Being Gay in Azerbaijan
LGBT people routinely face violence and abuse by officials and their own families.
LGBT people routinely face violence and abuse by officials and their own families.
The ethnic group are periodically expected to express their loyalty.
Observers warn that the crackdown on dissenters continues.
Figures have quadrupled since 2008, largely attributed to social problems and injustice.
The event has national as well as spiritual significance for the region’s smallest country.
Tbilisi continues to dream, but membership remains a long way off.
Fears that Moscow cannot be trusted as a guarantor of national security.
Activists warn that government demonisation has created a culture of impunity.
The country’s most famous prisoner of conscience has been freed, but activists continue to be detained.
Children raised in care homes are marginalised by society, even after they reach adulthood.