In the YouTube interview “The Feminist Movement Cannot Die,” Gülnara Mehdiya and Sevda Səmədova discuss women’s rights, the imprisonment of female journalists, early marriages, and the current state of the feminist movement in Azerbaijan.
The interview highlights that the imprisonment of nine women journalists is not merely an issue of media freedom — it is a political act that silences the voices of women, the LGBTQ+ community, and other marginalized groups.
They emphasize that early marriage should not be seen as an “ordinary family choice” but as a crime against minors, while femicides are described as “not personal but political matters.”
Gülnara and Sevda note that the movement has not stopped — it has simply changed its form: today, young people, especially Gen Z, continue the struggle through social media and various digital platforms.
