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Armenia’s Yazidi boys and girls who don’t finish school

Armenia’s Yazidi boys and girls who don’t finish school

By Gayane Mkrtchyan

The young women fleeing forced marriage in Azerbaijan

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.

The young women fleeing forced marriage in Azerbaijan

By Bahruz Samadov

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.

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