News of ECOM
July 27, 2023
Transphobic Law Adopted in Russia
On July 14, 2023, the law prohibiting transgender transition was adopted unanimously by all the deputies in the third and final reading. And on July 24, it was signed by...
July 24, 2023
ECOM Hosted Academy for LGBT Youth in Tallinn
From July 9 to 16, the fifth IGLYO Activist Academy, which brings together young LGBT people aged 18 to 30 every year, took place in Tallinn. ECOM was the host...
July 14, 2023
ECOM supported 17 projects for key populations in migration in the EECA region
In the first six months of 2023, ECOM sent 293,122 euros of emergency assistance to support civil society organizations in the region. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine provoked a wave...
July 10, 2023
LGBTQI+ situation in Azerbaijan — Will we lose the chains?
“Chains have a symbolic meaning: the government put chains on our neck” — Avaz Hafizli who chained himself the fences of the Prosecutor General’s Office. The year 2022 started with...
June 30, 2023
ECOM held a training on community-led monitoring for Coalition members
On June 13-15, fourteen staff members from non-governmental organizations and initiative groups working in the field of HIV prevention among MSM and trans people in the EECA region gathered in...
June 29, 2023
Report on Violations of LGBT People's Rights in Armenia in 2022
ECOM annually conducts an analysis of violations of LGBT people’s rights in the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Based on this analysis, we draw up a report with...
June 28, 2023
ECOM experts presented successful cases of community-led monitoring of services
On June 20, a webinar on the principles of and approaches to community-led monitoring of services (CLM) was held. The webinar brought together representatives of regional networks and communities of...
June 22, 2023
ECOM met with partner organizations from Armenia
ECOM experts held a meeting with Armenian public organizations implementing Global Fund projects for MSM (men who have sex with men). The meeting, held as part of the #SoS_project 2.0...
June 21, 2023
Training and Support: Activist QUEERathon for Young LGBT People from EECA
The end of the academic year coincided with the Activist QUEERathon for young LGBT people from the EECA region. From May 30 to June 02, QUEERathon was held in Tbilisi...
June 19, 2023
ECOM and Partners Protest Against Exclusion of Civil Society from CCM in Kyrgyzstan
ECOM and seven other regional organizations joined their efforts and signed a letter addressed to the Global Fund in connection with the current situation in Kyrgyzstan. The situation in Kyrgyzstan...
