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Voice | ‘Every afternoon I came home from school broken’

by Veronica Tonyan

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Narek, 29, from Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, describes how he was tormented at school, while teachers often protected the abusers. ‘In fifth grade, a maths teacher began being unnecessarily hostile towards me. In almost every lesson she gave me the lowest marks. As a result, I failed the year badly. I still hate maths.’ ‘I repeated the year but was forced to move to another class.’ ‘Some tough guys there took an immediate dislike to me. No matter what I did, no matter

Azerbaijan

Might makes right — bullying in Azerbaijan’s schools

by Volodymyr Soboliev

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In the Internet age, discussions of bullying are becoming more global. In Azerbaijan, such discussions shed light on attitudes in the country towards violence, masculinity, and honour. The toughest lessons in these are often forced on children on the school grounds, and can lead to lasting trauma. In December, the story of American teenager Keaton Jones gained international headlines after his mother posted a video of the boy tearfully recounting his experience of being bullied in school