News of ECOM
March 31, 2025
Voices That Must Be Heard: Trans Day of Visibility
Every year, on March 31, the world celebrates Trans Day of Visibility. This day is an important reminder of how important it is to see and hear the voices of...
March 25, 2025
Vitaly Djuma Speaks at the Launch of the New Global Fund Replenishment Cycle
On February 18, 2025, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria officially launched its Eighth Replenishment cycle. During the new three-year period (2027–2029), the organization aims to raise...
March 19, 2025
Fourth Call for proposal CEECA EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUND
Текст українською мовою доступний у додатку до цієї новини. EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUND Fourth Grants Competition for Initiatives in CEECA — 2025 ECOM – Eurasian Coalition on Health, Rights, Gender and...
February 21, 2025
Executive Director of ECOM Vitaly Djuma Takes Part in Heart of Stigma Forum
The International AIDS Society (IAS) hosted the Heart of Stigma Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, from 4 to 6 February 2025. The event brought together 60 representatives of communities, organizations and...
February 4, 2025
QUEERathon Graduates Implement Projects for LGBT Community in EECA Countries
From October 28 to November 3, 2024, the Activist QUEERathon: Decrim Editions took place — a unique online school organized by ECOM for aspiring activists from Eastern Europe and Central...
December 18, 2024
PrEP in Central Asia: Results of the Second Regional Consultation
The Second Regional Consultation on PrEP in Central Asia, held in Almaty on November 25–26, 2024, brought together 120 participants from 15 countries worldwide. This was the second event of...
December 10, 2024
Fake Dates, Rape, and Extortion: How LGBT Rights Were Violated in EECA Countries in 2024
“In Kazakhstan, a man reported a rape to the police, but the law enforcement officers mocked him and refused to investigate. They also didn’t return his ID they had confiscated...
December 9, 2024
Second Regional Consultation on PrEP: New Opportunities for Central Asia
On November 25–26, 2024, the 2nd Regional Consultation on HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Central Asia was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This significant event was held for the second time:...
December 3, 2024
ECOM Position. On the development of a law to ban LGBT propaganda in Uzbekistan
The leader of the “Milliy Tiklanish” party has announced the drafting of a law to ban LGBT propaganda in Uzbekistan. There is no information yet on when the draft will...
December 1, 2024
World AIDS Day 2024: Towards Human Rights
On December 1, the entire world traditionally unites to support people living with HIV and to remember those whose lives have been taken by the AIDS epidemic. In 2024, this...
