Breaking taboos - the danger of speaking out on women’s rights in the North Caucasus
In this new episode of Trouble with the Truth, Lana Estemirova investigates why writing about women’s rights in the North Caucuses leads to threats and intimidation of journalists and activists. “I’ve been given orders to handle the feminists,”- said man’s voice on the phone. It wasn’t the first time Dagestani journalist Svetlana Anokhina has been threatened. Daptar, the online portal where she works, dares to frankly discuss topics considered taboo in the North Caucasus: domestic violence, ...