Havva Rustamli her sister have single-handedly saved the lives of hundreds of abandoned, starving and maimed animals in Azerbaijan.

Devran, a 23-year-old transman, has left his home in western Azerbaijan to seek hormonal therapy for gender transformation surgery. But in Azerbaijan, few doctors or health clinics are willing to treat transgender people.

79-year-old Jafar Bakhshiyev attends almost every political demonstration in Azerbaijan. A photo where he interacts with policemen has become one of the most widely shared photos from a recent unsanctioned demonstration in the center of Baku.

Eldar is determined not to leave his home in the heart of Tbilisi, where he was born and raised, despite the risk of the building falling down.