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Podcast | A deadly case of homophobia in Armenia and Basilashvili’s acquittal

26 October 2022
One of the last photos Arsen and Tigran posted before taking their own lives. Image via Arsen's Instagram account.

In this week’s episode of the Caucasus Digest, Anna Edgar talks to Pink Armenia's communications director, Mamikon Hovsepyan, about the suicide of a young queer couple in Armenia.

Mariam Nikuradze talks about the high-profile domestic abuse case that saw star Georgian tennis player Nikoloz Basilashvili acquitted of charges of violence against his wife and the precedent it might set for similar cases in the future.

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