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Alliance “Nefes” which brings together the representatives of LGBT, appealed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan in connection with the discrimination, the members of their alliance encountered recently, the Azerbaijani news agency Turan reports.

The appeal says that in the last 10 days two manifestations of hatred and in tolerance have been witnessed. In the first case, the 19 years old young man not being able to endure the discrimination from its own family and others committed a suicide. The second case is about the 17 years old young man who was brutally raped by eight individuals, who filmed it on video and then started to extort money from the victim. The young man didn’t manage to find the required amount and consequently, the video was given to his family. The parents beat him and after that nothing has been heard about his fate.

As it is reported in the article, the head of “Nefes” Javit (Atila) Nabiev in December of 2013 appealed to the police of Sumgait where he asked to guarantee his security and carry out an investigation to find those who threatened him. However, no reaction followed.

The Alliance believes that LGBT people shouldn’t be pursued in a democratic society, which declares about its tolerance. The alliance asks for the assistance, asks to investigate and prosecute those responsible.