gender-based violence

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The young women after they’ve crossed over to Georgia. Image via @ncsosorg/Twitter.

Daghestan

Four Daghestani women flee to Georgia citing domestic abuse

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

Four Daghestani women claiming to be victims of domestic abuse and death threats have successfully fled to Georgia after being held up by Russian border guards for almost a day. NC SOS Crisis Group, a queer rights organisation operating in the North Caucasus, confirmed to OC Media that the four women were allowed to cross the Russian-Georgian border on Sunday evening. Khadijat and Patimat Khizriyeva, sisters aged 20 and 18, and 24-year-old Aminat Gazimagomedova and her close relative, 19-yea

Abkhazia

Rape and murder draw attention to law and lawlessness in Abkhazia

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•6 min read

A crime committed in the village of Nizhnyaya Eshera, where a young woman was killed and her underage sister was raped, sent shock waves throughout Abkhazian society and opened up a debate on the roots of violence against women. Discussions about violence against women gained new impetus in the middle of June this year, when a 13-year-old girl was raped in a village not far from Abkhazia’s capital Sukhum, followed by the murder of her 23-year-old sister. A former employee of the State

abuse

[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.

Court

Crime proven, but…

by Volodymyr Soboliev

•5 min read

The protracted legal proceedings surrounding the case of Elizaveta Aliyeva’s kidnapping are nearing their completion. The prosecution has requested six years in a maximum-security prison for the defendant. Daptar revisited the story to report on the trial. On 9 July 2015, Elizaveta Aliyeva and her husband were kidnapped from their home in Nazran, a town in Ingushetia. Armed men burst into their yard, grabbed Elizaveta, hit her several times, and dragged her into a car, where her husband had