Stories about Central Asia & Caucasus from March, 2019
Queer women in Russia’s North Caucasus ‘face sexual violence, forced marriage, and murder’
Out of the 21 women interviewed by QWNC, eight knew someone among their friends, relatives, or neighbours killed by their male family members for behaviour that "humiliated the family."
Meet the heroes helping Afghanistan's suicide bomb victims rediscover hope
“Everyone there was telling Shukria that she would not able to walk, but I was telling her that she had to walk.”
#MeTooSebat: Kyrgyz take to social media to debate controversial ‘Gulen schools’
The schools are among the best in Kyrgyzstan but have powerful enemies, including Turkey, and a reputation for secrecy.
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