Vafa Zeynalova
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LGBT people routinely face violence and abuse by officials and their own families.
Experts warn that the situation has been getting worse, not better.
Amid falling oil prices, Baku has abandoned the manat´s peg to the dollar and let the manat tumble.
Most agree that reform is only way to fix broken healthcare system, but it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere fast.
Campaign to overturn headscarf ban in schools to continue.
Fewer recorded cases than Russia, but country needs more specialised clinics offering treatment.
Minority-language theatre desperately short of funding.