In temporarily occupied Simferopol, Ediie Muslimova, the chief editor of the Crimean Tatar children’s magazine Armanchiq, has gone missing. Since yesterday, all contact with her has been lost—both her personal and work phones remain switched off. Muslimova’s family has filed a report with the occupation administration, but no response or information about her whereabouts or condition has been provided.

According to open sources, late in the evening, Ediie Muslimova was forcibly taken into a car by three unidentified individuals—representatives of the occupation administration’s security forces.

The disappearance of Ediie Muslimova is yet another example of the systematic human rights violations perpetrated by the occupation administration, which continues to use intimidation, repression, and enforced disappearances as tools to suppress dissent. Victims of these practices include members of Ukraine’s Indigenous peoples, independent journalists, civic activists, and anyone who openly expresses their views and position on the illegal occupation of Crimea.

We express our support for the family of Ediie Muslimova and call on the international community to pay attention to this case and take all possible measures to investigate the crimes of the occupiers. We will continue to defend the rights of our citizens and seek justice through all available international platforms.

The pressure on independent journalists and civil society is absolutely unacceptable in today’s world. This case is not an isolated incident but part of a systematic policy of persecuting those who hold their own position and have the courage to voice it.

We urge all democratic countries, international organizations, and human rights institutions to take concrete steps to protect journalists and activists who remain on the front line in the fight for freedom of speech and human rights in Crimea.