
Opinion | While Azerbaijan praises its ‘family values’, young girls pay the price
The Azerbaijani government prefers to speak about family stability rather than helping girls avoid further exploitation.

The Azerbaijani government prefers to speak about family stability rather than helping girls avoid further exploitation.

The assailant was previously imprisoned in 2020 for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl.

Under Azerbaijani law, it is illegal to get married before the age of 18.

Anastasia Zinovkina reportedly spent eight hours on the floor unable to stand or move as a result of her deteriorating spinal condition.

While the authorities condemned the circulation of the video, the Church denounced it as yet another attack.

New amendments to the law on advocacy threaten to remove any last vestiges of independence within Azerbaijan’s Bar Association.

Previously, two 19-year-old locals had been beaten by police after being repeatedly stopped for unknown reasons.