Kyrgyzstan

A protester holds a sign saying “Don’t scare everyone” during a rally for freedom of speech and freedom for political prisoners in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in 2022. (Vyacheslav Oseledko photo courtesy of AFP/ Getty Images / HRW)
Russia-style NGO crackdowns spread as Europe dithers
Half the countries competing at Asian Cup have anti-LGBT laws
Sergei Lavrov, Russian foreign minister (Photo by Kai Mork via Wikimedia Commons)
Anti-LGBT forces wield 'traditional values' as a weapon
Logo of the Malawi Human Rights Commission
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Kyrgyzstan bans gay marriage, not 'gay propaganda'
Kyrgyz homophobia surges; anti-LGBT bill lingers
Anti-LGBT protesters march in mid-May in the capital of Kyrgyzstan. (Photo courtesy of kloop.kg)
Anti-‘gay propaganda’ bill is back in Kyrgyzstan
Location of the Transnistria region between Moldova and Ukraine. (Map courtesy of Wikipedia)
Violent homophobia plagues Russia and 5 neighbors
Proposals for new ‘gay propaganda’ laws; Europe worries
Belarus weighs Russia-style anti-‘gay propaganda’ law
Bad news: Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, more
Nigeria criticizes U.N. for seeking end to LGBTI repression
Anti-LGBTI attack disrupts Kyrgyz anti-homophobia day
How Russia and the West boosted Kyrgyz anti-gay violence
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