A thousand people have signed a petition demanding an investigation into Baimuradova's death.

A petition calling on the Armenian authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the murder of Aishat Baimuradova has garnered a thousand signatures on the Change.Org platform.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," 23-year-old Aishat Baimuradova, a native of Chechnya who fled domestic violence to Armenia with the help of human rights activists, failed to return from a walk on October 15 when she went to meet a friend. On October 17, police issued a search warrant for Baimuradova, and on October 19, Aishat was found dead in a rented apartment on Demirchyan Street in Yerevan. Baimuradova fled domestic violence to Armenia, but at the same time, publicly criticized the Kadyrov regime, the human rights activist said. On October 27, a petition was published demanding an impartial investigation into the girl's death. Aishat Baimuradova told human rights activists that she fled "from beatings." She said she was forced to leave her home due to violence from her husband, and was unable to return to her parents' home because she feared facing violence from her father. After leaving Russia, she came to Armenia.

A petition on the Change.org platform calling on the Armenian authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the murder of Aishat Baimuradova had garnered 1,000 signatures by 7:49 PM Moscow time.

The petition, titled "Justice for Aishat: Call on Armenia to Conduct a Transparent Investigation", was posted on Change.org on October 27 by the user "North Caucasus SOS" (the Crisis Group SK SOS has been included in the Russian Ministry of Justice's register of foreign agents). The petition is published in English and Russian. "We call on the Armenian authorities to conduct a transparent, thorough, and independent investigation—and to take all necessary measures to bring those responsible to justice," the petition reads.

"We demand that Aishat's case be investigated promptly and impartially, and that those responsible—wherever they may be—be held accountable. It is necessary to establish not only the immediate perpetrators, but also the motives, accomplices, organizers, and masterminds. The investigation must remain independent and free from any interference or political pressure from the Russian authorities," the petition reads.

After Baimuradova's death, Chechen Human Rights Commissioner Mansur Soltayev publicly blamed human rights defenders for her death, using voicemails from her phone, which, he claimed, confirm the girl's conflict with those who helped her escape. Commenters called his version absurd, not ruling out the possibility that the audio recordings were falsified. Chechen authorities are not investigating Aishat Baimuradova's death and have used her murder to intimidate potential Chechen fugitives and discredit human rights activists. The actions of Mansur Soltayev, who has become the face of this campaign, are aimed at shifting responsibility from the Chechen authorities, human rights activists believe.

As a reminder, 20 Russian human rights activists and organizations earlier called on the Armenian authorities to ensure an open and effective investigation into the murder of Aishat Baimuradova and to take measures to bring those responsible to justice.