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"The girls are already in Georgia!" - four sisters from Dagestan flee family and death

North Caucasus

October 30, 2022

Four sisters from Dagestan fled because if they did not comply with the requirements of the traditions, they were beaten and threatened to be killed at home

Queer media in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

October 27, 2022

Traditional media in Azerbaijan avoid LGBTQİ+ topics, making queer media the only place to learn about their issues

Men don't cry? – Stories of male victims of domestic violence in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

September 12, 2022

Last year, 331 men were victims of domestic violence, and this year ten men were injured by their wives

Unusual job in a conservative country - female mechanic in Yerevan. Video

Generation Genius

September 10, 2022

The story of a young woman who became interested in cars and now works in an auto shop in Yerevan, Armenia.

How homosexuals live in the most homophobic country in Europe

Azerbaijan

September 08, 2022

Over the past two years, three people have been killed in Azerbaijan because of their sexual orientation. young activist believes the state must change in order to change attitudes towards LGBTQ+

Why do women kill? Personal history, domestic violence statistics, and expert opinion

Armenia

August 26, 2022

Over the past ten years, five cases of a woman murdering her husband have been recorded in Armenia.

“I was sold for 500 manats” - The fate of transgender people in Azerbaijani prisons

Azerbaijan

August 12, 2022

Trans woman Aidan says that transgender people are not treated like people, but like currency, and sold as prostitutes

Inaccurate mental disorder diagnoses and other problems LGBTI+ faces in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

June 14, 2022

Problems of the LGBTI+ community in Azerbaijan were voiced by activists during Azerbaijan's first queer press conference held during the international Pride Month

Safe YOU: an application created by Armenian women to help women around the world

GenderLife

December 14, 2021

Safe YOU mobile application was created in Armenia by a group of women who decided to use their professional knowledge to save other women from violence

Azerbaijan's LGBTQI people: who they are and how they live

Azerbaijan

October 22, 2021

The struggle of LGBTQI community in Azerbaijan - people from different regions of the countries share their expereince and discuss why it is harder to be queer outside the capital

Melay's hard journey to stage singing – VIDEO

GenderLife

September 23, 2021

Melay’s hard journey to becoming a singer began when she got into an unloved profession at the insistence of her parents. But this did not end her love for music, and she became a singer in spite of everything

Gender and climate change. What on Earth Georgia, ep. 13

What on Earth Georgia | Podcasts

September 22, 2021

Does gender affect climate change, why do men and women experience climate change differently and how should women's voices need to be incorporated in the environmental dialogue in the new episode of What on Earth Georgia

"For me, Azerbaijan is about injuries" - why LGBTQI + people leave the country

Azerbaijan

September 20, 2021

Members of the LGBTQI + are leaving Azerbaijan amid discrimination, attacks. Here are some of their stories

Early marriages in Armenia's Yazidi community - Personal stories.

Armenia

September 15, 2021

In the Yazidi community living in Armenia, the issue of early marriages is acute. Girls are still being kidnapped or married off at the age of 15 or even 12

Burning of transgender woman in Azerbaijan sparks protests, hate speech

Azerbaijan

September 03, 2021

A transgender woman was burnt alive in Azerbaijan, sparking controversy, transgender community protests and calls to violence against transgender people from a famous Azeri blogger

How is attitude towards marriage changing in Azerbaijan?

GenderLife

August 03, 2021

Recent studies show that getting a divorce in Azerbaijan is no longer perceived as a taboo

“Neighbors were judging dad for taking us to wrestling” - Female judo coach from Georgia. Video

Georgia

July 24, 2021

Tamar Chantladze is the first female judo coach in Samtskhe-Javakheti. Her club mostly consists of girls

Azerbaijani filmmaker: "Rape all women dressed inappropriately"

Azerbaijan

July 13, 2021

Azerbaijani filmmaker Tural Safarov urged social media users to rape women in revealing clothes, sparking a wave of controversy and attracting the attention of law enforcement authorities

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