Gay group in turkmenabat, turkmenistan

Only men are criminalised under this law. A former Soviet Union state, Turkmenistan gained its independence in Although Russia and most former Soviet states opted not to criminalise same-sex sexual activity in their new criminal law regimes of the s, Turkmenistan was one of two which chose to continue criminalising after the Soviet Union dissolved the other being Uzbekistan. There is some evidence of the law being enforced in recent years, with LGBT people being occasionally subject to arrest, though reports are sporadic.

Events of People wearing protective face masks, used as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid, COVID , in a bus in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. The Turkmen government denies the existence of any Covid cases in Turkmenistan. July 15,

Around a dozen other people were also arrested, including his boyfriend. Several of the detainees were released, having managed to buy their way out. The investigation into G. and some other young people is continuing, and their trial should take place very soon.

Around 30 men accused of homosexual relations are being held in the police cells in the city of Turkmenabat. Twenty of them figure in the same case, sources told turkmen. A well known Turkmenabat hairdresser and stylist, who was arrested in August, is still being held in these cells, according to a source close to the law-enforcement agencies. news knows the identity of the hairdresser but is not making it public for ethical reasons.