45-year-old Teymur Abdullayev has a high temperature and other symptoms associated with coronavirus, yet instead of being taken to hospital, he has been placed in a Russian punishment cell where the conditions are especially appalling. Russia’s consistent failure to provide Ukrainian political prisoners with proper medical care is a violation of international law, and in any case where COVID-19 is concerned, it is a direct threat to life.
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Halya Coynash: Crimean Tatar with COVID-19 symptoms thrown into punishment cell
This undated photo shows Crimean Tatar political prisoner Teymur Abdullayev. Abdullayev and his brother Uzeir were among five Crimean Tatars arrested by Russian occupational authorities on Oct. 12, 2016, on charges related solely to their faith, human rights activists say.
