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Azerbaijani child bride dies during childbirth

Shabinur Isayeva, 17, was married when she was 15.

Azerbaijani child bride dies during childbirth

Shabinur Isayeva, 17, was married when she was 15.

In pictures | Education in the shadow of early marriage

A few brave Yazidi women in Armenia have bucked tradition and sought a university education, to uplift not only themselves but their whole community.

In pictures | Education in the shadow of early marriage

A few brave Yazidi women in Armenia have bucked tradition and sought a university education, to uplift not only themselves but their whole community.

Azerbaijani authorities return 15-year-old girl to family after ‘wedding’

Videos of the marriage ceremony in the village of Kichik Dahna emerged on social media on Tuesday.

Azerbaijani authorities return 15-year-old girl to family after ‘wedding’

Videos of the marriage ceremony in the village of Kichik Dahna emerged on social media on Tuesday.

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.

Georgian government urged to crack down on forced marriages after ‘16-year-old rape victim kidnapped again’

The girl was first kidnapped and raped by man 10 years older than her when she was 14-years-old, human rights groups have said.

Georgian government urged to crack down on forced marriages after ‘16-year-old rape victim kidnapped again’

The girl was first kidnapped and raped by man 10 years older than her when she was 14-years-old, human rights groups have said.

Georgia’s early marriages: destinies blackened in white dresses

Despite tightening laws against early marriages in Georgia, among the country’s ethnic Azerbaijani population, they remain common.

Georgia’s early marriages: destinies blackened in white dresses

By Gulnur Kazimova

Despite tightening laws against early marriages in Georgia, among the country’s ethnic Azerbaijani population, they remain common.

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.

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