Mathematician Azat Miftakhov was tortured in prison colony, and now they are offering to “hush it up”

Mathematician Azat Miftakhov was tortured in prison colony, and now they are offering to “hush it up.” Help demand an investigation!

Mathematician and anarchist Azat Miftakhov has been behind bars since 2019. In early May, Azat reported torture in IK-18 in Kharp.

Miftakhov said he was tied up with tape, beaten with a wooden mallet, subjected to electric shock, and threatened with rape. Not only staff took part in the torture, but other prisoners as well.

“The pain was so terrible that I started screaming at the top of my lungs,” Azat recounted.

He also named the people involved in the torture.

🟠 What is happening now

After media coverage and a visit from his lawyer, Azat stopped being tortured. What is more, according to Azat’s support group, colony staff offered to “hush up” this story.

But that must not be done, the mathematician’s loved ones insist. It is especially important now not to let this case disappear into silence, and to secure an investigation into the torture.

🟠 How you can help

Sign an appeal to the Investigative Committee demanding an investigation into Azat Miftakhov’s torture and that those responsible be held accountable.

🔗 The easiest way to do this is through our “Dyatel” service — it is safe and will take just a couple of minutes.

You can also share this post with friends. The more people demand an investigation, the harder it will be for the authorities to pretend nothing happened.

🟠 A brief reminder of Azat Miftakhov’s story

➡️ Azat was sentenced to six years in prison colony over a broken window at a United Russia office; he did not admit guilt.

➡️ In 2023, immediately after his release, Miftakhov was detained again.

➡️ He was given another four years in prison colony in a case of “justifying terrorism.”

➡️ On April 20, Azat was transferred to IK-18 “Polar Owl” in the settlement of Kharp.

➡️ On April 21, according to Azat, they began torturing him.

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