Overview

• A citizen reported finding a woman's body on October 19 in a rented apartment on Demirchyan Street in Yerevan, authorities said.
• Police identified the deceased as Aishat Baymuradova, 23, who had been reported missing on October 17.
• According to activist Daniil Chebykin, she did not return from a walk on the evening of October 15 and stopped answering calls.
• Armenian police said a preliminary investigation is underway and have not disclosed a cause of death.
• Media and rights groups report she left Chechnya with assistance from an organization that helps North Caucasus women, and activists have voiced concerns about possible forced return, citing prior cases such as the 2023 disappearance of Seda Suleymanova.