South Caucasus

December 04, 2022 14:52

• Dagestani historian Donogo reports details of his interrogation after search

  After the search at the Khadji Murad Donogo’s house, the police asked questions about his participation in scientific conferences in Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey and about his contacts there, the historian said.

November 12, 2022 23:00

• Dagestani sisters tell details of their escape from home

  The four young women from Dagestan who reported their escape from domestic violence have narrated in their interview that they had planned to run away since childhood; and the fear that they would be subjected to family pressure and restrictions for the rest of their lives was a trigger of their final decision.

November 11, 2022 14:35

• "Glasnaya" project tells story of Chechen woman escaping from domestic violence

  The Chechen woman, who had resisted years of violence from her husband and father, has managed to leave the republic and Russia with her four children, the "Glasnaya", a social media project which fights gender stereotypes and defends women's rights, has informed.

November 04, 2022 21:35

• Flight to Georgia is not end to persecution threats for four Dagestani sisters

  The four sisters from Dagestan who fled domestic violence are safe in Georgia, but the threat of persecution by their relatives has not ended; the girls need psychological help, human rights defenders believe.

November 01, 2022 14:44

• Rights defenders treat Dagestani sisters' chances to receive asylum abroad as high

  The four Dagestani young women, who have accused their relatives of domestic violence, are still in Georgia, but plan to move to another country, human rights defenders have informed.

October 31, 2022 23:15

• Dagestani Mufti's wife urges girls to return home

  Aina Gamzatova, who is the wife and an adviser to the Mufti of Dagestan, has called on the girls, who had accused their relatives of domestic violence and ran away from home, to return home under her personal responsibility.

October 31, 2022 23:07

• Dagestan girls transported to safe place

  Patimat Magomedova, Khadizhat and Patimat Khizrievas and Aminat Gazimagomedova from Dagestan, who ran away from home and accused their relatives of violence, have been taken to a safe place in Georgia, human rights defenders have informed.

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