We, alongside New Generation Humanitarian NGO, are distressed to share this grave news with you.
In case you do not already know, there has been a wave of extremist and homophobic acts in Armenia in the last several days, targeting the group of activists that was coming to Yerevan for the Forum of LGBT Christians of Eastern Europe and Central Asia that was due to take place in Yerevan on 15-18 November.
The New Generation has been forced to suspend its activity, its director’…s car was vandalised, and its members are being followed by aggressors hoping to find out the venue of the Forum. Forum participants have received death threats, both from politicians and from armed extremists aspiring to become “heroes of the nation” by murdering LGBTI people. Several foreign tourists were beaten up one week ahead of the Forum after being mistaken for participants. Those in the local LGBTI community are afraid for their safety and that of their loved ones.
PLEASE share this post and support our call for all democratic and human rights institutions to vocally support our protest against this situation and make it known to the government of Armenia.
We also call on all churches, religious communities, and believers to devote a special time of prayer on 18 November 2018, the closing day of the now cancelled Forum, to pray for the LGBTI persons in Armenia, their safety, freedom and rights.
We, alongside New Generation Humanitarian NGO, are distressed to share this grave news with you.
In case you do not already know, there has been a wave of extre…mist and homophobic acts in Armenia in the last several days, targeting the group of activists that was coming to Yerevan for the Forum of LGBT Christians of Eastern Europe and Central Asia that was due to take place in Yerevan on 15-18 November.
The New Generation has been forced to suspend its activity, its director’s car was vandalised, and its members are being followed by aggressors hoping to find out the venue of the Forum. Forum participants have received death threats, both from politicians and from armed extremists aspiring to become “heroes of the nation” by murdering LGBTI people. Several foreign tourists were beaten up one week ahead of the Forum after being mistaken for participants. Those in the local LGBTI community are afraid for their safety and that of their loved ones.
PLEASE share this post and support our call for all democratic and human rights institutions to vocally support our protest against this situation and make it known to the government of Armenia.
We also call on all churches, religious communities, and believers to devote a special time of prayer on 18 November 2018, the closing day of the now cancelled Forum, to pray for the LGBTI persons in Armenia, their safety, freedom and rights.
