Azerbaijan: Women Journalists Under Pressure
Female reporters routinely intimidated by blackmail, sexual assault and harassment.
16 Aug 19
Female reporters routinely intimidated by blackmail, sexual assault and harassment.
Amid the festivities, issues of integration and representation remain.
State repression means that something as simple as a call for gender equality cannot be tolerated.
More than half of all reported weddings in north east region involves a minor.
Tribal justice processes are the only remaining choice for most.
Gunmen act with impunity in areas outside government control.
The revolution was supposed to bring equality for women but the reality is very different.
Most cases are never reported as they are resolved by tribal elders.
Female participation in the protests has not translated into political power.