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

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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

Talking about sex: an unspoken topic in Armenia
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Talking about sex: an unspoken topic in Armenia

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Sex is a taboo topic in Armenia, and as such, many children turn to the internet for answers about this and other intimate topics. While schools have introduced basic lessons on living a ‘healthy lifestyle’ that touch on the topic, most experts agree they are not fit for purpose. ‘We went on a camping trip at the age of 12. We slept in a very small tent; all of us — girls and boys — slept mixed together. In the morning, my stomach began to hurt, the pain grew and I started to cry. When m

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