Preparations are underway to transfer four Crimean Tatar women—accused by Russian authorities of involvement with "Hizb ut-Tahrir," an organization banned in the Russian Federation—from Simferopol to Rostov-on-Don. The Southern District Military Court has extended their detention until March 28, 2027.

Crimean Tatar human rights activist Lutfiye Zudieva announced the conclusion of the investigation into what is being called the first "Hizb ut-Tahrir" case involving women.

A preliminary hearing was held behind closed doors. Nasiba Saidova, Esma Nimetullaeva, Fevziye Osmanova, and Elviza Alieva joined the proceedings via video link from the Simferopol pre-trial detention center. Plans are in place to transfer the accused women from there to Pre-trial Detention Center No. 1 in Rostov-on-Don. The next hearing is scheduled for October 23, though Zudieva noted that this depends on whether the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) manages to transport the accused to Russia by that date.

The women were detained on October 15, 2025, following searches of their homes in Crimea's Bakhchysarai district. The following day, they were sent to the Simferopol pre-trial detention center. This marks the first case in occupied Crimea in which women have been charged under the statute regarding involvement with "Hizb ut-Tahrir." Esma Nimetullaeva lives in Bakhchysarai, is raising five minor daughters, and is the wife of Remzi Nimetullaev, who was arrested in 2023 in a politically motivated case. Elviza Alieva is a fourth-year student at Crimean Federal University and a native of the village of Dolinnoe in the Bakhchysarai district. Nasiba Saidova works as a kindergarten teacher in the village of Kholmovka and is the daughter of a well-known Crimean imam. Fevzie Osmanova lives in the village of Orlovka in the Sevastopol district and works in a shop.

In December 2025, all four women were added to the Russian list of individuals linked to extremist activity or terrorism. The outlet ZMINA had previously reported this.