22-year-old Crimean Tatar Fevziye Osmanova, along with other female inmates, was transferred to a cell in the men's wing of Pretrial Detention Center No. 1 in Simferopol. This was reported by her mother, Elyanora Osmanova.
In her message, Fevziye stated that all the women in her cell had been moved to another floor, to the men's wing. According to Osmanova, the new cell is located in the shade, making it damp and cold. Furthermore, the cell lacks a refrigerator and television.
During the transfer, the women were told they would be held in the new cell for one or two days due to renovations. However, two days later, their stay was extended by another two or three days. At the time of writing, the women were informed that they would have to remain in the men's wing for another two weeks, and possibly up to a month.
The lack of a television and daylight left the women depressed and irritated. They also learned that other defendants had been moved into their previous cell.
On October 15, 2025, four Crimean Tatar women were detained in the Sevastopol and Bakhchisaray districts: 40-year-old Esma Nimetulayeva, 20-year-old Elviza Aliyeva, 19-year-old Nasiba Saidova, and 21-year-old Fevziye Osmanova. They were charged with ties to the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir, designated a terrorist organization in Russia but operating legally in many countries. During searches, books were discovered, which, according to the defendants' relatives, were planted on them.
This is the first case in Crimea related to Hizb ut-Tahrir involving women. Human rights activists believe the criminal prosecution of the Crimean Tatars is due to their civic stance and protest against repression.
