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Leader of an organization defending gays’ rights killed in Karaganda

Vitali Shmakov, the leader of the NGO “Pearl”, was found dead in his apartment in downtown of Karaganda in the end of June. He was 41-year old and this organization works protecting the LGBTs rights and developing prevetion strategies of HIV/AIDS.

According to News-Kazakhstan (June, 29th)the body of Vitali Shmakov was literally slash, an unknown assassin struck him on 28 stab wounds.

Originally posted at: http://www.newskaz.kz/incidents/20100629/648916.html



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