Trans activist Alex Shah reports harassment at Chisinau airport

Trans rights activist Alex Shah reported facing transphobia and mistreatment at Chisinau Airport. 

In a public statement, Shah said police and passport control officers mocked their name and appearance in Russian, used slurs, and laughed at them in groups. Shah was taken to a separate room and left without information while their passport was withheld. 

“I feel terrified and unsafe,” they wrote on social media.

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