Chechnya
Putin praises child marriages, citing Kadyrov family and North Caucasus traditions
Human rights defenders consider early marriages in the Caucasus to be one of the forms and causes of domestic violence.
Women’s Rights
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Armenia
Breaking the barrel: Armenia’s quiet wine revolution
Across vineyards and wineries, Armenian women are quietly transforming an ancient craft, bringing precision, creativity, and change to the wine world.
Chechnya
Vigils held in five countries in memory of Chechen woman killed in Yerevan
Participants gathered outside the embassies of Armenia and Russia, demanding an investigation into the killing.
Georgia’s EU U-turn
‘Pray for Zahesi, fear Dighomi’: women’s stories from Georgia’s protest detention centres
The women detained during Georgia’s ongoing anti-government protests have reported systematic practices designed to degrade human dignity.
Armenia
Chechen woman killed in Armenia reportedly related to Kadyrov
Journalists discovered that Aishat Baymuradova, who was found dead in mid-October in Yerevan, could have been poisoned.
Reviews
Review | 9-Month Contract — a heart-wrenching examination of Georgia’s surrogacy industry
Ketevan Vashagashvili’s debut documentary has won a cinematic human rights award for its sensitive portrayal of parenthood and surrogacy in Georgia.
Women’s Rights
Opinion | Trump once tried to belittle me — a misogyny Ivanishvili and others later embraced
Trump may not have invented misogyny. But he turned it into a political brand that spread across the world.
