A Chechen woman who went missing in Yerevan has been found dead.

Ayshat Baimuradova, a native of Chechnya who fled to Armenia with the help of human rights activists and went intocommunication, was found dead in her rented apartment.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," friends of Ayshat Baimuradova, who fled Chechnya with the help of human rights activists, reported that she failed to return from a walk on the evening of October 15th, when she went to meet a friend.

Aishat Baimuradova's body has been found, Armenian police announced today on their website. According to the report, on October 19, a woman called the police operations center to report the discovery of a girl's body in a rented apartment on Demirchyan Street in Yerevan.

"It was determined that the body belonged to 23-year-old Aishat Baimuradova, who had been missing since October 17. Forensic examinations have been ordered. The circumstances are being investigated. A preliminary investigation is underway," the report stated.

As a reminder, domestic violence in Chechnya, Ingushetia, and Dagestan affects women of all ages, but human rights activists noted in 2023 that it is primarily young women under 30 who seek to escape it. The problem of evacuating victims of domestic violence is particularly acute in these regions, as authorities and security forces there side with domestic abusers. For victims of domestic violence, escape often becomes the only option to save their lives. In 2023, Chechen native Seda Suleimanova was detained in St. Petersburg and taken against her will to live with relatives in Chechnya. There has been no news from her since. Her friends and human rights activists believe she was the victim of a so-called "honor killing" and are demanding an investigation. Details can be found in the "Caucasian Knot" report "The Kidnapping of Seda Suleimanova."