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Uzbekistan: Perils of Assisting Homosexuals

Written byNathan Hamm
Posted 1 March 2007 3:49 GMT

Registan.net covers the latest crackdown on foreign health NGOs in Uzbekistan, which includes action against an organization running an HIV/AIDS prevention program for not just paperwork problems but also because it works with homosexuals. Male homosexuality is a crime in Uzbekistan punishable by three years in prison.

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