A Siberian woman complained of threats after her daughter returned from Chechnya.

A Novosibirsk resident, in a letter to the head of the Investigative Committee, reported threats her family has received since she returned her youngest daughter from Chechnya, who had been taken away by her ex-husband. An acquaintance who was present when the girl was returned has been arrested for kidnapping, she said.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," men from the North Caucasus regions often take their children and bring them back to their home countries, from where it is then quite difficult to return them, even if the court rules that the child should remain with the mother. The situation, according to human rights activists, is particularly difficult in Dagestan, Ingushetia, and Chechnya.

Belkisa, a resident of Novosibirsk, said that her ex-husband took their children from the village of Gvardeyskoye, where they were vacationing with their grandmother, to the village of Komarovo in the Chechen Republic two years ago, the Telegram channel "Bloody Lady" (1.1 million subscribers) reported late in the evening of April 9.

According to the report, the woman filed a lawsuit to determine the children's place of residence with her. In August 2024, the Nadterechny District Court partially granted both parties' claims. The court ordered the eldest, 12-year-old daughter to remain with her mother and ordered the father to hand the child over to her. The 9-year-old daughter remained with her father while her place of residence was being determined.

On April 6, the woman traveled to Chechnya to see her youngest daughter. The girl said she missed her mother and sister and wanted to live with them, so Belkisa took her daughter to Novosibirsk.

Then, according to her, her ex-husband filed a child abduction report against her and an acquaintance who accompanied her on the trip. The man was detained, and his whereabouts are unknown, according to the publication.

The woman also reported that she and her relatives began receiving threats. She contacted the Investigative Committee with a request to conduct an investigation, the report noted.

The publication is illustrated with a video recorded in selfie mode, in which a woman identifying herself as Belkisa addresses Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin.

My ex-husband stole my children from my mother while they were visiting on vacation.

"Two years ago, my ex-husband stole my children from my mother while they were visiting on vacation in the Chechen Republic," the woman says in the video.

The rest of her story is consistent with the story presented in the text of the Telegram channel publication, but contains additional details.

"My eldest daughter expressed the desire to stay with me, and in the courtroom, the court allowed me to take my eldest daughter, and we left. And my youngest daughter "She was not yet nine years old at the time of the trial. She was left to live with her father. We are currently in court in Novosibirsk to determine my youngest daughter's place of residence at my place of residence," Belkisa said.

My friend was detained following a complaint filed by my ex-husband about the kidnapping of my child.

19:03 02.03.2026

A Chechen woman was able to get her daughters back after a divorce

Anna Aladysheva, a Chechen woman, was able to get her children back after human rights activists brought her to light. Previously, she was only allowed to see her children for two hours a month under the supervision of her ex-husband.

She noted that on April 6, she visited her youngest daughter and, at the girl's request, took her to Novosibirsk. The woman noted that an acquaintance of hers was with her when she met her child.

"I have just learned that an acquaintance of mine has been detained following a complaint filed by my ex-husband regarding the kidnapping of my child. I am also receiving calls from various numbers at the request of [here the woman states the man's first and last name. – Caucasian Knot note] my ex-husband, and they are also threatening me. [The ex-husband] is also threatening my mother and my relatives. I urgently request that you look into this situation, as my children are in a very frightened and critical condition," the woman said.

As a reminder, even a court ruling and visits by bailiffs do not guarantee that a mother separated from her child in the Caucasus will be able to see him. Six such stories, which have come to light in recent years, are presented in the "Caucasian Knot" report "Courts and customs: how mothers are separated from their children in the Caucasus".