Fear and Loathing

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Indonesia: After LGBT paranoia threatened to shut it down, gov’t defends HIV prevention group in Riau

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The office of a non-governmental organization that focuses on HIV/AIDS prevention in the city of Pekanbaru in Riau almost became the victim of an anti-LGBT crusade — led by hardline Islamic groups and a local politician — but, in a surprising and heartening development, government officials have decided to stand up for the NGO and its work,

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Indonesia: FPI and authorities in Pekanbaru raid office of HIV prevention group on suspicion of LGBT activity

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An organization that promotes in HIV/AIDS prevention and sex worker rights may be the latest casualty in Indonesia’s ongoing LGBT moral panic after a raid on one of their offices, by a local hardline Islamic organization, in Riau’s capital city of Pekanbaru.