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Ho Chi Minh Islam (Photo courtesy of X/Twitter)
Bangladesh activist threatened with assault and death as Islamists gain clout
Extremist cleric Jasimuddin Rahmani was released from prison on Aug. 26, 2024.
LGBTQ people at risk: Will Bangladesh be a safe haven for Islamist militancy?
This protest on Aug. 2 was one of those that led to the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Photo courtesy of The New York TImes)
Upheaval in Bangladesh could jeopardize LGBTQ rights
Students protesting in Bangladesh (Photo courtesy of Rediff.com)
Bangladeshi top court sets aside 1% of jobs for third-gender people
Trans woman brutally murdered in Jashore, Bangladesh
Illustration for the commentary "Why backlash over Sharifa's tale makes the case for more inclusive textbooks" in The Business Standard (Illustration courtesy of The Business Standard)
Bangladesh education ministry censors story over trans character
Anti-LGBTQ+ activists clash with police as they try to interfere with a gathering of the LGBTQ+ community for the Tbilisi Pride Festival in Tbilisi in July 2023. (Photo courtesy of AFP via Getty Images)
Push toward anti-‘gay propaganda’ laws in two former Soviet republics
Enayet Ullah and Sabuj Hossain (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
2 Bangladesh men arrested for alleged same-sex marriage
Cover image of the report ""Annual State of LGBTQI+ Rights in Bangladesh 2023". To download the report, click this image.
Anti-LGBTQI+ violence rises in Bangladesh
Map shows the location of Abbottabad in Pakistan. (Map courtesy of Encyclopedia Brittanica)
LGBTQ Pakistanis hope to open a gay club
Illustration for the commentary "Why backlash over Sharifa's tale makes the case for more inclusive textbooks" in The Business Standard (Illustration courtesy of The Business Standard)
Trans youth’s story in Grade 7 textbook triggers dispute in Bangladesh
Mosque in Gopalpur area of Bangladesh (Photo courtesy of Pinterest)
Bangladesh police arrest 2 lesbians who want to get married
Transgender hijra community opens its first mosque in Bangladesh
Radia Teherin Utsha (Photo courtesy of JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France)
Bangladesh takes a toll on its LGBTQ citizens
Five trans hijras in custody, with police officer at left. (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
Bangladesh: 5 trans women arrested for begging
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