Omerov guilty and sentenced him to 18 years in prison; Aider Japparov to 17 years; and Riza Omerov to 13 years, all for participation in the organization Hizb ut-Tahrir.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_447";2020;3;2;2020-03-02;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 2, 2020, a hearing was held at the Magistrates' Court of Crimea in the case of Imam Rasim Dervishev, during which an administrative case under Part 4 of Article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding meetings, rallies, demonstrations, processions, or picketing”) was reviewed. The judge found Dervishev guilty and fined him 5,000 rubles.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_448";2020;3;11;2020-03-11;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On March 11, 2020, officers of the Federal Security Service conducted searches in the homes of Crimean Tatars of Bakhchisarai, including activists of the association “Crimean Solidarity” and their relatives, namely: Amet Suleymanov, Enver Mustafaev and his son Seydamet Mustafaev, Osman Seytumerov and his brother Seytumer Seytumerov, Rustem Seytmemetov, Ayder Suleymanov, Zenie Seytmemetova and her son Seytumer Seytumerov.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"7";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_449";2020;3;16;2020-03-16;"Dzankoy region, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On March 16, 2020, in the village of Larino, Dzhankoy district, FSB officers searched the home of Ediye Kurtalieva on suspicion that her son, Osman Kurtaliev, was involved with the battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan. Nine officers participated in the search. According to his mother, Osman Kurtaliev does not live in Crimea.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_450";2020;4;29;2020-04-29;"Sovetskiy, Ukraine";45,34173;34,92822;NA;"On April 29, 2020, a court hearing was held at the Sovetsky District Court regarding Imam Dilyaver Khalilov. The judge found him guilty under Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Organizing a mass simultaneous gathering and/or movement of citizens in public places, leading to a violation of public order”) and imposed a fine of 30,000 rubles.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_451";2020;5;23;2020-05-23;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 23, 2020, Dilyaver Memetov attempted twice to cross the Russian checkpoint in Dzhankoy to leave for mainland Ukraine. The first attempt was denied, and he was taken to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs department in Dzhankoy for questioning. During the second attempt, an administrative case was opened against him, and he was prohibited from leaving Crimea, with officials citing an administrative offense. He was later released with an official ruling forbidding his departure and was fined 2,000 rubles.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Customs officers";"State"
"Ctrep_452";2020;5;28;2020-05-28;"Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;NA;"On May 28, 2020, the Alushta City Court held a hearing against Emirvaliev Ruslan, the acting chairman of the local Muslim religious community “Alushta.” An administrative case was initiated against him under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Disobedience to a lawful order or demand of a police officer or other authorized official”). During the session, the state prosecutor requested a fine of 1,000 rubles. The judge upheld the prosecutor’s request, found Emirvaliev guilty, and imposed the fine.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_453";2020;6;2;2020-06-02;"Kurskoe, Belogorsk region, Ukraine";45,02897;34,92899;NA;"On June 2, 2020, a search was conducted at the home of Crimean Tatars in the village of Kurskoye, Belogorsk district. The search was carried out based on a ruling by the Kyiv District Court dated March 3, 2020. According to Sheyde Asanova, the security forces informed her that they were looking for documents or items related to the criminal case involving her son.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_454";2020;6;10;2020-06-10;"Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;NA;"On June 10, 2020, a hearing was held at Magistrates' Court No. 22 in Alushta in the case of Imam Yusuf Ashirov. The magistrate found the religious leader guilty and imposed an administrative penalty in the form of a 5,000-ruble fine.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_455";2020;6;11;2020-06-11;"Orlinoe, Sevastopol region, Ukraine";44,44893;33,765701;NA;"On June 11, 2020, FSB operatives detained Ruslan Bekirov in the village of Orlinoye. A criminal case was initiated against him under Part 1 of Article 307 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Knowingly false testimony of a witness or victim, as well as a false expert opinion, specialist testimony, or deliberately incorrect translation in court or during pre-trial proceedings”).";"Detention";"Criminal prosecution";NA;"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_456";2020;6;20;2020-06-20;"Chernomorskoe, Ukraine";45,50716;32,65781;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On June 20, 2020, the Chernomorsky District Court found Nariman Mezhmedinov guilty and sentenced him to eight years in prison for participation in the Crimean Tatar volunteer battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_457";2020;6;25;2020-06-25;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On June 25, 2020, the Bakhchisaray Magistrate Court fined Ayshe Asanova, wife of political prisoner and defendant in the second Bakhchisaray Hizb ut-Tahrir case, Marlen Asanov, 500 rubles for failure to comply with a lawful order of a bailiff.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_458";2020;7;7;2020-07-07;"Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On July 7, 2020, searches were conducted in four districts of Crimea. Investigative actions took place at three addresses in Bakhchisaray district: in the village of Zheleznodorozhnoe at the home of Alim Sufyanov, in the village of Belokamenka at the home of Seyran Khayretdinov, and in the village of Sevastyanovka at the home of Alexander Sizikov. In Krasnogvardeysky district, searches were conducted at the home of Emil Ziyadinov in the village of Oktyabryanskoye; in Alushta at the home of Dilyaver Memetov; and in the village of Kurtzi, Simferopol district, at the home of Ismet Ibragimov.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_462";2020;8;19;2020-08-19;"Zhuravki, Kirovskiy region, Ukraine";45,13436;35,21242;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On August 19, 2020, the FSB detained Medzhit Ablyamitov on charges of “participation in the activities of an illegal armed formation operating in the territory of a foreign state for purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation” (Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The FSB claimed that in 2016 he had traveled to mainland Ukraine and joined the battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_463";2020;8;31;2020-08-31;"Sovetskiy, Ukraine";45,34173;34,92822;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On August 31, 2020, following morning searches in the homes of Crimean Tatars, four people were detained: Ayder Kadyrov, a correspondent and streamer for Crimean Solidarity from Nizhnegorsky district; religious activist Ridvan Umerov; Emergencies Ministry employee Ayder Ablyakimov from Sudak; and builder Enver Topchi from Sovetsky district of Crimea. The detainees were taken to the Crimean FSB building in Simferopol, and their lawyers were not allowed to see them for several hours. It later emerged that the Crimean FSB investigator had opened criminal cases against them, charging them under Article 205.6 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. According to the authorities, all four allegedly corresponded with Umidjon Dadadjonov, who had participated in hostilities, and failed to inform law enforcement authorities.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_466";2020;9;16;2020-09-16;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On September 16, 2020, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don passed sentences on the defendants of the “second Bakhchisaray group” in the so-called “Crimean Muslims case.” Marlen Asanov was sentenced to 19 years of imprisonment in a strict-regime colony, Memet Belyalov to 18 years, Timur Ibragimov to 17, Seyran Saliev to 16, Server Mustafayev to 14, and Server Zekiryaev and Edem Smailov to 13 years each.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"7";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_467";2020;11;3;2020-11-03;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On November 3, 2020, near the Crimean Garrison Military Court, police detained two correspondents—Vilen Temeryanov and Ablyamit Ziyadinov—from Crimean Solidarity and the online publication Grani.ru, as well as activist Erfan Bekirov. They were taken to Police Department No. 3 in Simferopol.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"journalist";"jou";"2";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_468";2020;11;3;2020-11-03;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On November 3, 2020, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced three Crimean Tatars to imprisonment in a strict-regime colony, with the first two years to be served in prison and the remainder in the colony. Rustem Emiruseinov received 17 years, Arsen Abkhaitov 13 years, and Eskender Abdulganiev 12 years.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_469";2020;11;11;2020-11-11;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;NA;"On November 11, 2020, the Sudak District Court found Imam Ablyakim Galiev guilty under Part 4 of Article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“carrying out missionary activities in violation of the legislation on freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, and religious associations”) and imposed a fine of 5,000 rubles.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_470";2020;12;4;2020-12-04;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On December 4, 2020, FSB officers searched the home of activist Kazim Ametov in Sudak. According to Ametov, the officers were primarily interested in his son, Gulliver Ametov, who is suspected of participating in the volunteer battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_471";2020;12;9;2020-12-09;"Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On December 9, 2020, police officers visited the homes of several activists and relatives of political prisoners in the Bakhchisaray region for interrogation, including Zeynur Asanov, Seyran Saliev, Shukri Seytumerov, Amethan Umerov, Nariman Memedeminov, and Enver Mustafayev.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"activist";"act";"8";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_472";2020;12;10;2020-12-10;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"ATR";"On December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea sentenced Lenur Islyamov, owner of the Crimean Tatar TV channel ATR, to 19 years of imprisonment in a strict-regime colony.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_473";2020;12;10;2020-12-10;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On December 10, 2020, in Belogorsk, activist Seytmemet Islyamov was summoned by police for questioning.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_474";2020;12;10;2020-12-10;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On December 10, 2020, police officers visited the home of elderly activist Sinaver Nimetullaev.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_475";2020;12;11;2020-12-11;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On November 12, 2020, the Bakhchisaray District Court fined Venera Mustafayeva, mother of arrested human rights activist Server Mustafayev, 1,000 rubles for holding a solitary picket in support of her son on the eve of the verdict announcement in his case.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_476";2020;12;15;2020-12-15;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On December 15, 2020, police officers visited Aider Kurtbekov, a resident of the village of Kholodovka in the Sudak urban district.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_477";2020;12;15;2020-12-15;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On December 15, 2020, police officers visited the homes of several activists in the city of Staryi Krym, including Zekkiy Kulametov, Ernest Jelilov, and Ruslan Rustemov.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_478";2020;12;16;2020-12-16;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;"hizb ut-Tahrir";"On December 16, 2020, police officers visited activist Seytveli Aliyev, a 55-year-old resident of Staryi Krym. Aliyev is a regular participant in various public events, including court hearings on politically motivated criminal cases.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_479";2020;12;21;2020-12-21;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"hizb ut-Tahrir";"On December 21, 2020, police officers visited activist Nariman Muedinov in Sudak. Muedinov is an active participant in court hearings concerning politically motivated criminal cases involving Crimean Tatars. 

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"Ctrep_480";2020;12;22;2020-12-22;"Sudak, Ukraine`";44,85328;34,98709;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 22, 2020, police officers visited Emin Kenzhakaev, an activist from Sudak. Seytosman Karaliev regularly participates in administrative court hearings as a public defender. He has represented the interests of lawyer Emil Kurbedinov and imam Ablyakim Galiev, and has been involved in cases concerning mass solitary pickets of Crimean Tatar Muslims in 2017.";"Interogation";NA;NA;"Interogation";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_481";2020;12;28;2020-12-28;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On December 28, 2020, police officers in Dzhankoy detained Vilen Temerianov, a journalist with Crimean Solidarity and Grani.ru. The occupation authorities attempted to hold him administratively responsible for allegedly organizing mass events.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_482";2021;1;5;2021-01-05;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 5, 2021, the Central District Court of Simferopol fined Vilen Temerianov, a journalist and correspondent for the publication Grani.ru, 2,000 rubles. The judge ruled that the gathering of more than 200 people who came to the court in Simferopol on November 3, 2020, for the sentencing of Crimean Tatars constituted a “mass event.” The court determined that Temerianov’s actions violated Part 1 of Article 20.6.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a mass event”).";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_483";2021;1;12;2021-01-12;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On January 12, 2021, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don passed sentences on Muslims from the so-called “Belogorsk group.” Aider Dzhepparov was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment, Enver Omerov to 18 years, and Riza Umerov to 13 years in a strict-regime colony, with the first two years to be served in prison.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_484";2021;1;28;2021-01-28;"Kormovoe, Pervomaiskiy region, Ukraine";45,50323;33,60979;NA;"On January 28, 2021, in the village of Kormovoye, Russian police officers conducted a search of the home of Gulnara Kadyrova, the wife of Ivan Yatskin, a defendant in the “Ukrainian saboteurs” case.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_485";2021;2;11;2021-02-11;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;NA;"On February 11, 2021, the court in Belogorsk fined Murtaza Ablyazov, imam of the local mosque, 15,000 rubles for holding Friday namaz without a certificate from the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Crimea.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_486";2021;2;14;2021-02-14;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On February 14, 2021, special services detained Lilya Reshidova. Reshidova works in the maternity department of a hospital in Simferopol and was on shift when FSB officers came to the hospital. She was taken to the FSB office on Franko Boulevard and was released seven hours later.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_487";2021;2;15;2021-02-15;"Sevastopol, Ukraine";44,60544;33,52208;NA;"On February 15, 2021, the court found Ruslan Bekirov guilty of knowingly giving false testimony and sentenced him to 300 hours of community service. Earlier, he had been a witness in the case of Enver Seitosmanov, who was sentenced to 17 years in a strict regime colony under Part 1 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Organization of a terrorist organization”). Ruslan later stated that he gave this testimony after several hours of psychological abuse by the investigator.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_488";2021;2;17;2021-02-17;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 17, 2021, searches were conducted in seven households across Belogorsk, Bakhchisarai, Simferopol, Sevastopol, and the Sovetsky district of Crimea. Azamat Eyupov was detained in Belogorsk.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_489";2021;2;17;2021-02-17;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 17, 2021, searches were conducted in seven households across Belogorsk, Bakhchisarai, Simferopol, Sevastopol, and the Sovetsky district of Crimea. Ernest Ibragimov and Oleg Fedorov were detained in Bakhchisarai.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_490";2021;2;17;2021-02-17;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"n February 17, 2021, searches were conducted in seven households across Belogorsk, Bakhchisarai, Simferopol, Sevastopol, and the Sovetsky district of Crimea. Lenur Seydametov and Timur Yalkabov were detained in Simferopol.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_491";2021;2;17;2021-02-17;"Sevastopol, Ukraine";44,60544;33,52208;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 17, 2021, searches were conducted in seven households across Belogorsk, Bakhchisarai, Simferopol, Sevastopol, and the Sovetsky district of Crimea. Yashar Shikhametov was detained in Sevastopol.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_492";2021;2;18;2021-02-18;"Nizhnyaa Golubinka, Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,59617;33,91818;NA;"On February 18, 2021, in the village of Nizhnyaya Golubinka, Bakhchisaray district, officers from several agencies—including the FSB, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and the tax office—came to inspect Nariman Temirkaliyev's service station. They checked for “compliance with federal legislation” and the financing of “extremist activities.”";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_493";2021;3;23;2021-03-23;"Kirovskoe, Ukraine";45,22622;35,19573;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On March 23, 2021, the Kirov District Court of Simferopol found Mejit Ablyamitov guilty of participating in the volunteer battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan under Article 208.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Participation in an illegal armed formation”) and sentenced him to six years in a strict-regime colony and one year of restricted freedom.";"Criminal prosecution";"Imprisonment";NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_494";2021;3;25;2021-03-25;"Sovetskiy, Ukraine";45,34173;34,92822;NA;"On March 25, 2021, the Sovetsky District Court found Enver Topchi guilty in a case of “under-reporting” and imposed a fine of 40,000 rubles.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_495";2021;3;30;2021-03-30;"Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;NA;"On March 30, 2021, employees of the FSB, Center “E,” the Prosecutor's Office, and the Crimean Muftiate conducted an inspection at the Alushta mosque. The parishioners were informed that the local religious organization, the “Muslim Community ‘Alushta,’” was being checked for compliance with federal laws on freedom of conscience and religious associations, as well as laws on countering extremist activity, terrorism, land use, and other regulations.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"0";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_496";2021;4;9;2021-04-09;"Bryanskoe, Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,86696;33,803692;NA;"On April 9, 2021, Izet Ablyamitov, a resident of Bryanskoye village, Bakhchisaray district, Crimea, was detained and placed under a two-month arrest on charges of financing terrorism (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_497";2021;4;14;2021-04-14;"Zarechnoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,8614;34,26781;NA;"On April 14, 2021, employees of the Center for Countering Extremism searched the house of Abduselyam Selyametov in the village of Zarechnoye, Simferopol district, seizing all the equipment. Abduselyam himself had been outside Crimea for several years; only his eldest son, Adil, was present in the house.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_498";2021;4;20;2021-04-20;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On April 20, 2021, the Zheleznodorozhny District Court in Simferopol found Bekir Mamut, editor of the newspaper “Qirim,” guilty of committing an administrative offense and fined him 4,000 rubles. He was accused of “abuse of freedom of mass information” for publishing a UN report that mentioned the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_499";2021;4;20;2021-04-20;"Kurskoe, Belogorsk region, Ukraine";45,02794;34,93192;NA;"On April 20, 2021, in the village of Kurskoye, Belogorsk district, FSB officers searched the home of Seyran Taymazov, who has been living in Ukrainian-controlled territory since 2016.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_500";2021;4;22;2021-04-22;"Bogatoe, Belogorsk region, Ukraine";45,03174;34,76901;NA;"On April 22, 2021, in the village of Bogatoe, Belogorsk district, employees of the Center for Combating Extremism Center “E” conducted a search of Eldar Fetlyaev’s residence in search of items and substances prohibited for free civilian circulation. The officers drew up a protocol of investigative measures and seized equipment.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_501";2021;4;23;2021-04-23;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On April 23, 2021, the home of Ruslan Ramazanov in the Hoshkeldy microdistrict of Simferopol was searched. The stated reason for the search was an anonymous phone call.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_502";2021;4;29;2021-04-29;"Tylovoe, Sevastopol region, Ukraine";44,44206;33,73189;NA;"On April 29, 2021, Ernest Seytosmanov’s house in the village of Tylovoye was searched. During the search, law enforcement officers reportedly broke his hands, while three others restrained his legs. According to Seytosmanov, one officer held him in a chokehold, causing him to feel unwell. The interrogator then reportedly instructed his subordinates to release him, stating that ‘he was already white.’ The search was followed by an interrogation at the FSB building in Sevastopol, which lasted more than six hours.";"Arbitrary search";"Extrajudicial violence";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with violence";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_503";2021;5;11;2021-05-11;"Ak-Mechet, Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 11, 2021, special services visited the Gafarov family home to conduct investigative actions under Article 317 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Attempt on the life of a law enforcement officer”), initiated against Uzbek citizen Nabi Rakhimov. Seidamet Gafarov was detained by law enforcement officers and taken to the Investigative Committee for questioning.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Detention with interrogation";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_504";2021;5;19;2021-05-19;"Sovetskiy, Ukraine";45,34173;34,92822;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 19, 2021, officers from the Russian Interior Ministry, the Federal Security Service, and the Center for Combating Extremism (Center E) conducted a search of the house of Zidan Adzhikelyamov, a journalist with the Crimean Solidarity Association.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"journalist";"jou";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_505";2021;5;21;2021-05-21;"Sovetskiy, Ukraine";45,34173;34,92822;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 21, 2021, officers from 'Center E' searched the house of activist Muslim Zevriyev in the village of Sovetskoye. During the search, they seized computer equipment, books, and notebooks.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_506";2021;5;21;2021-05-21;"Krasnogvardeiskoe, Ukraine";45,49852;34,27326;NA;"On October 31, 2020, women’s solitary pickets were held in the Krasnogvardeisky district of Crimea, in the villages of Oktyabrskoye and Amurskoye. Zelikha Abkhairova, Zure Emiruseinova, and Emine Abdulganieva protested against the criminal prosecution of their children. On May 21, 2021, they were found guilty of an offense under Part 5 of Article 20.2 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a meeting, rally, demonstration, procession, or picket”) and fined 10,000 rubles each.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_507";2021;5;21;2021-05-21;"Orlinoe, Sevastopol region, Ukraine";44,44972;33,76642;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 21, 2021, an arbitrary search was conducted at the house of Ferat Saifullaev, a former political prisoner, in the village of Orlinoe, Sevastopol region.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_508";2021;5;24;2021-05-24;"Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;NA;"On May 24, 2021, the court fined the Muslim religious community “Alushta” 30,000 rubles. According to the judge, the administrative proceedings against the organization were initiated because community members kept books listed as “extremist materials” in the mosque building “Yuk’ary Jami.”";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"0";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_509";2021;6;1;2021-06-01;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Mejlis";"On June 1, 2021, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea sentenced Refat Chubarov, head of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people and currently residing in Ukraine, to six years of imprisonment in a general-regime colony, a fine of 200,000 rubles, and 200 hours of correctional labor.";"Criminal prosecution";"Imprisonment";NA;"Criminal prosecution";"politician";"pol";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_510";2021;6;8;2021-06-08;"Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;NA;"On June 8, 2021, the Alushta Magistrate’s Court ruled to impose an additional fine of 5,000 rubles on Yusuf Ashirov, imam of the independent Muslim community “Alushta,” for “illegal missionary activity.”";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_511";2021;6;9;2021-06-09;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On June 9, 2021, the Central District Court in Simferopol announced the verdict in the case of Edem Bekirov, who was accused of possession and transfer of explosives and ammunition. He was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment in a general-regime colony and fined 150,000 rubles.";"Imprisonment";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_512";2021;6;23;2021-06-23;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On June 23, 2021, the Kievsky District Court in Simferopol sentenced Akim Gafarov and Nazim Yeneleyev to eight years of imprisonment under Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for participation in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_513";2021;6;28;2021-06-28;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On June 28, 2021, the court sentenced Alim Yeneleyev in absentia under Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for participation in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_514";2021;6;29;2021-06-29;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On June 29, 2021, the court in Simferopol fined S. Asanov 5,000 rubles under Article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, which concerns the violation of the procedure for conducting religious activities.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_515";2021;7;2;2021-07-02;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;NA;"On July 2, 2021, the Sudak City Court found Aider Ablyakimov guilty under Article 205.6 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Failure to report a crime”). According to the Crimean FSB, Ablyakimov corresponded with an account allegedly belonging to a militant who urged a Crimean Tatar to participate in hostilities in the Middle East. Ablyakimov did not admit guilt in court. The court imposed a fine of 30,000 rubles as punishment.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_516";2021;7;8;2021-07-08;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On July 8, 2021, in the Simferopol district of Crimea, FSB officers searched the home of the parents of activist and assistant to Ukrainian MP Hayde Rizaeva. The investigative actions were related to a criminal case concerning alleged membership in the volunteer detachment named after Noman Çelebicihan, which the Russian authorities classify as an illegal armed formation (Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). Rizaeva's mother and son were taken away for questioning as witnesses.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_517";2021;7;22;2021-07-22;"Yevpatoriya, Ukraine";45,19546;33,36256;NA;"On July 22, 2021, in Yevpatoria, the home and grocery store of the Ibragimov family were searched with the involvement of OMON and the Center for Combating Extremism. As a result, some items were cataloged, and one family member, Abdullah Ibragimov, was detained for an administrative offense.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"businessmen";"bus";"3";1;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_518";2021;8;5;2021-08-05;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Mejlis";"On August 5, 2021, the trial of Ilver Ametov, chairman of the Sudak regional Mejlis, concluded. Antique weapons exhibits had been seized from his home museum during a search in September 2019. The court found him guilty and sentenced him to eight months of restriction of freedom—a criminal punishment consisting of a set of duties and prohibitions enforced without isolating the convicted person from society.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_519";2021;8;16;2021-08-16;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On August 16, 2021, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don passed sentences on the defendants of the so-called “Alushta group” in the “Crimean Muslims case.” Eldar Kantimirov was sentenced to 12 years of imprisonment in a strict-regime colony with one year of restricted freedom; Ruslan Nagaev to 13 years with one year of restricted freedom; Lenur Khalilov to 18 years with one year of restricted freedom; and Ruslan Mesutov to 18 years with one year of restricted freedom.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_520";2021;8;17;2021-08-17;"Sevastopol, Ukraine";44,60544;33,52208;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On August 17, 2021, searches were conducted in the homes of Crimean Tatars across Crimea. In Sevastopol, FSB officers detained activists Rustem Murasov, Rustem Tairov, and Dzebbar Bekirov.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_521";2021;8;17;2021-08-17;"Bakhchisarai region, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On August 17, 2021, searches were conducted in the homes of Crimean Tatars across Crimea. In the Bakhchisaray district, activist Zavur Abdullayev was detained.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_522";2021;8;17;2021-08-17;"Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On August 17, 2021, searches were conducted in the homes of Crimean Tatars across Crimea. In the Simferopol district, Raif Fevziev was detained.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_523";2021;9;3;2021-09-03;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 3 and 4, 2021, Eldar Odamanov, Asan and Aziz Akhtemov, Shevket Useinov, and Nariman Dzhelyalov were detained in Crimea on suspicion of involvement in the explosion of a gas pipeline in the village of Perevalnoye in Simferopol region. For more than a day, no information about their whereabouts was available.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"5";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_524";2021;9;4;2021-09-04;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 3 and 4, 2021, Eldar Odamanov, Asan and Aziz Akhtemov, Shevket Useinov, and Nariman Dzhelyalov were detained in Crimea on suspicion of blowing up a gas pipeline in the village of Perevalnoye. Nothing was known about their whereabouts for more than a day. Dozens of people, including relatives, journalists, and lawyers, gathered at the FSB building demanding information about the detainees. More than 50 of them were detained by police, including journalists from “Crimean Solidarity” and “Graney.ru.” About two dozen people were fined by the Kiev District Court under Article 20.6.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation for participating in the events near the FSB building on September 4.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"50";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_525";2021;10;1;2021-10-01;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On October 1, 2021, near the building of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea, Russian police detained activist Leyla Yashlavskaya, who had come to attend a court session reviewing an appeal against the detention of Nariman Dzhelyalov.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_526";2021;10;4;2021-10-04;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On October 4, 2021, the Kievsky District Court of Simferopol fined Aider Kadyrov 5,000 rubles for filming mass detentions on September 4, 2021, in Simferopol, under Article 20.6.1 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (“Violation of the established procedure for organizing or holding a mass event”).";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_527";2021;10;6;2021-10-06;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On October 6, 2021, the Kievsky District Court of Simferopol issued a verdict in absentia against Eskender Seit-Nebiev under Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Participation in an illegal armed formation acting for purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation”).";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_528";2021;10;11;2021-10-11;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On October 11, 2021, the police detained dozens of people who gathered wearing masks and observing social distancing outside the Crimean Garrison Military Court in Simferopol for the appeal hearing in the case of the “Krasnogvardeiskaya Group” of Hizb ut-Tahrir. Later, they were fined under Part 1 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation for organizing a mass simultaneous gathering of citizens in public places, resulting in a violation of public order.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"20";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_529";2021;10;25;2021-10-25;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On October 25, 2021, police detained 21 people who had gathered near the court to learn the outcome of the hearing in the Krasnogvardeisky group case of Hizb ut-Tahrir. The police prevented lawyers from visiting the detainees and threatened them with administrative charges for allegedly “disobeying the lawful demand of a police officer.” Lawyer Edem Semedlyaev was detained and later sentenced to 12 days of administrative arrest on the same charge. Fourteen of the detainees were fined between 10,000 and 15,000 rubles each.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"21";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_530";2021;10;29;2021-10-29;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On October 29, 2021, police used force to detain dozens of attendees who had gathered wearing masks and observing social distancing outside the Crimean Garrison Military Court in Simferopol for the appeal hearing in the case of the Krasnogvardeiskaya group of Hizb ut-Tahrir. Later, most of them were fined for organizing a mass simultaneous gathering of citizens in public places, resulting in a violation of public order, while some participants were acquitted by the court.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"30";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_531";2021;10;29;2021-10-29;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On October 29, 2021, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced the defendants of the so-called “third Bakhchisaray group” in the “Crimean Muslims case.” Seytumer Seytumerov was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment in a strict-regime colony, Osman Seytumerov to 14 years, Rustem Seytmemetov to 13 years, and Amet Suleymanov to 12 years.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_532";2021;11;1;2021-11-01;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On November 1, 2021, police detained Crimean Tatars who had come to the Crimean Garrison Military Court to appeal the case of the “Krasnogvardeiskaya Group” of Hizb ut-Tahrir. On that day, 18 people were taken to the Simferopol police department.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"19";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_533";2021;11;11;2021-11-11;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On November 11, 2021, the Central District Court of Simferopol ordered the detention of lawyer Edem Semedlyaev for 12 days on charges of disobedience to the lawful demands of a police officer. Semedlyaev had been present at the appeal hearing in the case of the ‘Krasnogvardeiskaya group’ on October 25. Later, following mass detentions of Crimean Tatars outside the Crimean Garrison Military Court, he attempted to provide legal defense to the detainees at Central Police Department No. 3. There, Ruslan Shambazov from the Center “E” department allegedly demanded that Semedlyaev undress completely so that his body could be checked for extremist tattoos, which he refused to do. Consequently, an administrative protocol was drawn up against him under Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.";"Arrest";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Arrest";"lawyer";"law";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_540";2021;12;14;2021-11-14;"Primorskiy, Feodosia region, Ukraine";45,12074;35,47274;NA;"On December 14, 2021, Kurtumer Chalgozov’s home in Primorski settlement was searched. After the investigative actions, he was taken to a car, blindfolded, and transported in an unknown direction. In a basement room, Chalgozov was handcuffed to a chair and forced to sign documents agreeing to cooperate, as well as to provide secret testimony in the case of the “sabotage” involving Nariman Dzhelyal and the Akhtemov brothers. He was eventually released and later publicly reported the abuse to the press.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";"Detention with violence";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_534";2021;11;18;2021-11-18;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On November 18, 2021, a search was conducted at the house of the parents of Izet Gdanov, the former First Deputy Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_535";2021;11;19;2021-11-19;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On November 19, 2021, the Central District Court of Simferopol fined five Crimean Tatars for “violation of the procedure for organizing or holding a mass assembly.” On October 29, 2021, they had gathered outside the Crimean Garrison Military Court to support four arrested Muslims from the “Third Bakhchisaray Group” in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case, who were being sentenced.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"5";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_536";2021;11;23;2021-11-23;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On November 23, 2021, more than 150 Crimean Tatars gathered near the Simferopol pre-trial detention center (“SIZO”) to meet lawyer Edem Semedlyaev, whose administrative arrest had just ended. A bus had been brought there in advance, and Rosgvardiya officers detained 32 people, including 10 women and five Crimean Solidarity journalists — Enver Alimov, Alim Suleymanov, Vilen Temeryanov, Simmar Ablyalimov, and Dlyaver Ibragimov.";"Detention";"Arrest";"Administrative penalty";"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"32";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_537";2021;11;26;2021-11-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On November 26, 2021, police detained Crimean Solidarity coordinator Dilyaver Memetov and citizen journalist Abdulla Seydametov in Simferopol. Dilyaver Memetov was sentenced to 12 days of administrative arrest for allegedly “violating the procedure for organizing or holding a public event.”";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_538";2021;12;3;2021-12-03;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On December 3, 2021, the Kiev District Court in Simferopol fined activist Rolan Osmanov 15,000 rubles for participating in a spontaneous gathering on September 4, 2021, near the FSB building in Simferopol.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_539";2021;12;7;2021-12-07;"Yevpatoria, Ukraine";45,19546;33,36256;NA;"On December 7, 2021, Crimean Solidarity coordinator Mustafa Seydaliev was detained by the Yevpatoria police department immediately after completing a 14-day term in a temporary detention center, served by court order. The Kirov District Court of the Republic of Crimea then sentenced him to ten days of administrative arrest for the production and dissemination of extremist materials under two separate protocols.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_541";2021;12;17;2021-12-17;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On December 17, 2021, in Staryi Krym, law enforcement officers came to search the house of Nariman Ametov. He was almost immediately taken away for questioning, and the search continued in his absence. According to Ametov and his relatives, the investigative actions were related to the explosion of a gas pipeline in the village of Perevalnoye, Simferopol region. He returned home only in the evening, having endured torture and abuse by the Crimean security services.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Torture";"Detention with torture";"activist";"act";"1";1;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_542";2021;12;28;2021-12-28;"Sovetskiy, Ukraine";45,34173;34,92822;NA;"On December 28, 2021, in the settlement of Sovetskoye, officers from the Center for Countering Extremism conducted a search of the rented accommodation of 34-year-old Rustem Ibadlaev. No arrests were made as a result of the investigative actions.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_543";2022;2;9;2022-02-09;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 9, 2022, in the Belogorsk district of Crimea, investigative actions were carried out at the home of Crimean Solidarity activist Marlen Mustafayev. His brother, Bekir Mustafayev, later learned that he had been taken to the FSB office in Simferopol.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_544";2022;2;9;2022-02-09;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 9, 2022, investigative actions were conducted at the home of Ansar Osmanov in the Bakhchisaray district. Osmanov, a participant in the Crimean Solidarity movement and a frequent attendee of politically motivated court cases, was taken to the FSB office in Sevastopol.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_545";2022;2;9;2022-02-09;"Balaklava district, Sevastopol region, Ukraine";44,60544;33,52208;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 9, 2022, in the Balaklava district, special services conducted a search and detained Ernest Seitosmanov, the brother of political prisoner Enver Seitosmanov, who was sentenced to 17 years in prison. Ernest Seitosmanov’s home had already been searched several times prior. He was taken to the Sevastopol branch of the FSB.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_546";2022;2;9;2022-02-09;"Beloe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 9, 2022, law enforcement officers visited Amethan Abdulvapov in the Beloye-5 microdistrict of the Simferopol district, Crimea. He was subsequently taken to the FSB office in Simferopol.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_547";2022;2;11;2022-02-11;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On February 11, 2022, near the Crimean Garrison Military Court in Simferopol, police detained three civilian journalists who had come to attend the sentencing of political prisoners Zekirya Muratov and Vadim Bektemirov. Ali Suleymanov, Amar Abdulgaziev, and Rustem Useinov were taken without explanation to Police Station No. 3 “Tsentralnyi” in Simferopol.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"journalist";"jou";"3";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_548";2022;2;14;2022-02-14;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On February 14, 2022, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea upheld a fine of 10,000 rubles for “violation of the procedure for organizing a mass event” imposed on activist Remzi Bekirov from the Dzhankoy district of Crimea. The fine of 15,000 rubles imposed on Ulviy Aliyev, an activist from Sudak, was also upheld.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_549";2022;2;17;2022-02-17;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Kurultai";"On February 17, 2022, operatives from the Center for Counteraction to Extremism conducted a search at the home of Edem Dudakov, a delegate of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar People. Gadgets and cell phones were seized from the family, and Dudakov himself was detained and taken to the Bakhchisarai police station. Lawyers were not allowed to see him for an extended period during the search and later at the police station. In response, the lawyers filed complaints with the Prosecutor’s Office. On February 18, the Bakhchisarai District Court sentenced Dudakov to 10 days of administrative arrest.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_550";2022;2;19;2022-02-19;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On February 19, 2022, the Bakhchysaray District Court sentenced ten of fifteen Crimean Tatar activists who had come to attend an open court hearing in the case of Edem Dudakov—himself sentenced to ten days of administrative arrest—to similar ten-day arrests. Five elderly attendees of retirement age were fined between 10,000 and 12,000 rubles. The men served their administrative arrests in temporary detention centers in Simferopol.";"Detention";"Arrest";"Administrative penalty";"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"15";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_551";2022;3;4;2022-03-04;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On March 4, 2022, Nasrulla Seydaliyev was detained by law enforcement officers on charges of participating in the Noman Çelebicihan battalion, which is considered illegal on the territory of the Russian Federation.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_552";2022;3;4;2022-03-04;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On March 4, 2022, in Bakhchysaray, members of the security services conducted investigative measures at the house of Emil Emirov, who is accused of “high treason and links with Ukrainian agents,” according to his wife. Emirov worked as the deputy head of the joint-stock company “Krymtelecom.”";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_553";2022;3;10;2022-03-10;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On March 10, 2022, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced the first five defendants of the so-called “second Simferopol group.” They were found guilty under Articles 205.5 (organization of the activities of a terrorist organization and participation in such activities) and 278 (forcible seizure or retention of power) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. All defendants received sentences ranging from 15 to 19 years of imprisonment.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"5";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_554";2022;3;15;2022-03-15;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Kurultai";"On March 15, 2022, the Bakhchisaray District Court fined public activist and delegate of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people, Edem Dudakov, 1,500 rubles under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation for displaying Nazi symbols on the Internet.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_555";2022;3;16;2022-03-16;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;NA;"On March 16, 2022, in the Sary-Su microdistrict of Belogorsk, employees of the Center “E” conducted a search at the home of human rights defender Abdureshit Dzhepparov. The Belogorsk District Court subsequently sentenced him to 15 days of administrative arrest for publishing Nazi or extremist symbols on Facebook.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_556";2022;3;16;2022-03-16;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On March 16, 2022, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced five defendants in the so-called “second Simferopol group.” Akim Bekirov, Seytveli Seitabdiyev, and Rustem Seitkhalilov were each sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment in a strict-regime colony, with the first five years to be served in prison, while Eskender Suleymanov and Asan Yanikov were sentenced to 15 years under the same conditions.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"5";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_557";2022;3;22;2022-03-22;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On March 22, 2022, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don announced the guilty verdicts for political prisoners from Crimea, Timur Yalkabov and Lenur Seidametov. Yalkabov was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment in a strict-regime colony, and Seidametov to 13 years.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_558";2022;3;25;2022-03-25;"Krasnogvardeiskoe, Ukraine";45,49617;34,29408;"Kurultai";"On March 25, 2022, the Krasnogvardeisky District Court ordered the detention of Zair Smedlya, head of the Central Election Commission of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar People, for two days on charges of publicly displaying Nazi symbols on social networks. The activist was also fined 40,000 rubles for discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation.";"Arrest";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_559";2022;3;27;2022-03-27;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On March 27, 2022, Rustem Gugurik, a resident of Novooleksiyivka in the Kherson region, was detained at Chongar while attempting to enter Crimea. He was later sentenced to 8.5 years in a strict-regime colony on charges of alleged involvement in the Noman Çelebicihan battalion.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_560";2022;4;6;2022-04-06;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On April 6, 2022, Arsen Ibraimov was detained at the administrative border between Crimea and the Kherson region and later sentenced to ten years in prison on charges of alleged involvement in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion.";"Detention";"Criminal prosecution";"Extrajudicial violence";"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_561";2022;4;6;2022-04-06;"Razdolnoe, Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,36032;34,84543;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On April 6, 2022, a search was conducted at Bariyev’s house in the village of Razdolnoe, Sovetskiy region. According to a later report by the public association Crimean Solidarity, Russian law enforcement officers took Bariyev away following the search, presumably to Simferopol.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_562";2022;4;11;2022-04-11;"Genichesk, Ukraine";46,1769;34,7989;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On April 11, 2022, Russian security forces conducted a search of Artur Memetshaev’s house in Genichesk. According to activists, he was subsequently taken away in an unknown direction. The Russian state-run agency Kryminform cited the Russian investigation as describing Memetshaev as “a fighter of the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion.”";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Criminal prosecution";"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_563";2022;4;14;2022-04-14;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On April 14, 2022, Russian law enforcement officers detained 25-year-old Rustem Osmanov in the village of Kalanchak, Kherson region, Ukraine, on charges of participating in the battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan, banned in the Russian Federation. Osmanov was charged under Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. He was transferred to Crimea, where the security services opened a criminal case against him.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_564";2022;4;18;2022-04-18;"Genichesk, Ukraine";46,1769;34,7989;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On April 18, 2022, according to Abdurakhmanov, armed men in balaclavas with “DNR” patches and Russian flags burst into his house in the village of Azovskoye (Genichesk). In front of his wife and two children, they beat and kicked him. They then placed a black garbage bag over his head, wrapped duct tape around it, and forced him into a car.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";"Torture";"Detention with torture";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_565";2022;4;22;2022-04-22;"Armyansk, Ukraine";46,11454;33,70321;"Mejlis";"On April 22, 2022, the court of the city of Armyansk found Mustafa Dzhemilev, former chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatars, guilty on three counts and sentenced him to two years of suspended imprisonment with a probation period, as well as monetary fines totaling 35,000 rubles. However, he was released from punishment on all counts due to the expiration of the statute of limitations and an amnesty. The decision was issued in absentia, as Dzhemilev resides outside Crimea.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"politician";"pol";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_566";2022;4;25;2022-04-25;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Mejlis";"On April 25, 2022, the Sudak City Court held the first hearing in the case of Ilver Ametov, head of the district Mejlis of Crimean Tatars. The activist is accused of illegal possession of firearms, which were kept by him under glass in his home museum.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_567";2022;5;12;2022-05-12;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On May 12, 2022, the final hearing in the case of illegal missionary work by Imam Emir Medzhitov was held at the Dzhankoy Magistrate's Court. He was fined 20,000 rubles.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_568";2022;5;12;2022-05-12;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 12, 2022, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Tofig Abdulgaziev, Vladlen Abdulkadyrov, Izzet Abdullaev, Medzhit Abdurakhmanov, and Bilyal Adilov. Bilyal Adilov was sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment, while the others received 12 years each, with the first five years to be served in prison and the remainder in a strict-regime colony.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"5";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_569";2022;5;13;2022-05-13;"Sevastopol, Ukraine";44,60544;33,52208;NA;"On May 13, 2022, in Sevastopol, Russian security forces took Nazim Muradasilov to an unknown location. His whereabouts remained unknown for several hours before he was later released.";"Forced disappearance";"Abduction";NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_570";2022;5;26;2022-05-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 26, 2022, Ruslan Shambazov, head of the department of the Center for Combating Extremism, detained lawyer Edem Semedlyaev for a social media post condemning the actions of the Russian armed forces. On the same day, the Kyiv District Court in Simferopol fined him 75,000 rubles. Lawyer Nazim Sheikhmambetov defended Semedlyaev in court, but after the hearing, he was detained and taken to the police to have an administrative report drawn up. Lawyers Ayder Azamatov and Emine Avamileva were also detained by the Center operatives before the hearing in connection with the same case as Sheikhmambetov.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"lawyer";"law";"4";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_571";2022;5;27;2022-05-27;"Genichesk, Ukraine";46,1769;34,7989;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On May 27, Ayder Umerov, accused of participating in Noman Çelebicihan's battalion, was kidnapped in Genichesk.";"Forced disappearance";NA;NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_572";2022;6;5;2022-06-05;"Kherson region, Ukraine";46,65581;32,6178;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On June 5, 2022, Memet Dolgopolov, a resident of the Kherson region accused of participating in Noman Çelebicihan’s battalion, was arrested.";"Arrest";NA;NA;"Arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_573";2022;7;13;2022-07-13;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On July 13, 2017, civic journalist Rolan Osmanov was detained and sentenced to three days of administrative arrest. The Simferopol Railway Court found Osmanov guilty of disobeying a police officer’s lawful orders. Law enforcement officers claimed that he had allegedly resisted arrest—pushing, filming the police officer, and obstructing their activities. Osmanov, however, stated that he had agreed to accompany Ruslan Shambazov, head of the Center for Combating Extremism, to the police station after simply asking why he was being detained.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_574";2022;7;21;2022-07-21;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,700001;NA;"On July 21, 2022, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don fined Server Bariyev 360,000 rubles and deprived him of internet access for 1.5 years under Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Public calls for terrorist activities, public justification of terrorism, or propaganda of terrorism”). The criminal case was based on a post in “Vkontakte” containing Islamic symbols.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_575";2022;7;21;2022-07-21;"Genichesk, Ukraine";46,1769;34,7989;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On July 21, 2022, in the village of Salkovo, Genichesk district, Igor Khalilov was detained. A bag was placed over his head, and he was forced into a bus and taken to an unknown location. It later became known that he is being held in a Crimean detention center on suspicion of a crime related to membership in the Crimean Tatar battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_576";2022;7;23;2022-07-23;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On July 23, 2022, Appaz Kurtamet was abducted while attempting to enter Crimea. It was only in October that it became known he was being held in the Simferopol pre-trial detention center on charges of allegedly financing the “Crimea” battalion.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_577";2022;8;1;2022-08-01;"Kherson region, Ukraine";46,65581;32,6178;"Noman Çelebicihan";"In August 2022, Russian law enforcement detained and took to Crimea two residents of the Kherson region, Khalil Ametov and Mamed Mustafayev, who were suspected of participating in the volunteer battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_578";2022;8;11;2022-08-11;"Dzankoy region, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On August 11, 2022, Russian special services conducted armed searches at the homes of six men in the Dzhankoysky district of Crimea. In the village of Blizhnyogorodskoye, activist Enver Krosh was detained. In Volnoye village, investigative actions were carried out at the home of Vilen Temerianov, a journalist with Crimean Solidarity. Searches were also conducted in Dzhankoy at the home of Seityay Abbozov, in Mirnovka village at the home of Murat Mustafayev, in Ozernoye village at the home of Edem Bekirov, and in Timofeevka village at the home of Rinat Aliyev. All of the individuals regularly attended court hearings on politically motivated cases. It is known that all detainees were taken to the FSB building in Simferopol.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"6";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_579";2022;8;12;2022-08-12;"Kherson region, Ukraine";46,65581;32,6178;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On August 12, 2022, Akim Gafarov was abducted by FSB officers and subsequently taken to Crimea. On June 24, 2022, he had been accused of being a member of the “illegal armed formation Noman Çelebicihan Battalion.”";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_580";2022;8;19;2022-08-19;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On August 19, 2022, the Belogorsk District Court sentenced Rustem Osmanov to six years of imprisonment on charges related to participation in the Crimean Tatar volunteer battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_581";2022;9;2;2022-09-02;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On September 2, 2022, the Kievsky District Court in Simferopol sentenced Abdurakhmanov to five years of imprisonment in a strict-regime colony.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_582";2022;9;2;2022-09-02;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On September 2, 2022, the Kievsky District Court in Simferopol sentenced Aider Umerov, who had been kidnapped by Russian forces in the occupied Kherson region, to five years of imprisonment in a strict-regime colony.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_583";2022;9;6;2022-09-06;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On September 6, 2022, the court sentenced Arsen Ibraimov to ten years of imprisonment in a maximum-security colony for participating in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_584";2022;9;10;2022-09-10;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,0353;35,37406;NA;"On September 10, 2022, Mamut Belyalov was detained in Feodosia and accused of attempting to murder the Russian Minister of Resorts and Tourism of Crimea. Belyalov was subjected to brutal torture and placed in the Simferopol pre-trial detention center.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";"Torture";"Detention with torture";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_585";2022;9;13;2022-09-13;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 13, 2022, activist Rolan Osmanov was fined 40,000 rubles by the Kiev District Court of Simferopol for reposting a Facebook publication by lawyer Nikolai Polozov, in which Polozov condemned the Russian army’s attacks on Ukrainian cities.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_586";2022;10;14;2022-10-14;"Alupka, Ukraine";44,42503;34,0496;NA;"On October 14, 2022, Russian law enforcement officers searched the house of former political prisoner Asan Chapukh in Koreiz, on the southern coast of Crimea, after which they detained his wife, Asie Chapukh.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_587";2022;10;17;2022-10-17;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On October 17, 2022, a Russian court sentenced Artur Memetshaev, whose house had previously been searched in the city of Genichesk, to six and a half years of imprisonment.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_588";2022;10;26;2022-10-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On October 26, 2022, the Kiev District Court in Simferopol sentenced Rustem Gugurik, a resident of Novoalekseevka in the Kherson region, to eight years and six months of imprisonment in a strict-regime colony for participation in the Crimean Tatar battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan. The defendant did not admit his guilt.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_589";2022;12;15;2022-12-15;"Medvedevka, Dzankoy region, Ukraine";45,88727;34,55193;NA;"On December 15, 2022, the home of Mustafa Murakhas in Medvedevka village, Dzhankoysky district, Crimea, was searched. Law enforcement officers were reportedly looking for prohibited items, including firearms and drugs. The search yielded no results. According to the officers, the homeowner was allegedly informed that the house might contain prohibited items.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_590";2022;12;19;2022-12-19;"Medvedevka, Dzankoy region, Ukraine";45,88727;34,55193;NA;"On December 19, 2022, searches were conducted at the homes of three Ahaev brothers in the village of Medvedevka (Turgenevo), Dzhankoysky district. Two of the brothers, Ernest and Marlen, were reportedly taken from their homes and moved in an unknown direction.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_591";2022;12;27;2022-12-27;"Zolotoe Pole, Kirovsky region, Ukraine";45,13011;34,97533;NA;"On December 27, 2022, the Kirovsky District Court sentenced three residents of the village of Zolotoe Pole—Yunus Budzhek, Dilyaver Memetov, and Valentin Komisarenko—to administrative arrest for 11, 12, and 13 days, respectively, for performing ‘fighting songs of Ukrainian nationalists.’ Two of them were also fined 30,000 and 35,000 rubles.";"Arrest";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Arrest";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_592";2023;1;8;2023-01-08;"Genichesk, Ukraine";46,1769;34,7989;NA;"On January 8, 2023, law enforcement officers kidnapped two residents of Genichesk, Khalil Kurtametov and his brother Ridvan. In February 2023, Khalil Kurtametov finally returned home.";"Forced disappearance";NA;NA;"Forced disappearance";"businessmen";"bus";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_593";2023;1;11;2023-01-11;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On January 11, 2023, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced five Crimean Tatars—Servet Gaziev, Dzhemil Gafarov, Alim Karimov, Seyran Murtaza, and Erfan Osmanov—to 13 years of imprisonment each in a strict-regime colony on charges of belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir banned in Russia.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"5";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_594";2023;1;12;2023-01-12;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On January 12, 2023, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Raif Fevziev to 17 years of imprisonment.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_595";2023;1;17;2023-01-17;"Kamenka, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,95259;34,10472;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On January 17, 2023, in Kamenka, Simferopol district, a search was conducted at the home of Ibraim Asanov. He was arrested on suspicion of participating in the Noman Çelebicihan battalion.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_596";2023;1;23;2023-01-23;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Mejlis";"On January 23, 2023, law enforcement agencies came to the house of Ilver Ametov, Chairman of the Sudak Regional Mejlis, following anonymous calls reporting the presence of hostages at his address. The first time, the police arrived after midnight; the officers inspected the house, took Ametov’s statement, and checked his phones. The next day, law enforcers returned—this time accompanied by two fire trucks and the FSB—due to another call from an anonymous person.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_597";2023;1;24;2023-01-24;"Dzankoy region, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On January 24, 2023, searches involving FSB operatives and investigators took place in various villages of Dzhankoy district. As a result, six men were detained and taken to Simferopol. Law enforcement officers specifically took Leman Zekiryaev from Dzhankoy and Osman Abdurazakov from Dneprovka village. Aider Asanov and Refat Seidametov were taken from Timofeevka village, Khalil Mambetov was detained in Dzhankoy, and Ekrem Krosh, brother of political prisoner Enver Krosh, was detained in the village of Blizhnegorskoye.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"6";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_598";2023;1;25;2023-01-25;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 25, 2023, in front of the Kiev District Court building in Simferopol, employees of the Center for Combating Extremism and Rosgvardia officers acting under their command began mass detentions of Crimean Tatars. Twenty-eight people were taken to three police departments in Simferopol. Administrative protocols were drawn up against them under Article 20.2.2, Part 1, of the Administrative Code (""Organization of a mass simultaneous stay of citizens resulting in a violation of public order""). Among the detainees were elderly individuals, three people with disabilities, relatives of political prisoners, and citizen journalists.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"28";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_599";2023;2;5;2023-02-05;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Mejlis";"On February 5, 2023, in Sudak, Russian law enforcers broke into the home of Ilver Ametov, head of the Sudak Regional Mejlis, and conducted a search. The reason for the search was an allegedly anonymous call reporting that a crime had been committed in Ametov’s house.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_600";2023;2;14;2023-02-14;"Sevastopol, Ukraine";44,60544;33,52208;NA;"On February 14, 2023, Murat Kadyrov was arrested on charges of “financing terrorism.” Eight years earlier, he had transferred 3,000 rubles to the bank card of a low-income individual, which led to his detention and subsequent arrest under Article 205, part 1 of the Criminal Code. He was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment.";"Arrest";"Criminal prosecution";"Imprisonment";"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_601";2023;2;28;2023-02-28;"Priyatnoe svidanie, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,85341;34,01365;NA;"On February 28, 2023, in the village of Priyatnoe Svidanie, Simferopol district, FSB officers searched the home of Soin Dzemilev. The operatives did not allow the family to contact their lawyer and stated that they were investigating whether a family member was involved in damaging the railroad bed in Bakhchisaray district.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_602";2023;3;3;2023-03-03;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On March 3, 2023, the Dzhankoysky District Court in Crimea announced the verdict against Igor Khalilov, who was charged under Article 208 of the Criminal Code for membership in the Crimean Tatar volunteer battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan. The court found him guilty and sentenced him to five years of imprisonment.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_603";2023;3;6;2023-03-06;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;NA;"On March 6, 2023, FSB officers searched the house of Edem Murtazaev in Sudak, seizing only an iPhone. After the search, Murtazaev was detained and taken to the FSB office in Simferopol.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_604";2023;3;9;2023-03-09;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On March 9, 2023, in Bakhchysaray, Russian security forces conducted a search of the house of Asan Abduramanov, brother of a delegate to the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar people.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_605";2023;3;9;2023-03-09;"Krasnogvardeiskoe, Ukraine";45,49718;34,29105;NA;"On March 9, 2023, FSB officers searched the house of Memet Ashurov in the settlement of Krasnogvardeyskoye. He was detained and taken to the FSB Department in Simferopol. According to the officers, the search was conducted to determine whether Ashurov was involved in damage to the railway in the Bakhchisaray district.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_606";2023;3;11;2023-03-11;"Pervomaiskoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";45,11388;34,06388;NA;"On March 11, 2023, in the village of Pervomayskoye, Simferopol district of Crimea, FSB officers conducted a search at the home of Akhtem Ismailov in connection with a report of damage to the railroad in Bakhchisaray district on February 23, 2023. The officers seized phones, information storage devices, and a laptop. According to his relatives, Ismailov was taken to the FSB Department in Simferopol for interrogation and was later released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_607";2023;3;11;2023-03-11;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;NA;"On March 11, 2023, the house of Lenur Urkumet in Dzhankoy was searched in connection with the case concerning the explosion of the railway near Bakhchisarai on February 23, 2023.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_608";2023;3;12;2023-03-12;"Urojainoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";45,06553;34,11343;"Kurultai";"On March 12, 2023, law enforcement officers searched the home of Kurultai delegate Lemmar Yunusov in the village of Urozhaynoye, Simferopol district, Crimea. The search was conducted in connection with damage to the railroad in Bakhchisaray district. None of the family members were detained.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_609";2023;3;15;2023-03-15;"Urojainoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";45,06553;34,11343;NA;"On March 15, 2023, employees of the Center for Countering Extremism drew up a protocol against civil journalist Rolan Osmanov on charges of “petty hooliganism” following a morning search of his house by Crimean FSB officers. He was subsequently fined 70,000 rubles.";"Arbitrary search";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_610";2023;3;15;2023-03-15;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On March 15, 2023, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Amethan Abdulvapov to ten years and six months of imprisonment.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_611";2023;3;17;2023-03-17;"Ukromnoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";45,05209;34,00538;NA;"On March 17, 2023, in the Simferopol region, in the village of Ukromnoe, unidentified persons in civilian clothes took Tair Seidametov in an unknown direction. No documents were presented to him. Seidametov’s whereabouts became known only on the morning of March 20. According to his family, he is being held in the FSS building in Simferopol.";"Forced disappearance";NA;NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;1;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_612";2023;3;23;2023-03-23;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Kurultai";"On March 23, 2023, law enforcement officers searched the house of Kurultai delegate Mustafa Mustafayev, who resides in the city of Bakhchisarai. The FSB conducted the search in connection with a report regarding damage to the railroad in Bakhchisaray district on February 23, 2023. Mustafa Mustafayev and Shevket Ergashev were detained, and Mustafayev’s house was also searched by FSB officers.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_613";2023;4;3;2023-04-03;"Rodnoe, Sevastopol region";44,55383;33,73428;NA;"On April 3, 2023, in the village of Rodnoye, Balaklava district of Sevastopol, a search was conducted at the house of 65-year-old Fazyl Emiruseinov. According to Emiruseinov, the search was related to suspicion of damage to a railroad track. The search lasted more than two hours, and Fazyl Emiruseinov was not detained.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_614";2023;4;18;2023-04-18;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On April 18, 2023, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Murat Mustafayev to four years of imprisonment on charges of participation in Hizb ut-Tahrir.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_615";2023;4;20;2023-04-20;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On April 20, 2023, the Kievsky District Court in Simferopol sentenced Appaz Kurtamet, who had been kidnapped in July 2022 near the administrative border with the Kherson region, to seven years of imprisonment in a strict-regime colony.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_616";2023;4;25;2023-04-23;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;NA;"On April 25, 2023, the home of Abdureshit Dzhepparov was searched. He was subsequently held for 12 days in a special detention center under Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. According to officers from the Centre for countering extremism, during the search, the human rights defender refused to surrender his laptop and “resisted the lawful demands of police officers.”";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_617";2023;4;27;2023-04-27;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;NA;"On April 27, 2023, two searches were conducted at the homes of activists Edem Ismailov and Bari Bariev. At the conclusion of the search, Bari Bariev was taken from his home, accompanied by officers, some of whom were armed. Edem Ismailov was also taken to Simferopol.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_618";2023;5;12;2023-05-12;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 12, 2023, employees of the Center for Countering Extremism and the police visited the Suvuk-Dere mosque in Simferopol during Friday prayer. According to mosque attendees, the main purpose of the raid was to check documents.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"200";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_619";2023;5;17;2023-05-17;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 17, 2023, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced blind Aleksandr Sizikov to 17 years of imprisonment, with the first four years to be served in prison. The court also sentenced Seyran Khairedinov and Alim Sufyanov to 12 years each in a strict-regime colony, with the first four years to be served in prison.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"2";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_620";2023;5;18;2023-05-18;"Kirovskoe, Ukraine";45,22485;35,20229;NA;"On the night of May 18–19, 2023, Mambet Asan-Usta disappeared in the Kirovsky region of Crimea after being detained by traffic police officers. It later became known that he had been taken to Simferopol by individuals in camouflage uniforms. In an unknown building, he was interrogated under threats and psychological pressure regarding the alleged preparation of an explosion on the railroad near the village of Chistenkoye in the Simferopol district of Crimea.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;"Detention with violence";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;0;0;"NA";NA
"Ctrep_621";2023;5;20;2023-05-20;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 20, 2023, Amar Abdulgaziev, a citizen journalist with “Crimean Solidarity” and son of political prisoner Tofig Abdulgaziev, paid fines totaling 13,000 rubles. This decision was made by the Commission on Minors’ Affairs and the Protection of Their Rights in Crimea. On January 25, 2023, the police detained him near the Kiev District Court building, where he had come to attend a meeting. Police officers issued two protocols against him under Articles 20.2.2.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Organization of mass simultaneous presence of citizens”) and 19.3 of the same code (“Disobedience to the lawful order of a police officer”).";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_622";2023;5;23;2023-05-23;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 23, 2023, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ernes Seitosmanov to 18 years of imprisonment.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_623";2023;5;24;2023-05-24;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 24, 2023, Ruslan Lyumanov, a father of five and a Crimean Tatar activist, was abducted by the Russian FSB, which has been holding him in custody since then.";"Forced disappearance";NA;NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_624";2023;5;30;2023-05-30;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On May 30, 2023, police officers conducted a search of the house of Ridvan Rustemov, who resides with his wife and two minor children in rented accommodation in the town of Staryi Krym. The officers searched the yard, basement, and garage, and then took Rustemov to another house, where he was held for three hours before being released.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_625";2023;5;31;2023-05-31;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On May 31, 2023, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don announced sentences for four defendants in the “Crimean Muslims” case—Rustem Murasov, Dzebbar Bekirov, Zavur Abdullaev, and Rustem Tairov. All had been arrested in connection with the so-called “second Sevastopol group of Hizb ut-Tahrir.” Bekirov was sentenced to 17 years of imprisonment, while the others received 12 years each in a strict-regime colony, with the first four years to be served in prison.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_626";2023;6;9;2023-06-09;"Molodeznoe, Simferopol, Ukraine";45,00645;34,06597;"Mejlis";"On June 9, 2023, Eldar Mensitov was detained by traffic police officers at the exit from Simferopol. He was asked to get into a service car, after which a blue Volkswagen arrived, and Mensitov was handed over to masked individuals. The special services officers then took him to a basement room, where he was interrogated using illegal methods. The next day, he was handed over to officers of the Center for Combating Extremism and taken to the Zheleznodorozhny District Court of Simferopol, which sentenced him to 15 days of arrest for “disobeying the lawful demands of a police officer.”";"Detention";"Interogation";"Extrajudicial violence";"Detention with violence";"activist";"act";"1";1;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_627";2023;6;16;2023-06-16;"Rostov-on-Don, Russia";47,23333;39,7;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On June 16, 2023, the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ansar Osmanov to 20 years of imprisonment.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_628";2023;6;20;2023-06-20;"Yarkoe Pole, Kirovskiy region, Ukraine";45,20533;35,19305;NA;"On June 20, 2023, FSB officers conducted a search in the village of Yarkoye Polye, Kirovsky district of Crimea, at the home of brothers Jafer and Alim Alustayev. After the search, they were placed in a vehicle and taken to the FSB building in Simferopol, where they spent more than 12 hours.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_629";2023;6;22;2023-06-22;"Novopokrovka, Kirovskiy region, Ukraine";45,16463;35,26234;NA;"On June 22, 2023, searches were conducted at the homes of Bekir Dervishev and Dilyaver Musaev, residents of the village of Novopokrovka, Kirovsky district of Crimea. Both individuals were taken to the FSB Department in Simferopol.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_630";2023;6;25;2023-06-25;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;NA;"On June 25, 2023, Crimean Tatars were detained at the foot of Ak-Kaya (Belaya Skala) in the Belogorsk district of Crimea for displaying national flags on their cars and were collectively fined 40,000 rubles. District police officers drew up administrative protocols for Rustem Kurnosov and Enver Useinov. Ebabil Ibragimov, who was videotaping the events from the top of the cliff, was also taken to the police. The group of Crimean Tatars had been traveling in several cars to climb Ak-Kaya with flags, but they were stopped by police officers. Later that evening, the Belogorsk District Court imposed fines of 20,000 rubles each on Rustem Kurnosov and Enver Useinov. They were charged with organizing or holding a public event without prior notification (Part 2 of Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation).";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_631";2023;7;7;2023-07-07;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On July 7, 2023, the Kievsky District Court of Simferopol fined human rights activist Abdureshit Dzhepparov 45,000 rubles. Employees of the Center for Countering Extremism in Crimea filed an administrative protocol against him for “discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation” under Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_632";2023;7;25;2023-07-25;"Genichesk, Ukraine";46,1769;34,7989;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On July 25, 2023, Eskender Auji was arrested and sentenced to three and a half years of imprisonment for participation in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion.";"Arrest";"Criminal prosecution";"Imprisonment";"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_633";2023;7;27;2023-07-27;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On July 27, 2023, 14 Crimean Tatars who came to attend the appeal hearing in the case of politician Nariman Dzhelyal and the Akhtemov brothers were detained near the Supreme Court of Crimea. Among them were journalists Kulamet Ibraimov and Lutfiye Zudieva. Administrative protocols were drawn up against five of the 14 detainees. Ibraimov received administrative arrest, while the others were fined by the court.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";"Arrest";"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"14";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_634";2023;8;2;2023-08-02;"Oktyabrskoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";45,29401;34,14164;NA;"On August 2, 2023, the family home of journalist Kulamet Ibraimov in the village of Buyuk-Onlar (Oktyabrskoye) was searched. The day before, Ibraimov had been released from a special detention center where he was serving a five-day administrative arrest. Although the journalist is officially registered at his mother’s house, he has been living separately since his marriage. During the search, he was at a different address.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_635";2023;8;7;2023-08-07;"Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On August 7, 2023, law enforcement officers conducted a search at the home of 25-year-old Emine Zekeryaeva’s family while she was visiting her parents. Afterwards, the FSB officers took Zekeryaeva to her own home to carry out a search there. They found nothing and later informed her that she was a witness in a criminal case involving a Ukrainian citizen who allegedly traveled to Syria.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_636";2023;8;18;2023-08-18;"Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;NA;"On August 18, 2023, employees of the Center for Combating Extremism (Center E) searched the house of Ruslan Emirvaliev, the former chairman of the Alushta Muslim religious community. They cited a ruling by the Kiev District Court of Simferopol concerning the search for possible saboteurs who allegedly entered Crimea disguised as Ukrainian refugees.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_637";2023;8;24;2023-08-24;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On August 24, 2023, searches were conducted in the homes of Crimean Tatars in Bakhchysaray and the surrounding Bakhchysaray district of Crimea. Crimean FSB officers detained six people under Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. All detainees are activists of Crimean Solidarity: Remzi Nimetulaev, Ruslan Asanov, Seidamet Mustafaev, Amethan Umerov, and Eldar Yakubov. In the evening, the Kiev District Court held hearings to determine preventive measures for Ammarkhan Umerov, Remzi Nimetulaev, and Ruslan Asanov. They will remain in Pre-Trial Detention Center No. 2 in Simferopol until October 23, 2023.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"6";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_638";2023;8;25;2023-08-25;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On August 25, 2023, near the building of the Kiev District Court of Simferopol, officers of the Center for Combating Extremism, police, and masked individuals carried out a mass detention of Crimean Tatars who had come to the court hearings concerning the measures of restraint for people detained the previous day in Bakhchisaray and the Bakhchisaray region of Crimea. In total, 22 people were detained, some with the use of violence.";"Detention";"Extrajudicial violence";NA;"Detention with violence";"civilian";"civ";"22";22;0;22;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_639";2023;9;20;2023-09-20;"Moscow, Russia";55,75124;37,61842;"ATR";"On September 20, 2023, a court in Moscow sentenced journalist Aider Muzhdabaev in absentia to six years in prison. According to TASS, the court found him guilty under the article on public calls for terrorism or the justification of terrorism.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_640";2023;9;26;2023-09-26;"Krasnokam'yanka, Yalta, Ukraine";44,49096;34,15258;NA;"On September 26, 2023, in Krasnokamenka, Arsen Dzhepparov and Emil Nazarbekov were detained and later released following questioning at the Center for Countering Extremism in Simferopol. Emil Nazarbekov’s home was also searched.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_641";2023;10;12;2023-10-12;"Trekhprudnoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,8997;34,01989;NA;"On October 12, 2023, following a search of her parents’ house, FSB officers detained Lutfiye Veliyeva. The family resides in the village of Trekhprudnoye, Simferopol district of Crimea. The search was carried out as part of an investigation into allegations that Veliyeva discredited the armed forces of the Russian Federation on the social network “Vkontakte.” Lutfiye Veliyeva was released after interrogation.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Interrogation";"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_642";2023;10;24;2023-10-24;"Azovskoe, Dzankoy region, Ukraine";45,59185;34,55987;NA;"On October 24, 2023, the house of Amet Bairov, father-in-law of political prisoner Riza Omerov, was searched. The investigative actions in the settlement of Azovskoye, Dzhankoysky district of Crimea, were carried out by the Crimean Federal Security Service and the police.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_643";2023;11;1;2023-11-01;"Kherson region, Ukraine";46,65581;32,6178;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On November 1, 2023, Russian security forces kidnapped Khalil Kurtametov, a businessman and resident of Novoalekseevka, for the second time. During an illegal search of his home, the authorities planted documents allegedly related to the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion.";"Arbitrary search";"Arrest";"Criminal prosecution";"Criminal prosecution";"businessmen";"bus";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_644";2023;11;3;2023-11-03;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On November 3, 2023, Lenara Seydaliyeva reported that her son and his colleague, Server Aliyev, were taken away in an unknown direction in a car belonging to the FSB. This was confirmed by officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They refused to open a criminal case for kidnapping or to inform the relatives about the investigation, claiming that the FSB allegedly “has the right to hold them for 15 days.”";"Forced disappearance";NA;NA;"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;2;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_645";2023;11;16;2023-11-16;"Kherson region, Ukraine";46,65581;32,6178;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On November 16, 2023, Asan Durnusov, a resident of the Kherson region, was sentenced to three and a half years in a strict-regime colony, with the first year to be served in prison, for participation in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion.";"Arrest";"Criminal prosecution";NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_646";2023;11;23;2023-11-23;"Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;NA;"On November 23, 2023, searches were conducted in the villages of Verkhnyaya Kutuzovka and Isobilnoye, within the Alushta city district, targeting religious figures: the imam Yusuf Ashirov and members of the local religious community, Vilen Useinov and Zinur Appazov. Yusuf Ashirov, the imam of the ‘Yuk’ary Jami’ mosque, was sentenced to two days of arrest and placed in a special reception center in Simferopol. The two other arrested members of the community—Vilen Useinov and Zinur Appazov—were taken to the temporary detention center in Alushta, where Appazov was to serve five days and Useinov ten days.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"cleric";"cler";"3";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_647";2023;11;28;2023-11-28;"Kherson region, Ukraine";46,65581;32,6178;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On November 28, 2023, Eldar Kestan, a resident of the Kherson region, was sentenced to three and a half years in a strict-regime colony, with the first year to be served in prison, for participation in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion.";"Arrest";"Criminal prosecution";"Imprisonment";"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_648";2023;11;29;2023-11-29;"Moscow, Russia";55,75359;37,61815;NA;"On November 29, 2023, Ukrainian singer and Eurovision 2016 winner Jamala (real name Susana Jamaladinova) was arrested in absentia in a case concerning alleged fake news about the Russian army, according to the Moscow prosecutor’s office.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_649";2023;11;30;2023-11-30;"Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;NA;"On November 30, 2023, in Alushta, the home of Abdul Gafarov, chairman of the Muslim religious community Alushta, was searched. Employees of the Center for Countering Extremism took Gafarov to the Alushta police station.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_650";2023;12;5;2023-12-05;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;NA;"On December 5, 2023, the Belogorsk Magistrate's Court fined human rights defender Abdureshit Dzhepparov 40,000 rubles for “abuse of freedom of mass information.”";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_651";2023;12;8;2023-12-08;"Genichesk, Ukraine";46,1769;34,7989;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On December 8, 2023, Rustem Mevlyutov was sentenced to three and a half years of imprisonment for participation in the volunteer battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan.";"Arrest";"Criminal prosecution";"Imprisonment";"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_652";2023;12;13;2023-12-13;"Privetnoe, Kirovskiy region, Ukraine";45,11795;35,05369;NA;"On December 13, 2023, the home of imam Ismail Yurdamov from the village of Juma Eli (Privetnoye), Kirovsky district, Crimea, was searched, after which he was taken to the police station. Yurdamov was accused of violating laws on freedom of conscience, religion, and religious associations under Part 4 of Article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Conducting missionary activities in violation of the requirements of the legislation on freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, and religious associations”).";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_653";2023;12;13;2023-12-13;"Krinichki, Kirovskiy region, Ukraine";45,07183;35,10595;NA;"On December 13, 2023, the home of activist Rustem Mustafayev in the village of Krynichki, Kirovsky district, Crimea, was searched. Mustafayev was not detained.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_654";2024;1;1;2024-01-01;"Kherson region, Ukraine";46,65581;32,6178;"Noman Çelebicihan";"In January 2024, Amina Kadyrova was arrested. She has been under house arrest with an electronic monitoring bracelet for seven months due to her alleged participation in the Noman Çelebicihan volunteer battalion.";"Arrest";"Criminal prosecution";NA;"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_655";2024;1;10;2024-01-10;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 10, 2024, the Kiev District Court of Simferopol fined Sufyan Shamuratov 2,000 rubles for saving a song titled “Glory to Ukraine” on his VKontakte page.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_656";2024;1;11;2024-01-11;"Kirovskoe, Ukraine";45,22233;35,2039;NA;"On January 11, 2024, a court hearing was held in the Justice of the Peace Court of Kirovske settlement regarding Imam Ismail Yurdamov from the village of Juma-Eli (Privetnoye). The court fined him 8,000 rubles for “illegal missionary activity” under Part 4 of Article 5.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_657";2024;1;23;2024-01-23;"Krasnogvardeiskiy region, Ukraine";45,4989;34,29596;"Kurultai";"On January 23, 2024, the home of Nazim Memetov, lawyer and deputy chairman of the election commission of the Kurultai of Crimean Tatars, was searched for four hours. Criminal investigation officers seized his cell phone and laptop, but his procedural status was not explained.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_658";2024;1;26;2024-01-26;"Kirovskoe, Ukraine";45,22233;35,2039;NA;"On January 26, 2024, law enforcement officers broke into the house of Elzara Abibullaeva in the village of Kirovskoye, Kirovsky District of Crimea, and began a search. They detained her son, Ismail Shemshedinov, and took him to an unknown location, promising that they would contact her within three days. However, for more than a month, his family has had no information about whether Ismail is alive or where he is.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Forced disappearence";"Forced disappearance";"civilian";"civ";"1";1;0;1;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_659";2024;1;26;2024-01-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On January 26, 2024, Russian law enforcers searched the house of Zera Bekirova, editor-in-chief of the magazine Nenkejan in Simferopol. The security services broke in at dawn and released her close to midnight. Zera Bekirova and her daughter, Arzy Memetova, were interrogated. It is not known what exactly the officers were looking for.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"journalist";"jou";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_660";2024;2;1;2024-02-01;NA;NA;NA;"Mejlis";"In February 2024, Russian security forces conducted searches in the homes of seven members of local mejlises in the Nizhnegorsk, Simferopol, and Bakhchisaray districts.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"7";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_661";2024;2;7;2024-02-07;"Feodosia, Ukraine";45,03199;35,38153;NA;"On February 8, 2024, FSB officers, together with the Criminal Investigation Office of the MVD of Russia in Feodosia, detained Nariman Muzafarov, who was accused of discrediting the Russian army.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_662";2024;2;9;2024-02-09;"Kherson region, Ukraine";46,65581;32,6178;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On February 9, 2024, Nariman Derman, a resident of the Kherson region, was arrested and charged with participation in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion. The verdict was issued in October 2024, and he was sentenced to three and a half years in a strict-regime colony, with the first year to be served in prison.";"Arrest";"Criminal prosecution";NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_663";2024;2;15;2024-02-15;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On February 15, 2024, employees of the Center for Countering Extremism, Roman Filatov and Ruslan Shambazov, detained lawyer Emil Kurbedinov and took him to a police station in Simferopol. There, a report was drawn up against him for dissemination of false information under the guise of accurate information (Part 9 of Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, “Abuse of freedom of mass information”).";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"lawyer";"law";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_664";2024;2;16;2024-02-16;"Lenino, Leninskiy region, Ukraine";45,2975;35,77388;NA;"On February 16, 2024, in the village of Lenino (Leninsky district of Crimea), the home of Ilyas Muslimov, a car mechanic, was searched. According to Muslimov, the operatives initially directed all their questions to him, but ultimately they took his son, soccer coach Asan Muslimov, and transported him to an unknown location. Asan Muslimov was later released from the FSB department in Kerch.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_665";2024;2;22;2024-02-22;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On February 22, 2024, the house of journalist and human rights activist Lutfiye Zudiyeva was searched in the city of Dzhankoy. At the conclusion of the investigative actions, employees of the Center for Countering Extremism took her to the police department in Simferopol. There, Zudiyeva was charged under two protocols, Part 2 and Part 2.1 of Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (abuse of freedom of mass information).";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_666";2024;2;22;2024-02-22;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;"Mejlis";"On February 22, 2024, police officers and individuals in civilian clothing conducted a search of the home museum of Ilver Ametov, chairman of the Sudak regional Mejlis. According to the officers, they were looking for “illegal items.” The search lasted approximately five hours, after which several iron objects were taken for examination.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_667";2024;2;29;2024-02-29;"Juravki, Staryi Krym, Ukraine";45,02768;35,08548;NA;"On February 29, 2024, law enforcement officers conducted searches at the homes of four Crimean Tatars. One of them, Lenur Yakubov, was placed under a 14-day arrest by the court after being found guilty of propaganda and public display of extremist symbols. Law enforcement officers also visited the homes of Izet Sayfullin, imam of the independent Muslim community Eski Kyrym; Idris Yurdamov, chairman of the community; and activist Shevket Kiyamov. Yurdamov was released, while Kiyamov remained at home after the search. A protocol was drawn up against Sayfullin for violation of missionary activity, and he was released from the police station following the procedure.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"cleric";"cler";"4";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_668";2024;2;29;2024-02-29;"Kirovskoe, Ukraine";45,22233;35,2039;NA;"On February 29, 2024, Ruslan Shambazov, head of the department of the Center “E,” together with OMON officers, dispersed people outside the Kirovsky District Court in Simferopol and detained “Crimean Solidarity” correspondent Ali Seitablaev.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_669";2024;3;5;2024-03-05;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On March 5, 2024, law enforcement officers conducted searches at the homes of four Crimean Tatars in the Bakhchysaray district of Crimea. On the same day, the court imposed preventive measures on Memet Lyumanov, Aziz Azizov, Rustem Osmanov, and Mustafa Abduramanov, sending them to Pre-Trial Detention Center No. 2 until May 4, 2024. All of the detainees are accused of participating in the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned in the Russian Federation.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"4";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_670";2024;3;5;2024-03-05;"Dzankoy, Ukraine";45,70915;34,38724;"Hizb ut-Tahrir";"On March 5, 2024, law enforcement officers conducted searches at six homes of Crimean Tatars in the Dzhankoysky district of Crimea. The Kiev District Court of Simferopol sent five detained residents to the Pre-Trial Detention Center. The detainees are Enver Khalillaev, Nariman Ametov, Ali Mamutov, Vahid Mustafaev, imam of the mosque in the village of Lobanovo, and activist Arsen Kashka.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Arbitrary search with arrest";"activist";"act";"6";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_671";2024;3;13;2024-03-13;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;"Kurultai";"On March 13, 2024, a search was conducted at the house of Edem Dudakov, a delegate of the Kurultai of the Crimean Tatar People, in Bakhchysaray. Afterward, the public activist was taken to the FSB Department in Simferopol.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_672";2024;3;13;2024-03-13;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 13, 2024, the Kiev District Court of Simferopol fined Refat Ablyamitov 2,000 rubles for publishing on “VKontakte” a photo of the Ukrainian “Trident” with the motto “SLAVA Natsii,” an emblem associated with the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_673";2024;3;20;2024-03-20;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 20, 2024, the Kiev District Court in Simferopol fined activist Lutfiye Zudiyeva 2,500 rubles under Part 2.1 of Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses for “abuse of freedom of mass information.” Roman Filatov, an employee of the Central Election Commission, filed a report against her for “dissemination of information about foreign agents or materials produced by them in mass media without indicating the status of a foreign agent.”";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_674";2024;3;21;2024-03-21;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;NA;"On March 21, 2024, the Sudak City Court fined local resident Ruslan Bulatov 2,000 rubles. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code for public display of symbols of extremist organizations.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_675";2024;3;26;2024-03-26;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On March 26, 2024, the Kiev District Court of the Republic of Crimea fined Leyla Mukhsinova 2,000 rubles for publishing on her “VKontakte” page an image containing attributes of Ukrainian nationalist groups. These symbols were previously used by a Ukrainian nationalist organization that is recognized as extremist, and whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_676";2023;3;27;2024-03-27;"Kherson region, Ukraine";46,65581;32,6178;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On March 27, 2024, Bilyal Abdurakhmanov, a resident of the village of Rykovo in the Kherson region, was arrested. A criminal case was opened against him under Part 2 of Article 208 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Participation in an illegal armed formation for purposes contrary to the interests of Russia”).";"Arrest";"Criminal prosecution";NA;"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_677";2024;3;29;2024-03-29;"Kirovskoe, Ukraine";45,22233;35,2039;NA;"On March 29, 2024, the Kirovsky District Court of Crimea fined the independent Muslim community “Eski Kyrym” 100,000 rubles for storing banned literature in the “Az-Zubeyr” mosque in Staryi Krym.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_678";2024;3;29;2024-03-29;"Sudak, Ukraine";44,85328;34,98709;NA;"On March 29, 2024, the Sudak City Court fined Medina Bekirova 2,000 rubles for posting an image on Instagram featuring the phrase “Glory to Ukraine, Glory to Heroes.”";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_679";2024;4;10;2024-04-10;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On April 10, 2024, Dlyaver Salimov was sentenced to imprisonment after publicly speaking out against Z-symbols. He was found guilty under part 2 of Article 119 of the Russian Criminal Code, which covers threats to kill or cause serious harm to health committed on the grounds of political, ideological, racial, national, or religious hatred, or on the basis of hatred or enmity toward a social group.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_680";2024;4;15;2024-04-15;"Sovetskiy region, Ukraine";45,34173;34,92822;NA;"On April 15, 2024, Russian law enforcers conducted two searches in the homes of Crimean Tatars in Crimea. The searches took place in the Sovetsky district—at the house of Ruslan Mustafayev in the village of Chapayevka and at the home of Abdulla Chebiyev in the village of Zavetnoye.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"2";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_681";2024;4;17;2024-04-17;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On April 17, 2024, the Justice of the Peace Court in Simferopol fined activist Lutfiye Zudiyeva 2,000 rubles for a Facebook post about a trial in which the state prosecution requested lengthy prison sentences for the defendants of the “Belogorsk group” in the Hizb ut-Tahrir case, as well as for another post about events held in various regions of the Republic of Crimea in their support. Both posts were published three years earlier, in January 2021. The court found her guilty under Part 2 of Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation — “Abuse of freedom of mass information,” specifically for publishing information from foreign agents without proper labeling.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_682";2024;4;24;2024-04-24;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;NA;"On April 24, 2024, the Belogorsk District Court fined Dzheppar Seytmamutov 1,000 rubles under Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Propaganda or public display of symbols of extremist organizations”), because he posted an image of the Ukrainian trident on VKontakte.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_683";2024;5;15;2024-05-15;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 15, 2024, a hearing on the administrative case against lawyer Emil Kurbedinov was held in the Justice of the Peace Court of Simferopol. As a result, the court imposed a fine of 30,000 rubles on Kurbedinov, finding him guilty of posting “inaccurate information about the work of the military recruitment office.” He was fined under Part 9 of Article 13.15 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (“Dissemination of deliberately false publicly significant information under the guise of reliable information”), with the minimum penalty applied.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"lawyer";"law";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_684";2024;5;17;2024-05-17;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On May 17, 2024, police officers conducted searches of the homes of Bekir Mamutov, chief editor of the newspaper Kyrym, and its founder, Seyran Ibragimov. Operational activities were also carried out at the newspaper’s editorial office. The journalists did not return home until the evening. Two protocols were drawn up against Bekir Mamutov for discrediting the Russian army and disseminating false information.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";NA;"Arbitrary search with detention";"journalist";"jou";"2";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_685";2024;5;29;2024-05-29;"Lenino, Leninskiy region, Ukraine";45,2975;35,77388;NA;"On May 29, 2024, the Leninsky District Court of Crimea arrested local resident Ruslan Islyamov for 10 days. The protocol was drawn up against him due to a publication on Odnoklassniki: Islyamov had posted an image featuring the inscription “Shortly about the head Glory to Ukraine,” a Ukrainian flag, and a man. The court ruled that, by this post, Islyamov had distributed paraphernalia of Ukrainian nationalist organizations.";"Criminal prosecution";NA;NA;"Criminal prosecution";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_686";2024;6;7;2024-06-07;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On June 7, 2024, the Kiev District Court of Simferopol fined the editorial board of the Crimean Tatar newspaper “Kyrym” 300,000 rubles under a protocol for “discrediting” the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. A second protocol for “spreading misinformation” was issued in connection with an article that quoted an excerpt from a UN report on the humanitarian situation in Crimea.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_687";2024;6;25;2024-06-25;"Tsvetochnoe, Belogorsk region, Ukraine";45,08665;34,385;NA;"On June 25, 2024, Server Demershayev, a resident of the village of Tsvetochnoye in Belogorsk region, was detained on charges of supporting Ukraine and discrediting the Russian army on social networks. The materials were submitted to the court.";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_688";2024;6;26;2024-06-26;"Kirovskoe, Ukraine";45,22233;35,2039;NA;"On June 26, 2024, a court hearing in the case of Emine Zekeryaeva was held in the Kirovsky District Court. The court found her guilty of “under-reporting” and fined her 50,000 rubles. According to the investigation, in 2016, Emine Zekeryaeva communicated via “VKontakte” with a citizen of Ukraine located in the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic and failed to notify the Russian security services or law enforcement agencies about this correspondence.";"Administrative penalty";NA;NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_689";2024;7;6;2024-07-06;"Belogorsk, Ukraine";45,05586;34,60038;NA;"On July 6, 2024, Kemal Situmerov was detained in Belogorsk on charges of “insulting Russia, the army, and the president.”";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_690";2024;7;6;2024-07-06;"Vishennoe, Belogorsk region, Ukraine";45,14445;34,59857;NA;"On July 6, 2024, Russian law enforcement officers detained 29-year-old Asan Ismailov, a resident of the village of Vishnevoye. According to the authorities, he allegedly “supported the Armed Forces of Ukraine and denied the territorial integrity of the country.” The court sent Ismailov to a temporary detention center and imposed a fine of 50,000 rubles.";"Detention";"Administrative penalty";NA;"Administrative penalty";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_691";2024;7;11;2024-07-11;NA;NA;NA;NA;"On July 11, 2024, Refat Ismailov was detained in Crimea, accused of denying Russia’s territorial integrity. According to Crimean SMERSH, Ismailov is an adherent of the Mejlis, which is banned in Russia. On the social network Odnoklassniki, he allegedly quoted terrorists and denied Crimea’s belonging to Russia. The court sentenced Ismailov to seven days of arrest. He was charged with public calls for extremist activity and inciting ethnic hatred.";"Detention";"Arrest";NA;"Detention with arrest";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Law enforcement";"State"
"Ctrep_692";2024;7;17;2024-07-17;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On July 17, 2024, the court sentenced brothers Artur, Arsen, and Ablyamed Memetshaev, residents of the village of Chongar in the Genicheskiy District of Kherson Region, to imprisonment for their alleged involvement in the battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan. Artur Memetshaev received six and a half years and is serving his sentence in Mordovia; Arsen Memetshaev and Ablyamed Memetshaev were each sentenced to five years, serving their sentences in Lipetsk and Dimitrovgrad, respectively.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"3";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_693";2024;8;6;2024-08-06;"Genichesk, Ukraine";46,1769;34,7989;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On August 6, 2024, the Genichy District Court sentenced local businessman Nariman Ablyazov to three and a half years of imprisonment. The FSB accused him of allegedly participating in an illegal armed formation—the Crimean Tatar battalion named after Noman Çelebicihan—and of assisting in the blockade of occupied Crimea.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"businessmen";"bus";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_694";2024;8;8;2024-08-08;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;"Noman Çelebicihan";"On August 8, 2024, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea increased Akim Gafarov’s sentence to eight years of imprisonment, with the first three years to be served in prison. He had been accused of being a member of the “illegal armed formation Noman Çelebicihan Battalion.”";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_695";2024;8;29;2024-08-29;"Bakhchisarai, Ukraine";44,75376;33,85138;NA;"On August 29, 2024, FSB operatives visited Zodie Saliyeva, a 70-year-old veteran of the Crimean Tatar movement and mother of political prisoner Seyran Saliyev, to conduct an inspection of her apartment. The inspection could not be carried out due to an incorrect apartment number in the decree. The operatives confiscated her phone and took her to the FSB, stating that she would undergo “a certain conversation” before being allowed to return home. Zodie Saliyeva left the FSB building in Simferopol after a seven-hour interrogation.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention with interrogation";"activist";"act";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_696";2024;9;4;2024-09-04;NA;NA;NA;NA;"On September 4, 2024, employees of the Russian Federal Security Service conducted an inspection at the home of Ismail Khalikov’s parents. Khalikov previously served as a representative of the Ombudsman for the rights of residents of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and is currently fighting in the Ukrainian army.";"Arbitrary search";NA;NA;"Arbitrary search";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_697";2024;9;8;2024-09-08;"Yevpatoriya, Ukraine";45,19546;33,36256;NA;"On September 8, 2024, employees of the Yevpatoria City Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained Eldar Velilyaev, who had made statements in a public place aimed at “discrediting the Russian army and condemning the special military operation.”";"Detention";NA;NA;"Detention";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Police";"State"
"Ctrep_698";2024;9;24;2024-09-24;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On September 24, 2024, the Kievsky District Court in Simferopol sentenced Mamut Belyalov, who had been accused of possession of weapons and plotting the murder of the former head of the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of Crimea, Vadim Volchenko, to 12 years of imprisonment.";"Imprisonment";NA;NA;"Imprisonment";"civilian";"civ";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_699";2024;10;22;2024-10-22;"Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;NA;"On October 22, 2024, the Supreme Court of Crimea ruled to liquidate the independent Muslim community “Alushta.”";"Administrative pressure";NA;NA;"Administrative pressure";"cleric";"cler";"0";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"
"Ctrep_700";2024;11;7;2024-11-07;"Pionerskoe, Simferopol region, Ukraine";44,88061;34,19654;NA;"On November 7, 2024, officers from the Center for Combating Extremism conducted a search at the home of lawyers Lilya Gemeji and Rustem Kyamilev. After completing the operational-search activities, the officers took Kyamilev to the Center for Combating Extremism. Two administrative protocols were drawn up against him for Facebook posts dated June 9, 2020, and October 21, 2017. The Kyiv District Court sentenced him to ten days of administrative arrest under Article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, which concerns the display of extremist symbols.";"Arbitrary search";"Detention";"Arrest";"Detention with arrest";"lawyer";"law";"1";0;0;0;0;"Center E";"State"
"Ctrep_701";2021;11;21;2024-11-21;"Simferopol, Ukraine";44,95229;34,10236;NA;"On November 21, 2024, the editor-in-chief of the Crimean Tatar children’s magazine Armanchyk, 61-year-old Ediye Muslimova, was detained by FSB officers and taken for interrogation. She was released after 35 hours.";"Detention";"Interogation";NA;"Detention with interrogation";"journalist";"jou";"1";0;0;0;0;"FSB";"State"
"Ctrep_702";2024;11;23;2024-11-23;"Alushta, Ukraine";44,67728;34,4097;NA;"On November 23, the Alushta City Court sentenced Imam Yusuf Ashirov to two days of arrest. Police claimed that he had allegedly used foul language and drew up a report against him under Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation (petty hooliganism). The imam denies using any foul language.";"Arrest";NA;NA;"Arrest";"cleric";"cler";"1";0;0;0;0;"Court";"State"