Russia detains prominent Crimean Tatar activist

byOlena Mukhina

25/04/2023

1 minute read

The image shows Crimean Tatar activist Abdureshit Dzhepparov. Source: Suspilne

Russia detains prominent Crimean Tatar activist

On 25 April, Abdureshit Dzhepparov, a human rights defender and activist, was arrested by Russian Security Service in Qarasuvbazar (Bilohirsk) city in occupied Crimea, following a search that lasted for three hours, according to Refat Chubarov, the head of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis.

*The image shows FSB officers standing next to the house of Crimean Tatar activist Abdureshit Dzhepparov. Source: Crimean Solidarity*

Chubarov reminded that eight years ago, Islam and Jevdet, a son and a nephew of Dzhepparov, who was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020, were also abducted in annexed Crimea. Despite all efforts to find them, their whereabouts remain unknown.

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