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.
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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
Chechnya
Migrant worker beaten in Chechnya for ‘approaching’ Chechen woman
A migrant worker in Grozny has purportedly been beaten up on camera for ‘approaching’ a Chechen woman. On Monday, ChP Chechnya, a local Telegram channel, published footage purportedly shot in Chechnya showing a man beating another man in the distance. In another video, a crowd is seen surrounding the two men, one of whom appears to be visibly injured, and another warning onlookers against ‘approaching’ Chechen women. ‘There is no Nazism here: we treat everyone with respect, we treat ever
Kabarda–Balkaria
Feminist blogger from Kabarda–Balkaria charged with justification of terrorism
Russia has charged a feminist activist from Kabarda–Balkaria with ‘justifying terrorism’ over comments she made on social media. Russia’s Investigative Committee pressed charges against journalist and feminist activist Zalina Marshenkulova on 10 April. Baza, a Telegram news channel, reported that Marshenkulova was charged after commenting on the murder of Vladlen Tatarsky, a Russian pro-war blogger who was assassinated in Saint Petersburg earlier this month in an explosion that injured more
Georgia
Georgian parliament rushes amendments to abolish gender quotas
Georgia’s parliament has voted to repeal gender quotas in parliamentary election lists in a session rife with clashes and exchanges of insults between MPs. On Thursday, the parliament approved amendments to the Election Code, reversing changes made in 2020 according to which every fourth candidate in a party’s election list needed to be of a different gender to the previous three. The ruling party announced their support for the initiative, tabled by the libertarian Girchi — New Political
Georgia
Georgian Dream to repeal parliament gender quotas
Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream party has announced they will support an initiative to drop gender quotas for party election lists. The party announced their plans to support a proposal from Girchi — New Political Centre to amend the electoral code on Monday. The gender quotas were introduced by the ruling party in 2020, receiving cross-party support in parliament. The current rules mean that every fourth person on a party’s electoral list must be of the opposite gender to the previous three
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