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16-year-old girl murdered in Azerbaijan, allegedly by fiance

Azerbaijani authorities allege that her 26-year-old fiance was responsible for her death. 

16-year-old girl murdered in Azerbaijan, allegedly by fiance

Azerbaijani authorities allege that her 26-year-old fiance was responsible for her death. 

Sixteen-year-old girl murdered in Azerbaijan weeks after ‘wedding’

The girl’s 19-year-old husband has been arrested on suspicion of murder but has denied his guilt.

Sixteen-year-old girl murdered in Azerbaijan weeks after ‘wedding’

The girl’s 19-year-old husband has been arrested on suspicion of murder but has denied his guilt.

Two suicides in one week: the cost of forced marriages in Azerbaijan

Between 30 July and 6 August, two teenage girls took their own lives in Azerbaijan to protest their forced marriages.

Two suicides in one week: the cost of forced marriages in Azerbaijan

By Sabina Abubakirova

Between 30 July and 6 August, two teenage girls took their own lives in Azerbaijan to protest their forced marriages.

Georgia’s feminists face an uphill battle for equality

Despite a rise in the awareness of women’s rights, a lack of women decision-makers is standing in the way of legal changes.

Georgia’s feminists face an uphill battle for equality

By Dato Parulava

Despite a rise in the awareness of women’s rights, a lack of women decision-makers is standing in the way of legal changes.