Tag: tajikistan gay rights

Tajikistan announces official register of gay citizens

Dushanbe, Tajikistan (AFP) – Authoritarian Tajikistan announced on Tuesday (Oct 17) it had drawn up a register of 367 allegedly gay citizens, suggesting they would be required to undergo testing to avoid “the spread of sexually-transmitted diseases”. Details of the move was unveiled in Zakonnost, a newspaper published by Tajikistan’s state prosecutor which said the… Read more »

Amnesty urges Tajikistan to stop ‘morality’ campaign against gay people

Tajikistan: Amnesty International has called on Tajikistan to immediately cease a new campaign of harassment and violence against gay people accused of “moral crimes.” Police across the country have in various raids seized more than 500 sex workers and a number of men suspected of “homosexual behavior” since June 6, reports Amnesty International. In one… Read more »