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Woman denied passport in Chechnya for not having ‘male guarantor’

Human rights activists claim that this is a common occurrence in Chechnya.

Woman denied passport in Chechnya for not having ‘male guarantor’

Human rights activists claim that this is a common occurrence in Chechnya.

Imprisoned in their own homes: the Armenian women escaping psychological abuse

Locked in their homes and under constant surveillance, for some women in Armenia, marriage can turn out to be a nightmare.

Imprisoned in their own homes: the Armenian women escaping psychological abuse

By Armine Avetisyan

Locked in their homes and under constant surveillance, for some women in Armenia, marriage can turn out to be a nightmare.

Azerbaijani colonel’s sex tapes latest in culture of sexual intimidation

Videos filmed by a senior Azerbaijani official in which he has sex with female colleagues on ministry property have been circulated online. 

Azerbaijani colonel’s sex tapes latest in culture of sexual intimidation

Videos filmed by a senior Azerbaijani official in which he has sex with female colleagues on ministry property have been circulated online. 

Datablog | Support for gender equality in parliament is rising in Georgia

Despite the introduction of gender quotas, Georgia’s parliament remains an unequal place.

Datablog | Support for gender equality in parliament is rising in Georgia

By Eto Gagunashvili

Despite the introduction of gender quotas, Georgia’s parliament remains an unequal place.

Reaction split on women-only taxi service in Georgia 

A taxi service employing women drivers and serving only women and children has been met with enthusiasm from many women.

Reaction split on women-only taxi service in Georgia 

A taxi service employing women drivers and serving only women and children has been met with enthusiasm from many women.

Young woman’s suicide shakes Azerbaijan

After a young woman took her own life following domestic abuse, Azerbaijani conservatives have pointed to feminists as the guilty party. 

Young woman’s suicide shakes Azerbaijan

After a young woman took her own life following domestic abuse, Azerbaijani conservatives have pointed to feminists as the guilty party. 

Datablog | Conservative gender mores are changing in Georgia

Gendered norms In Georgian society include deprecation of women for smoking, drinking alcohol, having pre-marital sex, and living with a boyfriend.

Datablog | Conservative gender mores are changing in Georgia

By Otto Saldadze

Gendered norms In Georgian society include deprecation of women for smoking, drinking alcohol, having pre-marital sex, and living with a boyfriend.

Georgia’s political parties ranked by number of women candidates

Georgia’s upcoming elections will be the first elections to include a gender quota. But how many women have the parties chosen?

Georgia’s political parties ranked by number of women candidates

Georgia’s upcoming elections will be the first elections to include a gender quota. But how many women have the parties chosen?

Georgia’s women farmers battle a changing climate

As women start to take a new role in Georgia’s agriculture, climate change threatens their accomplishments. 

Georgia’s women farmers battle a changing climate

By Tamuna Chkareuli

As women start to take a new role in Georgia’s agriculture, climate change threatens their accomplishments. 

Voice | ‘I left prison with a double stigma — I was a convict and HIV-positive’

Tamuna Gakhokidze, 37, is HIV-positive woman from Tbilisi who speaks about her diagnosis, about stigma, as well as how she discovered her diagnosis and learnt to live with it.

Voice | ‘I left prison with a double stigma — I was a convict and HIV-positive’

Tamuna Gakhokidze, 37, is HIV-positive woman from Tbilisi who speaks about her diagnosis, about stigma, as well as how she discovered her diagnosis and learnt to live with it.

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