Data on the Chechen refugee Amina Gerikhanova has been removed from the Schengen Information System (SIS) database. This means that women are not subject to requests for search and extradition from the Russian authorities.
In early November 2022, Amina Gerikhanova was released from detention in Romania and given asylum. She faced extradition to Russia. She’s reunited with her family, with her son, and has every right to be in Europe without the threat of deportation.
36-year-old Amina Gerikhanova was detained along with her infant son on March 13 at the border with Romania while trying to leave Ukraine after the war. The search for Interpol was carried out at the request of Russia - a refugee was accused of taking part in military operations in Syria. The Romanian court decided to extradite Gerihanova, but the ECHR temporarily suspended the extradition. In its support, Chechen activists and local residents held many rallies in various European countries.
