Armenia: Yerevan Grappling with Domestic Violence Issue
Copyright show: No The issue of domestic violence, long a taboo topic in Armenia, is generating lots of public debate these days. The catalyst for discussion is a shocking criminal case, in which a...
View ArticleArmenia: TV Series Glamorize Domestic Violence
Copyright show: No A husband and wife are preparing to go out to dinner. Angered by the way his wife is dressed, the husband gives his spouse a rough shove. “Make a note of it! You should do whatever...
View ArticleArmenia: Domestic Violence Taking High Toll
Copyright show: No Increasingly the issue of domestic violence in Armenia is a topic for public discussion. Yet, greater attention to the issue isn’t yet translating into an expansion of programs to...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Domestic Violence Rising on Political Agenda
Copyright show: No When banker Darkhan Botabayev tried to book a flight on Kazakhstan’s national airline last September, what started as a routine transaction turned into an assault that shocked the...
View ArticleArmenia: Activists Push for Domestic-Violence Law amid Official Indifference
Copyright show: No As elsewhere in the South Caucasus, Armenian women can expect to receive an array of toasts, flowers and little gifts on March 8, International Women’s Day. But there is one thing...
View ArticleKyrgyzstan: Government Slow to Respond to Domestic Violence
Copyright show: No After sustaining severe beatings from her partner, Asya telephoned the police, seeking help in Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s southern capital. “They said, ‘Did he use a knife? Did he try to...
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