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Seeking acceptance: the Pakistanis building a new life in Azerbaijan

20 March 2018 by Bahruz Samadov

Market on the Eighth (Bahruz Samadov /OC Media)

Having moved 2,000 kilo­me­tres to a new country, a small community of Pak­ista­nis have built a new life for them­selves in Azer­bai­jan. Even for those who have married locals, have Azer­bai­jani children, and say they are Azer­bai­ja­nis them­selves, obtaining official recog­ni­tion for this — cit­i­zen­ship — is not straight­for­ward. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Society, Top Tagged With: Azerbaijan, immigrants, market, migration, pakistan, pakistani, street vendors, vendors

The young women fleeing forced marriage in Azerbaijan

12 September 2017 by Bahruz Samadov

(Sitara Ibrahi­mo­va)

Child marriage and forced marriage in Azer­bai­jan leave some young women with an impos­si­ble choice: family or freedom. In spite of pressure from family, the police, and schools, some unwilling brides-to-be still decide to run away. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gender, Top Tagged With: Azerbaijan, discrimination, early marriages, feminism, forced marriages, women, women of azerbaijan, women's rights

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No defence in Chechnya: Oyub Titiyev and the grim future of human rights in Russia’s North Caucasus

No defence in Chechnya: Oyub Titiyev and the grim future of human rights in Russia’s North Caucasus

12 April 2018 By Open Democracy Russia

The prosecution of a Chechen human rights campaigner is a landmark step in the systematic elimination of civil society under Ramzan Kadyrov. … [Read More...]

Opinion & Analysis

As thousands rally for a ‘Velvet Revolution’ — Serzh Sargsyan is not yet relinquishing his grasp on power

As thousands rally for a ‘Velvet Revolution’ — Serzh Sargsyan is not yet relinquishing his grasp on power

19 April 2018 By Knar Khudoyan

Whatever the outcome of the protests, one thing seems clear, dis­con­tent against Sargsyan’s rule has become more pro­nounced than ever before.

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