Crimean Tatar who suffered strokes is not receiving medical care in prison
Azamat Eyupov, sentenced to 17 years, is not receiving medical care in the prison in the city of Verkhneuralsk, Chelyabinsk region.
In 2022, Crimean Tatar Azamat Eyupov suffered four ischemic strokes in the pretrial detention center, his leg does not function, but he was never sent to the hospital. Eyupov has been in prison since September last year.
In July 2022, Eyupov was sentenced to 17 years on charges of preparing to seize power and organizing the activities of a terrorist organization, which was based on the testimony of anonymous witnesses. These articles incriminate many Crimean Tatars for meetings as part of their participation in the Islamic party Hizb ut-Tahrir, banned in the Russian Federation. In total, the Memorial Human Rights Center recognized about 300 defendants in cases of involvement with Hizb ut-Tahrir as political prisoners.
