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| Region | Afghanistan |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Sep 15, 2021 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The Taliban censors all forms of LGBTQ advocacy in the country. |
| Sources | https://www.liquisearch.com/lgbt_rights_in_afghanistan |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Fixing grammar.
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| Description | The Taliban censor all forms of LGBTQ advocacy in the country. | The Taliban censors all forms of LGBTQ advocacy in the country. |
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| Description | It is illegal and punishable by death to be homosexual in Afghanistan. Taliban is censoring LGBTQ+ topics because LGBTQ+ is illegal under Islamic Sharia Law. | The Taliban censor all forms of LGBTQ advocacy in the country. |
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| Description | It is illegal and punishable by death to be homosexual in Afganistan. Taliban censored LGBTQ+ because LGBTQ+ is Haram in Islam. | It is illegal and punishable by death to be homosexual in Afghanistan. Taliban is censoring LGBTQ+ topics because LGBTQ+ is illegal under Islamic Sharia Law. |
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edited by im_h_DEACTIVATED
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Other punishment |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Other punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Sep 15, 2021 |
| Description | While there aren't any laws restricting the discussion of LGBT issues in Afganistan, it is illegal and punishable by death to be homosexual in Afganistan | It is illegal and punishable by death to be homosexual in Afganistan. Taliban censored LGBTQ+ because LGBTQ+ is Haram in Islam. |
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edited by Pizzaslices412653
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edited by Muhammadaji2022
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| Special Status | Ambiguous | N/A |
edited by DuffdeNecker
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| Value | State-enforced | Other punishment |
edited by DuffdeNecker
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| Value | (REMOVED) | State-enforced |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | State-enforced |
edited by TommmyThorpe
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| Value | No censorship | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No censorship | Ambiguous |
| Description | In Afghanistan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | While there aren't any laws restricting the discussion of LGBT issues in Afganistan, it is illegal and punishable by death to be homosexual in Afganistan |
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| Sources | https://www.liquisearch.com/lgbt_rights_in_afghanistan | |