Dzhemil Gafarov

Crimean Solidarity activist. On 27 March 2019, detained after a search and the next day taken into custody on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation. Sent to a Detention Facility in Rostov region. In March 2020, it became known that Gafarov was also accused of preparing to overthrow the constitutional order.

In June 2021, Gafarov was hospitalised in the interregional tuberculosis hospital No. 19 in Rostov-on-Don due to kidney failure and other diseases. He was given a second degree of disability (he had previously had a third degree). Later, the management of the Federal Penitentiary Service refused to issue documents about his serious health condition. In August, Gafarov was returned to the pre-trial detention centre from the hospital. In June 2022, Gafarov was again sent to hospital. On 11 January 2023, he was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime penal colony. Died in custody on 10 February 2023. The Investigative Committee refused to initiate a criminal case in this regard.

On 12 November 2024, the court of cassation instance cancelled Gafarov's sentence and dropped his case.