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LGBT rights in Central Asia
![Uzbek Blogger Bazarov Under House Arrest Facing Libel Charges Uzbek Blogger Bazarov Under House Arrest Facing Libel Charges](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-03-29-7.jpg)
Uzbek Blogger Bazarov Under House Arrest Facing Libel Charges
By Catherine Putz
A month after being brutally beaten, Bazarov was released from the hospital and swiftly charged for insulting his old school in an October 2020 TikTok video.
![Europe Adds Uzbekistan to GSP+ Trade Scheme Europe Adds Uzbekistan to GSP+ Trade Scheme](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2021-04-12-11.jpg)
Europe Adds Uzbekistan to GSP+ Trade Scheme
By Catherine Putz
The benefits -- zero tariffs on a range of goods -- come with rights monitoring requirements of shortcomings Uzbekistan may have difficulty improving.
![Amid Debate Over LGBT Rights, Uzbek Authorities Victim-Blame Attacked Activist Amid Debate Over LGBT Rights, Uzbek Authorities Victim-Blame Attacked Activist](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-1184117_1280.jpg)
Amid Debate Over LGBT Rights, Uzbek Authorities Victim-Blame Attacked Activist
By Catherine Putz
A blogger who suggested Uzbekistan decriminalize gay sex was brutally attacked. The Interior Ministry and others blame him for provoking the assault.
![Life in the Closet: The LGBT Community in Central Asia Life in the Closet: The LGBT Community in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-1184117_1280.jpg)
Life in the Closet: The LGBT Community in Central Asia
By Anastassiya Fershtey and Khamza Sharifzoda
Sexual minorities in Central Asia live under significant pressure.
![The Missing Piece in Uzbekistan’s Reform Puzzle The Missing Piece in Uzbekistan’s Reform Puzzle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-uzbekistan-2132691_1280.jpg)
The Missing Piece in Uzbekistan’s Reform Puzzle
By James Reston
The fight for LGBT rights in Uzbekistan is especially important now.
![Kyrgyz Anti-Gay Propaganda Law Moves Forward Kyrgyz Anti-Gay Propaganda Law Moves Forward](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-25_18-46-58.jpg)
Kyrgyz Anti-Gay Propaganda Law Moves Forward
By Catherine Putz
Human rights advocates say the Kyrgyz version has harsher punishments than the Russian law it was based on.
![Kazakhstan Shuts Down Gay Propaganda Law Kazakhstan Shuts Down Gay Propaganda Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-27_14-42-29.jpg)
Kazakhstan Shuts Down Gay Propaganda Law
By Catherine Putz
The country's quest to host the 2022 Winter Olympics likely influenced the decision.
![Could the IOC Reverse Kazakhstan’s Anti-Gay Direction? Could the IOC Reverse Kazakhstan’s Anti-Gay Direction?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-23_04-22-26.jpg)
Could the IOC Reverse Kazakhstan’s Anti-Gay Direction?
By Casey Michel
A letter to the International Olympic Committee may be the last best chance to reverse a crackdown on LGBT rights.
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