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Feminists and transphobic protesters face off in Tbilisi

Homophobic protesters threw eggs and chanted ‘shame’ at a rally by the Women’s Movement, who were calling for more rights for transgender women.

Feminists and transphobic protesters face off in Tbilisi

Homophobic protesters threw eggs and chanted ‘shame’ at a rally by the Women’s Movement, who were calling for more rights for transgender women.

No laws, just shame: Sexual harassment in the South Caucasus

Sexual comments, groping, and worse are something women in the Caucasus must often face, and the laws in place do little to protect them.

No laws, just shame: Sexual harassment in the South Caucasus

By OC Media

Sexual comments, groping, and worse are something women in the Caucasus must often face, and the laws in place do little to protect them.

Voice from Gori | ‘There should be more women in the army’

Nino Bluashvili, 21, talks of joining the military, the reactions of those around her, and life as a cadet as a woman in Georgia’s armed forces.

Voice from Gori | ‘There should be more women in the army’

Nino Bluashvili, 21, talks of joining the military, the reactions of those around her, and life as a cadet as a woman in Georgia’s armed forces.

Georgian police issue restraining orders against ‘domestic violence victim’

Police issued two restraining orders against a woman after the family of her ‘abusive’ ex-husband complained her Facebook posts were offensive.

Georgian police issue restraining orders against ‘domestic violence victim’

Police issued two restraining orders against a woman after the family of her ‘abusive’ ex-husband complained her Facebook posts were offensive.

Yerevan City Council brawl sparks rally against misogyny

A female councillor was attacked by a number of her male colleagues during a City Council meeting, after bringing jars of sewage into a debate.

Yerevan City Council brawl sparks rally against misogyny

A female councillor was attacked by a number of her male colleagues during a City Council meeting, after bringing jars of sewage into a debate.

Voice from Pankisi | From the ‘Pankisi Crisis’ and beyond

Luiza Mutoshvili on the challenges and stigma surrounding Georgia’s Pankisi Valley, and her own journey to becoming a role model for young girls.

Voice from Pankisi | From the ‘Pankisi Crisis’ and beyond

Luiza Mutoshvili on the challenges and stigma surrounding Georgia’s Pankisi Valley, and her own journey to becoming a role model for young girls.

Armenia’s seasonal children

With Armenia’s soaring labour migration rates, working-age men have become a rare sight in many villages.

Armenia’s seasonal children

By Armine Avetisyan

With Armenia’s soaring labour migration rates, working-age men have become a rare sight in many villages.

Women’s activists rally against sexual violence in Tbilisi

Dozens of women’s rights activists gathered at the pedestrian underpasses under Tbilisi’s Heroes’ Square to urge women to ‘reclaim the night’.

Women’s activists rally against sexual violence in Tbilisi

Dozens of women’s rights activists gathered at the pedestrian underpasses under Tbilisi’s Heroes’ Square to urge women to ‘reclaim the night’.

‘I was fourteen when I was kidnapped’

A story from Chechnya of a young woman’s kidnap, forced marriage, and escape.

‘I was fourteen when I was kidnapped’

A story from Chechnya of a young woman’s kidnap, forced marriage, and escape.