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Captives of a patriarchal mentality: domestic violence in the South Caucasus

Captives of a patriarchal mentality: domestic violence in the South Caucasus

When we see women on the street with mutilated faces, with bruised and swollen lips, hands and feet…all ‘dressed’ up in dark purple spots, many of us would probably like to approach these women and ask, ‘What happened?” and talk to them, try and help if we can. We want to find out: who did […]

Gay in the South Caucasus: LGBT life in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan

Gay in the South Caucasus: LGBT life in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan

Armenia “I lost so many friends…”  Karen Arakelyan (note: name has been changed for purposes of anonymity) for years fought against himself, trying to change the truth known only to him. But as a result, it became impossible to live with this secret, and he decided to come out: “I’m glad that I took this […]

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