Gulshan, a 69-year-old woman, was living alone during the lockdown - her family was afraid not to infect her with the virus and kept a distance, so did her neighbours and other visitors. Over the months of isolation, she decided to reach out to her loved ones virtually.

Azerbaijan is the worst country in Europe for people who identify as LGBTIQ+, according to ILGA Europe. Homophobic attacks and bullying against the community are common in the country. This is the story of one member of that community. The life of our hero (who we will not name) reflects the experiences of many members of the Azerbaijani queer community.

"I cry when I talk about problems or I react very harshly. They see this as hysteria and compare my problems with other people's problems. ‘Look at the people's grievances, what you are complaining about? Everything depends on you. If you want, you can fix it, but if you don't get it, then you don't want to’. I can't explain that such a reaction is not something I did on purpose.”

In Azerbaijan, fake FB accounts are so common, users expect their identity to be stolen.

Seven women in a close-knit Baku neighborhood share a friendship that spans six decades and has shaped the lives of generations.

Lankaran district has traditionally been known for their rice, tea and citrus plantations. That is changing, however, as the weather changes

Years after a controversial legal reform, Azerbaijani villages are paying the price.

Residents in one of Azerbaijan’s most picturesque–and isolated–villages took matters into their own hands after years of government neglect.

Rafail Agayev plants trees and flowers as a personal mission to use gardening to improve the climate.