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Armenian Yazidi says he was ‘beaten and abused’ while serving as a conscript

On 2 February, relatives of Vle Feroyan appealed to the public after they said they had lost contact with him.

Armenian Yazidi says he was ‘beaten and abused’ while serving as a conscript

On 2 February, relatives of Vle Feroyan appealed to the public after they said they had lost contact with him.

New bill in Georgia would scrap military exemptions for non-Orthodox religions

Under the new bill, Georgian Orthodox priests would be the only people eligible to defer military service for religious reasons.

New bill in Georgia would scrap military exemptions for non-Orthodox religions

Under the new bill, Georgian Orthodox priests would be the only people eligible to defer military service for religious reasons.

Duty of an only son: to serve the motherland or continue the family name?

Throughout the region there are debates around compulsory military service, in Azerbaijan, the debate centres around drafting only sons in the family.

Duty of an only son: to serve the motherland or continue the family name?

By Seymur Kazimov

Throughout the region there are debates around compulsory military service, in Azerbaijan, the debate centres around drafting only sons in the family.