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Opinion | In Azerbaijan sex is a weapon

An activist who was targeted in Azerbaijan’s recent wave of sexual blackmail speaks out. 

Opinion | In Azerbaijan sex is a weapon

By Narmin Shahmarzade

An activist who was targeted in Azerbaijan’s recent wave of sexual blackmail speaks out. 

Opinion | Feminism in the South Caucasus cannot succeed without queer rights

The exclusionary nature of mainstream liberal feminism in the South Caucasus has rendered it utterly impotent.

Opinion | Feminism in the South Caucasus cannot succeed without queer rights

By Ramil Zamanov

The exclusionary nature of mainstream liberal feminism in the South Caucasus has rendered it utterly impotent.

Opinion | Ilham Aliyev’s anti-Europe speech foreshadows big changes in Azerbaijan

A speech delivered by Aliyev on 26 November represents a sharp break from the usual content of his speeches in its ideological content.

Opinion | Ilham Aliyev’s anti-Europe speech foreshadows big changes in Azerbaijan

By Bahruz Samadov

A speech delivered by Aliyev on 26 November represents a sharp break from the usual content of his speeches in its ideological content.

Opinion |  Azerbaijan’s traditional opposition needs to appeal to the young

Although the last two protests in Azerbaijan tell of a changing picture in the country, it is too early to have hopes for radical changes.

Opinion |  Azerbaijan’s traditional opposition needs to appeal to the young

By Bahruz Samadov

Although the last two protests in Azerbaijan tell of a changing picture in the country, it is too early to have hopes for radical changes.

To change the system from within or without — the dilemma for feminists in ‘New Armenia’

A debate is raging within the country’s feminist circles: how best to transform Armenia's patriarchal systems?

To change the system from within or without — the dilemma for feminists in ‘New Armenia’

By Knar Khudoyan

A debate is raging within the country’s feminist circles: how best to transform Armenia's patriarchal systems?

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.

Women’s activists rally against sexual violence in Tbilisi

Dozens of women’s rights activists gathered at the pedestrian underpasses under Tbilisi’s Heroes’ Square to urge women to ‘reclaim the night’.

Women’s activists rally against sexual violence in Tbilisi

Dozens of women’s rights activists gathered at the pedestrian underpasses under Tbilisi’s Heroes’ Square to urge women to ‘reclaim the night’.