Crimean Tatar philologist and journalist Seyran Saliev, sentenced to 16 years in prison, was once again transferred to strict conditions of detention in a colony in the Tula region. Since the beginning of the year, he was sent to a punishment cell for 15 days several times due to violation of his dress code.
Saliev's wife Mumine said that for more than a month her letters to her husband did not receive answers. A Crimean Tatar has been under preventive registration for more than six years. However, he did not commit any violations. The FSIN justified its decision with a “terrorist article.”
Seyran Saliev is a philologist of Turkish and Crimean Tatar languages. Before his arrest, he worked as a tour guide and journalist for Crimean Solidarity. In 2020, he was sentenced to 16 years on charges of involvement in the activities of the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir. It was recognized as terrorist in the Russian Federation, while in Ukraine and European countries the organization operates absolutely freely.
In 2019, the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling on Russia to release all Ukrainian political prisoners, including Crimean Tatars.
