# Chechen activist Mansur Movlayev attempts suicide in Kazakhstan jail as extradition looms

https://mins.news/en/item/59047

- Meduza, 2026-09-15 10:03 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/15/chechen-activist-mansur-movlayev-attempts-suicide-in-kazakhstan-jail-he-faces-extradition-to-russia

> Chechen activist Mansur Movlayev attempted to take his own life after 16 months in pretrial detention in Almaty, according to his lawyer. Lawyers cited by the Russian Anti-War Committee said he received help and was not in danger. Kazakhstan is considering extraditing him to Russia, despite a UN order to delay the transfer while his complaint is reviewed; rights activists fear he could face torture and death in Chechnya.