Andrew Connelly, Author at Index on Censorship

Andrew Connelly

Ukraine holds first gay pride parade amidst intolerance and suppression

by Andrew Connelly | 3 Jun 2013

Ukraine successfully held the country’s first ever gay pride parade, but the level of intimidation faced by the LGBT community is growing. Andrew Connelly reports from Kiev
Related: Shutting down Russia’s LGBT community
Elena Vlasenko reports on the continuing official campaign against lesbians and gays.

“Norwegian Borat” stripped and ordered to stamp on Iranian flag by Azerbaijan police

by Andrew Connelly | 30 May 2012

If the ignominy of coming last in the Eurovision Song Contest was not enough, Norway suffered a further humiliation when it was alleged that a journalist from their official delegation was threatened, stripped to his underwear and told to stamp on...

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