Trans Man from Chechnya Found Dead in Batumi, Suspected Murder
A trans man from Chechnya was found dead in Batumi, Georgia, with relatives suspecting he was murdered. Investigations are underway into the circumstances surrounding his death.
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Monday, 24 August 2026
Regional * A 21-year-old trans man from Chechnya, Dmitry Menyaev, was found dead in Batumi, Georgia, on 15 August. His brother suspects that he was murdered. Lawyer Zviad Markoidze told independent local media outlet Batumelebi that an expert had said it could be difficult to determine the cause of death because the body had already begun to decompose. * Another shipment from Russia to Armenia, carrying 630 tonnes of wheat and 36 tonnes of propane, was transported through Azerbaijan. Azertag
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Dmitry Menyaev, a 21-year-old ethnic Chechen who was born in Russia and moved to Georgia in 2022, was found dead in his apartment in Batumi on August 15, according to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s Russian service.
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