Rights defenders state need for urgent medical help to Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva

During the time of her arrest, Ingush activist Zarifa Sautieva's spinal problems and her eyesight have worsened, but she cannot get examination and receive treatment, the "Memorial Human Rights Defence Centre" has informed.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Bilan Dzugaev, Sautieva's advocate, stated the deterioration of his client's health condition. The long-term custody has affected her health and psychological state; Sautieva is depressed and began to getting sick more often.

Prior to her arrest, Sautieva already had problems with her spine, but at the SIZO (pre-trial prison), due to a lack of activeness, she experiences severe back pain. Before her detention, she was recommended to be examined and treated every six months, but now she has no such opportunity, the above "Memorial Centre" has noted.

Her eyesight has also deteriorated, and she may need eye surgery. She often suffers from influenza and SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), which she takes hard. Doctors are rarely allowed to visit her; there are no due medicines and medical staff at the SIZO, according to the Telegram channel of the above Centre.

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