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Content Type(s): Publication
Topic(s): Torture, Violence and Abuse, Crackdown on Activism
Region(s): Afghanistan
… by outrightcomms on Mon, 02/13/2023 - 17:42 The Taliban’s return to power in August 2021 left many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ) Afghans fearing for their … them to physical and sexual assault and arbitrary detention. In several cases, the authorities have subjected people to public flogging for alleged same-sex relations, and the Taliban Supreme … unable to wipe off before her trip. They proceeded to cut her nails and shave her head. They did so without water or lubrication, which one of her captors said would “teach him to live like …
Content Type(s): Press Release
Region(s): Afghanistan
… Afghanistan: Taliban Target LGBT Afghans Submitted by outrightcomms on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 21:26 New York, New York - January 25, 2022 - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Afghans … And we will do whatever we want with you.” A lesbian said that after the Taliban takeover, her male relatives joined the Taliban and threatened to kill her because of her sexual orientation. Most people interviewed believed their only path to safety …