Tag: Azerbaijan

Searching for that elusive holiday adventure can sometimes be tricky for the LGBT+ traveller who on the one hand loves to find something exotic and undiscovered but needs to make sure they weight that up with safety and a sense of belonging in the country they visit. The global travel experts at Abercrombie & Kent

Several men have shared their experiences about the anti-LGBTQ crackdown happening in the country of Azerbaijan. One anonymous man told Radio Free Europe that he was tortured for nine days. “They gave me electric shocks.” “They beat me with a stick on my knees. I couldn’t move afterwards.” This man was one of dozens of gay and transgender people who have been arrested and tortured in the country. Many of which are being abused, beaten, forced into medical tests, and more. Including, trans...

A victim of Azerbaijan’s reported anti-gay crackdown has come forward to describe the horrendous actions that were used against him. The man – who has only been identified as Xeyal for his own security – was caught up as one of dozens of LGBT+ people detained by authorities in Azerbaijan’s capital city, Baku, last month. The victim claimed that he was detained for nine days and enduring beatings, electrics shocks and other forms of torture before he was finally released. “We were...

A shocking eyewitness reports the random tortures Over the last several days, LGBTI activists in Azerbaijan report a sudden crackdown on people who do not correspond with ‘national traditional values.’ Eyewitness reports claim authorities detain LGBTI people, beat, verbally abuse and force medical examinations on transgender people. Some reports even suggest authorities are shaving the hair of transgender women. Samad Ismayilov, president of Minority Azerbaijan, said it started several days ago. He received an anonymous testimony from a detained LGBTI person. He shared...