Gender and sex

March 11, 2020

Azerbaijani feminist movement at centre of scandal after protester’s attempted suicide

A woman who wrote an "indecent" poster later attempted suicide

March 08, 2020

Feminist march in Baku: chanting over shouts of police

The unauthorized march intended to draw public attention to the problem of domestic violence and gender discrimination

March 08, 2020

What are your chances of being killed by your husband or partner?

UN data shows 137 women die everyday at the hands of their family members or partners

March 02, 2020

Things you cannot touch - a photo essay on Azerbaijan

The story of the inexplicable restrictions that divide life in Azerbaijan into male and female worlds

March 01, 2020

Georgia: “Emine and I shared a husband – but we loved each other like sisters”

Once upon a time, these women dreamed of studying, but according to tradition, they were married early. Now they talk about how their lives have developed since then

կանանց իրավունքներ, կին, արծաթագործ, կին-արծաթագործ, Հայաստան, права женщин, женщины-ювелиры, Ереван, Армения, серебрянные изделия,

February 08, 2020

Yerevan’s queens of silver

Finding themselves laid off, these women learned to work with silver and make jewelry – they started their own business and are now advocating for women's rights

January 30, 2020

Husband of 16-year-old girl kills wife in Azerbaijan two weeks after wedding

The victim’s wife was 19 years old; the marriage was given permission to go ahead by the local executive authority despite the official marriage being 18

January 22, 2020

Girl forcibly held by relatives in Azerbaijan escapes to Russia

Sevgia Ismayilova says she has been subjected to physical violence in her family since childhood

January 15, 2020

European Court of Human Rights takes up case of Georgian transgender man

Should the ECHR side with Gviniashvili, the decision will be an unprecedented one for Georgia

December 09, 2019

Femicide in Georgia: a chronicle of tragedy

The state and public seem unable to protect women who are systematically targeted

December 09, 2019

Gvanza - the story of a fencer in a wheelchair

She talks about the terrifying day of her accident, but says it’s hard for her to let go of the trauma that’s totally changed her life

November 29, 2019

How to treat a bee sting with vodka – photo report

Bee keeping is no longer a ‘men’s only’ profession in Azerbaijan

single mother, pregnancy, marriage, husband, parents, family, stereotypes, Armenian traditions, artificial insemination,мать-одиночка, беременность, замужество, муж, родители, семья, стереотипы, армянские традиции, искусственное оплодотворение, Апмения,

November 24, 2019

Single mothers in Armenia – the stories of women who dare to go it alone

“When I was younger and thought about having a baby, I said to myself: I will never go for it unless I get married. But time and age help one come to this decision”

Istanbul Convention, signing, ratification, protest, national values , violence prevention, domestic violence, violence against women, Council of Europe, European Union, LGBT, church, Стамбульская конвенция, подписание, ратификация, протест, национальные ценности, предотвращение насилия, домашнее насилие, насилие против женщин, Совет Европы, Евросоюз, ЛГБТ, церковь, Армения, Հայաստան, Ստամբուլյան կոնվենցիա, ստորագրում, վավերացում, բողոք, ազգային արժեքներ, բռնության կանխարգելում, ընտանեկան բռնություն, կանանց նկատմամբ բռնություն, Եվրոպայի խորհուրդ, Եվրամիություն, ԼԳԲՏ, եկեղեցի, Հայաստան,

November 15, 2019

Why Armenia isn't taking to the European convention against domestic violence – myths and refutals

It would seem the majority of those who have come out against the convention have not read the text

Mel Daluzyan, Meline Daluzyan, Nikol Pashinyan, Transgender, Transgender Problems, LGBT, Film, Public Financing,

November 14, 2019

Armenian PM stands up for transgender athlete against public bullying

Mel Daluzyan played in a film which the government helped to finance. This fact outraged many and became the reason for attacks on the athlete

November 02, 2019

Surge of domestic violence cases sparks gender debate in North Ossetia

After several murders in North Ossetia, women confront the issue of tradition and domestic violence

October 21, 2019

“Emine and I shared a husband – but we loved each other like sisters”. Stories of three women

Once upon a time, these women dreamed of studying, but according to tradition, they were married early. Now they talk about how their lives have developed since then.

October 12, 2019

Georgia: woman who accused deputy of sexual assault now facing aggression

Many people still think that women should stay silent, no matter what

cуррогатное материнство, беременность, ребенок, бесплодие, искусственное оплодотворение, փոխնակ մայր, հղիություն, արհեստական բեղմնավորում

October 05, 2019

Born by another woman – surrogate motherhood in Armenia

The story of a couple who dreamed of having a big family, and the woman who helped them turn their dream into reality

September 21, 2019

Azerbaijani opposition leader resigns after daughter’s accusation of domestic violence

Fuad Qahramanli refutes his daughters words and says that he resigned “for the sake of his leader and party”

September 21, 2019

To be a woman: Art festival on promoting gender equality in Baku

Many films with female protagonists, open-air concerts and evenings at an old factory

sexual assault, children, spouses, criminal law

September 13, 2019

Sexual assault in Armenia and those who break the taboo to speak out

Society often blames the victims, the government does nothing to help them and rarely punishes rapists. Journalists and social organizations are trying to change the situation

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