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Voice from Dedoplistskaro | ‘I dreamed of seeing a child protection hotline and calling it’

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•7 min read

‘I think that if a person really wants to do something, if it’s in their soul, they can do it. I’ve wanted to be independent since I was a child. I made several attempts at it. I escaped from home a few times. I don’t know why but since very early childhood, when I was so little, I already knew I didn’t want to live in that house, where they don’t love you and you don’t love them.’ Women in Georgia very often lack a voice of their own. Their opinions, feelings, dreams, aspirations, and achi

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Sexual violence in the family: a taboo topic in Armenia

by Armine Avetisyan

•6 min read

Spousal rape and sexual violence affects many women in Armenia, and cultural taboos and shaming of victims means that women often do not come forward. While changes in the law were supposed to counter this, many activists say the problem of sexual violence remains dire, and the women affected are still left with little protection. Armine (not her real name) has married twice. Her first marriage lasted only a few days, because she found out that her husband and his step-mother were in an

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Opinion | Armenia’s female councillors were abused for challenging the patriarchal political system

by Anna Nikoghosyan

•8 min read

On 13 February, female councillors from Armenia’s women-led opposition party Yerkir Tsirani were attacked, physically and sexually, during a Yerevan City Council session. The women were later blamed for the attack, and for ‘inappropriate behaviour’ in the council. While the women politicians’ actions were met with hostility from some, they have also sparked public resistance against gendered violence, and against the patriarchal political system that perpetuates it. Nonviolence meets force

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Pupils in Georgia ‘frequently abused’

by OC Media

•2 min read

Pupils in Georgian schools are frequently subjected to both physical and psychological abuse from adults and peers, according to a recent report from Georgia’s Public Defender. The report, Violence Against Children in General Education Institutions, published on 17 October, said bullying among pupils is widespread, and staff lack training to respond to violence against children. Children also reportedly spoke of different forms of physical violence at the hands of teachers, including ear

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[Voice from Armenia] From surviving an axe attack to forging a new life

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•8 min read

Daphne is a project from Armenia about women who have overcome hardships and challenges. Women who despite the blows of fate, despite deprivation and despair, were able to withstand their difficulties and move forward. Below is Taguhi Mansuryan’s story. Her eyes are filled with tears, her voice quivers and her hands search for a hand to hold, so as not to give in to despair. A few months ago, Taguhi realised that she had to survive and overcome alone the tragic events that had befallen her.

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[Voice from Armenia] From a survivor of sexual violence to human rights advocate

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

Daphne is a project from Armenia about women who have overcome hardships and challenges. Women who despite the blows of fate, despite deprivation and despair, were able to withstand their difficulties and move forward. Below is Lucy Abdel Ahad’s story. ‘I was completely petrified, as if I were dead and my soul had left my body. I felt so bad that I was thinking about committing suicide by jumping out of the window. I felt nothing at that moment; I was broken inside, there was no future’, re

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[Voice from Kvemo Kartli] Women of Georgia — Venera Martkoplishvili, 63, Gardabani

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•7 min read

‘Women in Georgia very often lack a voice of their own. Their opinions, feelings, dreams, aspirations, and achievements can be conveyed by others, often the men around them. The Women in Georgia project gives a voice to these women, allowing them to tell their own stories — in their own words. The project collected 150 distinct stories from women throughout the country. OC Media brings you a selection of these stories, translated into English and Russian. Below, in her own words, Venera Martkopl