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Crimean Tatar Women Detained in Crimea: Ukraine Accuses Russia of Systematic Repression
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The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned the detention of Crimean Tatar women, calling it part of Moscow’s ongoing campaign against their cultural, spiritual, and national rights.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine strongly condemns another wave of repressions by Russian occupation authorities against the Crimean Tatar people. These actions are part of a systematic assault by Moscow on the Crimean Tatar people, aimed at destroying their national identity, spirituality, and rights to their land,” the ministry said in a statement.
On the morning of October 15, Russian occupation forces carried out mass searches in multiple districts of Crimea. Among those detained were Esma Nimetullayeva, wife of political prisoner Remzi Nimetullayev and mother of five children, Nasiba Saidova, a pedagogical college student and kindergarten teacher, as well as Elvira Aliyeva and Fevziye Osmanova.
Russian state media have circulated fabricated claims that these women were part of a “female cell promoting the ideas of a global caliphate,” accusing them of belonging to Hizb ut-Tahrir, an Islamic fundamentalist organization banned in Russia. The reports attempt to portray peaceful mothers, educators, and students as “terrorists.”
The ministry emphasized that these persecutions violate international humanitarian law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention, and fundamental human rights. Ukraine called on the international community, human rights organizations, and media outlets to pay special attention to these events and demand the immediate release of Nimetullayeva, Saidova, Aliyeva, Osmanova, and all unlawfully detained Ukrainian citizens.
“No crime committed by the occupiers will go unpunished. Crimea has always been and remains part of Ukraine, and those who persecute Crimean Tatars today will inevitably bear responsibility under international law,” the ministry said.
Previously, it was reported that Ukraine has severed diplomatic relations with Nicaragua after Managua recognized Crimea and parts of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions as Russian territory.
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