Detention: Gulsum Aliyeva was detained twice by occupation security forces and her home was searched. A criminal case was initiated against her under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Russian Criminal Code ('incitement of hatred or enmity') due to a repost on Facebook of an anti-Russian demotivator.

Sentence: Gulsum Aliyeva was prosecuted as part of a criminal case.

She is included in the lists of individuals persecuted by the occupation authorities, maintained by Ukrainian human rights organizations.

Gulsum Aliyeva was born in 1996. She is the daughter of the well-known Crimean Tatar political prisoner Muslim Aliyev, a figure in the 'Yalta Hizb ut-Tahrir case', sentenced in 2019 to 19 years of imprisonment. Gulsum lived in Alushta. She has had a disability since childhood, which was one of the reasons for the family's move to Alushta, where better medical care was available. Despite the challenging family situation and her own health condition, she became an active participant in the human rights movement.

After her father's arrest, Gulsum Aliyeva became a coordinator of 'Crimean Solidarity', a civic association supporting the families of Crimean political prisoners, attending court hearings, and documenting human rights violations in occupied Crimea. Her activism in 'Crimean Solidarity' and dissemination of information on social media were the basis for her criminal prosecution.

The persecution of the daughter along with her father is a striking example of how the occupation authorities deliberately pressure entire Crimean Tatar families. The Aliyev family is large: Muslim Aliyev has four children – the eldest daughter Gulsum and three younger children (Selime, Ilyas, and Seydali). Muslim's wife, Gulsum's mother, remained in Crimea and also faced pressure from the occupation security forces during numerous searches.

Information used from open sources: Crimean Solidarity, Crimean Tatar Resource Center, CrimeaSOS.

Photo: Center for Investigative Journalism.

Date updated: 03.07.2026.