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Content Type(s): Insight
Topic(s): Crackdown on Activism
Region(s): Burundi
… or can have without any condition presenting itself to them as an obstacle. Be kind to us, and let us live.” This is the message from Burundi’s LGBTIQ community delivered by a Burundian … family rejection and stigmatization for their identities. Burundi criminalized same-sex sexual relations for the first time in 2009, with punishments of up to two years in prison … also citizens and therefore should have the same rights as others, that we are the sons and daughters of our nations, that we are not defined by our sexual orientation and/or gender …
Content Type(s): Insight
Region(s): China
… organizations. "Even after the usual "drinking tea sessions" during which police demanded that these activists delete their public Weibo accounts and cease organizing activities. In fact, … withstand the pressure and were forced to shut down. The closure of the Beijing LGBT Center is understandable, and even I was surprised by their ability and capacity to endure for so long. … a turning point in the current policy-tightening reality in China. When community activities are no longer conducted openly, and there are no easily monitored physical locations, how can the …