Azerbaijan
Police raid queer club in Baku, reportedly detain 100
Those detained have claimed to have been subjected to physical violence and harassment by the police.
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North Ossetia–Alania
North Ossetian court orders man into conversion therapy for ‘sending nudes’
A district court has found a resident of North Ossetia guilty of distributing pornography.
Chechnya
Chechen woman who fled to Georgia reportedly killed after returning home in suspicious circumstances
Aliya Ozdamirova, aged 33, reportedly fled home after being threatened by her family.
Azerbaijan
Queer Azerbaijani teenager stabbed to death, reportedly by his uncle
Nineteen-year-old Yasin Ibadov had recently returned to Azerbaijan from Turkey.
Reviews
Review | Caucasian Blues — a fun romp bringing together Armenians, Azerbaijanis, and Georgians
While the ostensibly first true South Caucasian co-production Caucasian Blues falters technically, it makes up for it in humour and sentiment.
Karachay–Cherkessia
Cherkessk resident fined for posting a rainbow picture on social media
A court found Anastasia Melnikova guilty of displaying the symbols of an ‘extremist organisation’.
Reviews
Review | And Then We Danced — Georgian dance as queer resistance
Levan Akin’s 2019 queer love story feels as urgent as ever under Georgian Dream’s homophobic laws.
