Schools in Azerbaijan are enforcing uniform rules that exclude girls who wear hijabs from attending classes.

At some schools in Azerbaijan, boys refused to attend class in solidarity with girls barred for wearing hijabs. The exclusions, under new uniform rules, have sparked protests in Baku and other cities. Police say they detained 37 people. https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/14/schools-in-azerbaijan-are-barring-girls-who-wear-hijabs-from-class-some-of-their-male-classmates-are-refusing-to-attend-in-solidarity

📰 Schools in Azerbaijan are barring girls who wear hijabs from class. Some of their male classmates are refusing to attend in solidarity. 🔗 https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/14/schools-in-azerbaijan-are-barring-girls-who-wear-hijabs-from-class-some-of-their-male-classmates-are-refusing-to-attend-in-solidarity #News #RussianInvasion #RussianWar #Ukraine