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Live updates: Women detained in Baku as Caucasus markes International Women’s Day

Police in Baku detaining women. Photo: Ulviyya Ali/OC Media.
Police in Baku detaining women. Photo: Ulviyya Ali/OC Media.

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Women across the Caucasus are marking International Women’s Day today, 8 March 2021. Demonstrations are planned in Georgia and Azerbaijan against violence against women, while in other regions no protest actions have been announced.

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