Crimean Tatar Political Prisoner Illegally Detained in Shizoh for Month

Political prisoner and father of many children from Crimea Server Zekiryaev has been held in a punishment cell for a month for unknown reasons. This was reported by his wife Zarema Zekiryaeva.
Before his arrest, Zekiryaev worked as a physical education teacher and was engaged in floriculture. According to his wife, a man is given beef food only twice a week, the rest of the time only pork, which is not in accordance with his religious beliefs.
Zekiryaev’s server is located in the colony of the city of Don Tula region, he has 13 children. In 2020, he was sentenced to 13 years on a standard charge of Crimean Tatars - participation in the Islamic party «Hizb ut-Tahrir». It is illegal in the Russian Federation, but it operates legally in Europe and other regions of the world.

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