Caucasus Datablog
Datablog | Is domestic violence acceptable in Georgia?
A 2023 study found that one in four women in Georgia had experienced intimate partner violence at some point in their lives.
Women‘s Rights
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Georgia’s EU U-turn
‘You ₾100 whores’ — police obscenity and violence against women protesters in Georgia
Besides the widely documented police beatings and detentions during the ongoing protests in Georgia, police have also specifically targeted women protesters with sexual harassment and violence.
North Caucasus
A ‘peculiar PR stunt’: how a fatwa on polygamy caused controversy and confusion in Russia
Multiple marriages have existed in the North Caucasus for centuries, raising the question, why was a fatwa needed in the first place?
Daghestan
Relatives of woman who escaped from Daghestan accuse human rights activists of kidnapping her
The father of the girl, who claims to have fled family violence, believes she is being sold into slavery.
Chechnya
Opinion | Chechen women are speaking up, but is anybody listening?
The first all-women Chechen March highlights how Chechen women are forced to live at the intersection of Islamophobia and xenophobia.
Chechnya
Chechnya’s Delimkhanov refuses to investigate Suleymanova disappearance
Duma member Adam Delimkhanov has refused to intervene in an investigation into the disappearance of Seda Suleymanova, who is presumed to have been a victim of an ‘honour killing’. On Monday, NC SOS Crisis Group, a queer rights group operating in the North Caucasus, told OC Media that Delimkhanov refused to interfere in the investigation, saying that it ‘does not fall within the competence of a State Duma deputy who carries out his activities in strict compliance with the current legislation’.
Azerbaijan
OC Media contributor and Azerbaijani queer activist faces extradition from Turkey
Ali Malikov, an Azerbaijani queer rights activist and OC Media contributor, along with their transgender Azerbaijani friend, have been detained in Turkey after joining a feminist demonstration. They could face deportation from the country. Ali Malikov and their friend Parvin Alakbar were detained in Istanbul after taking part in a march commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November. Alex Shah, an Azerbaijani transgender activist and journ
