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…]

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…]