Women protest against domestic abuse in central Baku, Azerbaijan. Photo by Najaf Ruslanoglu, used with permission.

Protesting domestic violence, Azerbaijani women take to the streets and social networks

One girl’s story of domestic violence has sparked a nationwide conversation

By Arzu Geybullayeva

On September 19, 18-year-old Seljan Yagmur logged onto Facebook and told the world about her father’s domestic violence. In her post, she…