Knockin' on Heaven's Door: Seda Suleimanova, who disappeared almost two years ago, has finally been declared missing. Thousands of Russians have been demanding this.

A card with a name has appeared in the Ministry of Internal Affairs' wanted list database. Sedy Suleimanova, which Chechen relatives forcibly taken away in the Petersburg in August 2023. Since then, nothing has been known about the girl's fate.

Her friend Lena Patyaeva She believes Seda is most likely dead: she could have been subjected to an "honor killing" due to her "insufficient religiosity." However, Patyaeva has been searching for her for almost two years. To attract attention, she has held numerous pickets and been detained by the police.

In March of this year, Patyaeva held picket in Grozny: she went out with a poster “Where is Seda?” And asked all concerned Russians to support her in order to “get things moving forward.”

By the end of April, signatures had already been received for a demand to investigate the kidnapping. collected in 25 Russian cities. One of the organizers of the signature collection pursued unknown.

Residents of the regions also sent more than four thousand online requests to the Investigative Committee with a demand to find the missing person.

According to a profile now available in the Ministry of Internal Affairs database, Seda Suleimanov has been placed on the wanted list by Chechen security forces. This is highlighted by Lenta.ru.

“It’s strange that Seda was put on the wanted list only now, commented member of the Presidential Council on Human Rights Eva Mercacheva. - In theory, this should have been done immediately as soon as the criminal case was opened [it was opened in March of last year].”

Exclusive conversation NotMoscow Watch with Lena Patyaeva here.