News of ECOM
April 27, 2026
ECOM Statement on the Court Decision in the Case of Zhanar Sekerbayeva
On April 23, the Astana court issued a verdict against LGBTQI activist Zhanar Sekerbayeva, finding her guilty of assault against a group of homophobic individuals who had themselves attacked her....
February 2, 2026
ECOM Holds Workshop for Physicians in Kazakhstan as Part of Injectable PrEP Study
ECOM experts conducted a training workshop for physicians and specialists in Kazakhstan as part of preparations for a study on the implementation of long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV....
December 18, 2025
ECOM Statement on the Draft Law on so-called “LGBT Propaganda” in Kazakhstan
Today, ECOM expresses deep concern and draws attention to the potentially negative consequences following the decision of the Senate of the Republic of Kazakhstan to adopt amendments aimed at so-called...
December 15, 2025
ECOM and KSCDID are launching a new online course on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for healthcare workers in Kazakhstan
ECOM, together with the Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases (KSCDID), are launching a new online course on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for healthcare workers in the Republic...
December 12, 2025
Rights, Health, Equality: ECOM’s Advocacy Results in 2025
In 2025, ECOM, together with national partners, played a key role in advancing the visibility and protection of LGBT communities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia within the United Nations...
December 10, 2025
For LGBT people, Human Rights Day Holds Special Significance
This column by the ECOM Legal Team is dedicated to Human Rights Day and is based on monitoring the human rights situation of LGBT people in Eastern Europe and Central...
December 2, 2025
Five facts about HIV among LGBT people in 2025 that cannot be ignored — especially now
Column by Nikolay Lunchenkov, LGBT Health Coordinator Sometimes it feels like the conversation about HIV in Eastern Europe and Central Asia is moving in a spiral: we take one step...
December 1, 2025
World AIDS Day 2025: A Region That Doesn’t Give Up
On December 1, the world once again turns its attention to HIV. This year, the global theme is “Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response.” It’s far from an abstract slogan...
November 28, 2025
Election Results: New Members of the ECOM Steering Committee and Ethics Committee
This year marked the end of the term of the current ECOM Steering Committee, elected for the period from 21 December 2022 to 20 December 2025. In accordance with the...
November 21, 2025
Sex Education Academy for LGBT Youth: Five Days of Knowledge, Safety and Support
From November 10 to 14, 2025, ECOM held a Sex Education Academy for LGBT youth — an intensive training program aimed at developing inclusive approaches to comprehensive sexuality education (CSE)...
