A Chechen woman is seeking information about the fate of her kidnapped daughter.

Chechnya native Julietta Khadzhimuradova has been trying for over 20 years to find her daughter, who was forcibly taken from her by a relative after her husband's death. The girl was taken to France, but disappeared some time later.

The story of Julietta Khadzhimuradova, who has been searching for her daughter abducted from Chechnya for over 20 years, was published on January 8 by the "Motherless Caucasus" project. Juliette gave birth to a daughter, Hedy, in August 1993. Her father died during the Chechen war, leaving her mother without protection or support, according to a post on the project's Telegram channel.

In 2001, Hedy's father's cousin forcibly took the eight-year-old girl from her mother, threatening to kill her and her relatives. He took the child to France—first to Le Mans, then to Nice, where he still lives with his wife and sons. He also completely changed the girl's name, giving her his own last name and patronymic.

Through acquaintances, Juliette learned only a few details about Hedy's life with her uncle's family: she was strictly controlled and "tortured physically and mentally." The girl carried a photograph of her mother with her, although her relatives turned the child against her, convincing Hedy that her mother had abandoned her.

For many years, Khadzhimuradova, lacking documents to travel to France, tried various means to find her daughter: she contacted friends and members of the Chechen diaspora in the country, as well as national television channels. She learned that Khedi was last seen in Le Mans "after completing her studies," and then disappeared. No one has seen her in recent years - "there is no confirmed information about her whereabouts or whether she is even alive."

The relative who took Khedi from Chechnya to France, when asked about the girl's fate, claimed that her mother herself took her after finishing school. This version, as human rights activists note, only increases concern for the girl's fate. Currently, the man "is hiding behind talk of his mental illness" and is keeping silent about the story of his niece's disappearance.

Human rights activists have contacted colleagues in France, journalists, and residents of Nice in an attempt to obtain information about Khedi's fate. "The girl could not have disappeared without a trace," they emphasized.

The Chechen woman killed in Nice is buried in homeland

"Caucasian Knot" also wrote that the murder of Chechen woman Larisa Arsanukayeva in Nice in early November resonated in the North Caucasus diaspora. The 39-year-old woman died from multiple stab wounds, and her 17-year-old daughter, who tried to protect her, was also seriously injured during the attack. Arsanukayeva's ex-husband, Bashir Alibiyev, was arrested in connection with the murder - he entered the apartment where Larisa was staying with her two daughters by making duplicate keys. In 2023, the court banned him from approaching his ex-wife due to domestic violence, but in 2024, the ban expired.

On November 8, a rally was held in Nice in memory of Larisa Arsanukayeva and other victims of domestic violence. The women who spoke emphasized that more They are not prepared to accept the silence surrounding the violence, the publication Daptar reported. Larisa Arsanukayeva's body was sent home only on January 5, two months after the murder.

Larisa Arsanukayeva was buried in Chechnya on January 7, and the funeral was held in front of a large crowd, noted a reader of the Caucasian Knot with the nickname ka. A video of the funeral was published by the Instagram community chp.grozny_95, and within 24 hours the post had garnered 1,541 reactions and 285 comments. Commenters offer condolences and express outrage at the murder.

"I wonder where those men were "Before? Why don't they look after their sisters and daughters? They don't know their problems," wrote fathaeva. "I didn't know you in life; your death was the reason we met (...) Your death is on your mother-in-law's conscience. You're unlucky, sister, to have such a mentor in life," wrote omarovam354, addressing the murdered woman. "I hope the 'two for a woman' law comes into effect very soon," added cjchd8gaifskgzkgjalufauralufal.

Some of the comments, written in Chechen, were translated into Russian by the author of a comment on the "Caucasian Knot." "The ex-husband stabbed the mother of his seven children to death. Because of gossip spread by the mother-in-law and the husband's sister," noted user more_9616. "I hope they don't have these children now." “They kept her in the morgue for two months without signing that he was their relative,” user vippersona_013_ noted, among other things.