Aishat was born and raised in Chechnya. From early childhood, she was raised by her father, who separated her from her mother and forbade any contact between them. Aishat reported not only beatings but also sexualized violence within the family, which took place when she was still a child.

Against her will, Aishat was married off at a young age to a 29-year-old man chosen by her relatives, whom she had seen only three times in her life. She did not want children but became pregnant very quickly.

Her husband beat her, threatened her with false accusations of infidelity—which in Chechnya could have led to her killing—and was unfaithful. Several times, he held a gun to her head and threatened to kill her if she did not do what he told her.

In 2024, Aishat contacted the NC SOS Crisis Group seeking help to escape from her husband and leave Chechnya. Remaining in Russia was unsafe due to influential relatives who could have begun searching for her. At the same time, Aishat had only an internal Russian passport, which severely limited her options for leaving the country. She decided not to take her child with her, explaining that she herself was not yet adapted to independent life and did not want to expose her son to uncertainty.

Human rights defenders helped Aishat leave Russia for Armenia. Initially, she lived outside Yerevan and later moved to the capital.

On October 15, 2025, Aishat went to meet a friend she had met on Instagram. She did not return home. Friends began searching for her on October 16, and on October 17 filed a missing person report with the police.On October 20, Armenian police reported that Aishat’s body had been found in a rented apartment in downtown Yerevan. Human rights organizations sent formal appeals demanding a transparent and impartial investigation to the Office of the President of Armenia, the Prime Minister, Parliament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Security Service, the Investigative Committee, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ombudsman.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia stated that a criminal case had been opened under Article 155, Part 1 of the Armenian Criminal Code (murder). The case was opened against two people, who were placed on a wanted list.