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Showing posts with label police. Show all posts
Sunday, 26 June 2016

Istanbul Gay Pride: my diary of a powerful LGBT civil rights march

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Last year Istanbul Pride was violently dispersed. This year it was banned altogether. I dedicate this post to all the activists who strugg...
Saturday, 20 February 2016

Police in Karabakh target trendy haircuts to ‘prevent teenagers from turning gay’

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Remember 5 or so years ago, police in Armenia targeted emo teenagers? [ Degradation and stupidity. Police in Armenia hunts down perceived em...

Hate crime in Yerevan: targeted in homophobic attack, then mocked by medical staff

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*picture - via A1+ 2 staff members of PINK Armenia were among 5 LGBT activists who were attacked in downtown Yerevan by 3 young men on 1...
Monday, 28 October 2013

NYC-based Armenian gay rights group (AGLA NY) statement against attempts at introducing in Armenia Russia-like 'propaganda' law

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Read also: Testing grounds: anti-gay ‘propaganda’ bill proposed, then swiftly withdrawn in Armenia Human Rights Watch letter to Armenia ...
Saturday, 19 October 2013

Human Rights Watch letter to Armenia president regarding proposal for anti-LGBT legislation

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Excellent. Right to the point. The letter by Human Rights Watch , dated 12 August 2013 (see pdf file ), publicised yesterday. For ad...
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Saturday, 12 October 2013

Scandalous: Armenia human rights ombudsman targets trans sex workers and cites neo-nazi website as a basis for his statement

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Apparently, Armenia human rights ombudsman Karen Andreasyan has solved all the pressing human rights issues in Armenia and now calling for t...
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Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Testing grounds: anti-gay ‘propaganda’ bill proposed, then swiftly withdrawn in Armenia

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Last week, a proposal by Armenia police in a form of amendments to the administrative offenses law was published on police.am website for “p...
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Saturday, 18 May 2013

Part II: LGBT activists under attack in Tbilisi: Georgian police and politicians

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“Police did a good job”, says Minister of Justice. The reality is they failed to protect the rights of citizens and gave in to the priest l...
Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Rainbow street crossing and logo on police car, West Hollywood, LA

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I knew that West Hollywood is pretty much a gay village. Still, was pleasantly surprised spotting these sights ;)) *Los Angeles County ...
Thursday, 27 September 2012

Reported hate crime: trans sex workers beaten by group of youth in downtown Yerevan cruising park

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Local media reported Armenia police press release that group of youth attacked [“beaten up”] trans sex workers in downtown Yerevan cruising...
Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Reports of hate crime in Yerevan against transvestite sex workers

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News.am reports (confirmed by police) that last night shots were fired from the air gun towards transvestite sex workers in downtown Yerev...
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Monday, 21 May 2012

Neo-nazi attack Diversity march in Armenia capital Yerevan calling it "gay pride"

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To mark United Nation's World Day of Cultural Diversity , PINK Armenia and Women's Resource Centre announced a variety of events as ...
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Holding hands: Azeri policemen in 'action' - Picture of the Day from Baku

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*source: Gay.az , picture by Mehman Huseynov [Бакинская полиция (Police) ходит под ручку друг с другом (ФОТО)] When I saw this picture, it...
Sunday, 18 March 2012

LGBT Situation in Armenia - “Regional Network Against Homophobia” book chapter

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Ahead of the 2nd Regional Network Against Homophobia in Ankara , “Regional Network Against Homophobia” book with a separate chapter on Arme...
Saturday, 3 March 2012

In 2011, more than 200 LGBT people used services provided by PINK Armenia. Big problem - unreported hate crimes

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In an interview with News.am (AM), Marine Margaryan, Project Coordinator at PINK Armenia, sums up the main headlines of their annual report...
Sunday, 26 February 2012

Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights - police, transvestite sex workers (AM)

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For overview of the Report in English: Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights [ UPDATE : For English version o...

Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights - media (AM)

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For overview of the Report in English: Helsinki Association Armenia human rights report 2012: LGBT rights [ UPDATE : For English version o...