Clusters - News and stories around Caucasus

The girl they told me not to be

GenderLife

May 30, 2019

Her whole life, she never once called her former husband by his name. He was always "the stranger"

Sexual education in Georgia: who is against having it included in the school curricula

Georgia

May 24, 2019

As the education ministry, teachers, parents, teenagers and the Church struggle to reach a consensus on the issue, it remains a taboo

Bikers, priests, right-wingers – ‘Family Purity Day’ instead of int’l day against homophobia

May 17, 2019

LGBT rights activists refrain from holding demonstration

Attitudes towards LGBT people: Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia and Russia show worst rankings

May 15, 2019

Georgia comes in 24th place

Sexual harassment made criminally prosecutable in Georgia

May 04, 2019

The new law provides for fines, corrective labour and imprisonment

A woman driving a car - is it still a moot point in South Ossetia? Video

South Ossetia

May 02, 2019

One personal story

Sex education in Georgia – desperately needed, ferociously opposed

Georgia

April 26, 2019

The creator of a series of video lessons on sexual education is afraid to leave her home

The Georgian funerals of yesterday and today

Georgia

April 24, 2019

Georgia’s strange mourning traditions

The Armenian village in the Georgian mountains that celebrates three Easters a year

Travel Georgia

April 22, 2019

The Armenian Apostolic Church celebrated Easter. But in the Armenian village of Gumburdo in Georgia, they observe an ancient tradition and celebrate also the next two Sundays

The women working in Georgia's dangerous mines

April 16, 2019

"Deciding to go work in the mines was never a dream of mine. But what else can I do to support my family?"

Azerbaijan: a wedding instead of a graduation

April 07, 2019

Many in the country still believe that the main priorities for a woman are a home and a family – education is not only unnecessary, but can even be harmful

3 years since the Karabakh April War: What did it change?

Karabakh conflict

April 02, 2019

War broke out in Karabakh in early April 2016 resulting in more than 200 deaths on both sides. What happened at the time and what has changed since then?

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Why are Georgian women seeking out illegal abortions?

Sponsored

April 01, 2019

Despite liberal legislation, many women in Georgia do not use their right to a safe abortion

Baku: What a girl wants – #goalsNotFlowers

April 01, 2019

'Equals' calls on Azerbaijani women to think more about they want

Georgian fathers and paternity leave

Georgia

March 11, 2019

On men going against the grain in Georgia and deciding to become their children’s primary care takers, and why there are so few of them

Azerbaijan’s first ever feminist march ends in bizarre confrontation

March 09, 2019

‘Aggressive older women’ attempted to disperse the first feminist march in the history of Azerbaijan

ABCs of feminism: What are women fighting for?

Georgia

March 08, 2019

The main stereotypes – and what to do about them

Female photographers compare themselves to firefighters and policemen

March 08, 2019

They believe they are trusted more than their male colleagues

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