The Georgian Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the alleged transfer of Aliya Ozdamirova to Chechnya.

Human rights activists have demanded that the Georgian prosecutor's office open an investigation into the forced removal of Aliya Ozdamirova from Georgia to Russia and her subsequent death in Chechnya. The agency has launched an investigation.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," 33-year-old Aliya Ozdamirova, who fled Chechnya due to threats from her family, was deceived or forcibly removed from Georgia to the republic on November 9, 2025. Her funeral took place on November 12. According to the girl's acquaintances, she may have been the victim of an "honor killing," human rights activists reported. Relatives confided in by Chechen native Aliya Ozdamirova knew she was in danger upon returning home, according to correspondence between Aliya's friend and her relative.

Human rights activists have filed a complaint with the Georgian Prosecutor General's Office demanding an investigation into the forced removal of Aliya Ozdamirova from Georgia to Russia and her subsequent death, the SOS* Crisis Group reported today.

The complaint states that Aliya was removed on November 9, 2025, and then killed. Before leaving Georgia, Aliya was staying at the Radisson Hotel with her uncle, who lives in Azerbaijan and is also believed to be a Georgian citizen.

Aliya's friends and relatives believe she was killed primarily because of her sexual orientation. In addition to the uncle, cousins ​​and brothers participated in the kidnapping and murder.

The Georgian prosecutor's office has accepted the complaint, and an investigation is currently underway, the report says.

The problem of domestic violence in Chechnya, Ingushetia, and Dagestan affects women of all ages, but it is primarily young women under 30 who try to escape it, human rights activists from the Ad Rem team noted in 2023. The problem of evacuating victims of domestic violence is most acute in these regions, since authorities and security forces there side with domestic aggressors. For victims of domestic violence, escape often becomes the only chance to save their lives. At the same time, fugitives from the Caucasus those living abroad find themselves in a vulnerable position due to intense nostalgia, which forces them to seek contact with people from the North Caucasus Federal District and creates the risk of exposing their refuge.

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