Social media users are concerned about Mansur Movlaev's future.

Kazakhstani authorities should not deport Chechen native Mansur Movlaev to Russia, as he faces persecution in his home country and may face a life-threatening threat, social media users stated.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," the extradition process for Chechen native Mansur Movlaev to Russia has been suspended pending Kazakhstan's review of his asylum request. The ECHR does not have jurisdiction over Kazakhstan, and the country's authorities will decide for themselves whether to comply with the UN Human Rights Committee's decisions regarding the extradition of Chechen native Mansur Movlaev to Russia. The deadline for reviewing Chechen native Mansur Movlaev's asylum request in Kazakhstan expires on August 19, but a hearing on the matter has not yet been scheduled, his lawyer stated. The delay in the proceedings raises concerns for Movlaev's fate, commentators noted. The defense asked the Kazakh authorities to cease any actions aimed at Movlaev's extradition and to extend his asylum seeker certificate. The Commission for Review of Asylum Applications in Kazakhstan refused to grant Mansur Movlaev refugee status.

A post on the Instagram* public page free_mansur_movlaev, which has 162 followers, regarding the denial of refugee status had garnered 205 comments by 10:20 PM Moscow time.

Most of the Russian-language commenters expressed concern about Movlaev's fate.

"Our country has no right to return a person to a place where he faces cruel treatment and torture," wrote ni.assiya.

About the reasons for the denial of refugee status, agievazina46.

"They don't have enough evidence that he's being persecuted and that his life is in danger," the Instagram* page's authors wrote.

"Please help this guy," urged _gul_90.

"Help him, Kazakhs. You're used to helping people. He can't be returned to Chechnya; they'll kill him, like they did with others," wrote user svoboda_iq.

A number of users suggested Movlaev travel to other countries—Germany and Turkey—considering CIS countries dangerous for those persecuted in Russia for political reasons.

"We ask you to send him to the EU! Don't you feel sorry for this man?" "Who requested political asylum?!" saken 3749 asked the Kazakh authorities.

While studying at university, Mansur Movlaev helped the Chechen opposition movement "Adat" (an organization recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) with information about kidnapped people. In 2020, Movlaev was sentenced in Russia to two years in prison on drug trafficking charges. He told his lawyers that investigators gave him a "choice" of two charges: possession of weapons or drugs, and that he would go to prison either way. In 2022, Movlaev was released on parole, but was detained by security forces in Chechnya and held in an illegal prison. From there, he fled and, in January 2023, was able to illegally reach Kyrgyzstan after a fabricated case of financing extremism was fabricated against him.

In August 2023, security forces in Kyrgyzstan detained Movlaev, who was wanted in Russia on charges of financing extremist activity. On October 4, 2023, a court in Bishkek sentenced Movlaev to six months in prison and subsequent deportation from the country. In October 2024, Mansur Movlaev reported the kidnapping of his relatives by security forces in Chechnya.