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Family of 14-year-old murdered in Georgia charged with complicity in her early marriage 

Aitaj Shakhmarova was killed two months after being forced into an early marriage.

Family of 14-year-old murdered in Georgia charged with complicity in her early marriage 

Aitaj Shakhmarova was killed two months after being forced into an early marriage.

Bolnisi Museum — the longest human journey

The Bolnisi Museum is a gem you should visit even if you have just a few days in Georgia. 

Bolnisi Museum — the longest human journey

By Hans Gutbrod

The Bolnisi Museum is a gem you should visit even if you have just a few days in Georgia. 

In Pictures | Fighting to save the art of Borchalo carpet weaving in Georgia

There are only a few dozen women who still weave the carpets, a unique art practised mostly by Georgia’s ethnic Azerbaijani community

In Pictures | Fighting to save the art of Borchalo carpet weaving in Georgia

There are only a few dozen women who still weave the carpets, a unique art practised mostly by Georgia’s ethnic Azerbaijani community

‘My secret life’: Gay and Azerbaijani in rural Georgia

While strides have been made in fighting for queer rights in Tbilisi and Georgia’s other urban centres, queer members of Georgia’s ethnic minorities say they have been left behind.

‘My secret life’: Gay and Azerbaijani in rural Georgia

By Gulgun Mamedkhanova

While strides have been made in fighting for queer rights in Tbilisi and Georgia’s other urban centres, queer members of Georgia’s ethnic minorities say they have been left behind.

Azerbaijani Georgian teacher made to apologise for protesting bride kidnapping

Hamid Sadikh posted on Facebook criticising the kidnapping of a former student and the wider attitude of the local community to bride kidnapping.

Azerbaijani Georgian teacher made to apologise for protesting bride kidnapping

Hamid Sadikh posted on Facebook criticising the kidnapping of a former student and the wider attitude of the local community to bride kidnapping.

Georgia’s early marriages: destinies blackened in white dresses

Despite tightening laws against early marriages in Georgia, among the country’s ethnic Azerbaijani population, they remain common.

Georgia’s early marriages: destinies blackened in white dresses

By Gulnur Kazimova

Despite tightening laws against early marriages in Georgia, among the country’s ethnic Azerbaijani population, they remain common.

Libraries full of hate: from Azerbaijan to Georgia

Azerbaijan has been supplying Georgian libraries with books containing hate speech against Armenians.

Libraries full of hate: from Azerbaijan to Georgia

By Rahim Shaliyev

Azerbaijan has been supplying Georgian libraries with books containing hate speech against Armenians.

Azerbaijani Georgians accuse authorities of whitewashing promotional video

The video promoting Kvemo Kartli Region included shots of Orthodox churches and people dressed in traditional Georgian outfits.

Azerbaijani Georgians accuse authorities of whitewashing promotional video

The video promoting Kvemo Kartli Region included shots of Orthodox churches and people dressed in traditional Georgian outfits.