daphne

[Voice from Armenia] A woman who has emerged victorious  —  ‘my mother-in-law would burn my skin with a lighter’

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

There is a dead silence in the women’s shelter. Women survivors of domestic abuse are looking at Mariam, 27, in an attempt to catch her every word and every expression. Mariam speaks in a low voice, but with confidence. 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. This is Mariam Gevorgyan’s story. ‘Never look back,