HIV Prevention Research on Prostituted Women and the Gates Foundation with Yagmur Uygarkizi

Elly Arrow interviews Yagmur Uygarkizi about her years-long research into unethical medical trials conducted on sexually exploited women and girls in the Global South, the misogyny and racism that enable such experimentation, and how it all ties into the Gates Foundation’s work on HIV, even post the Melinda French and Bill Gates' divorce.Correction: The Red Umbrella Fund only openly states having provided financial support to pro-prostitution organisations in Kyrgyzstan and not Kazakhstan, as mentioned in the podcast, although it did indirectly support similar groups in the country through the SWAN federation (Sex Workers’ Rights Advocacy Federation): https://swannet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/annual-report-2024.pdf.Links:Yagmur Uygarkizi’s website: https://borazansesli.com/ “Prostituted Women Experimented on For Decades in USA-funded HIV Trials Overseas”: https://4w.pub/prostituted-women-experimented-on/Follow us:Facebook: ⁠@RedLightExposé⁠⁠Instagram: @RLE.podcastTikTok: ⁠@redlightexpose⁠Twitter: ⁠@RedLightExposeYouTube: @RedLightExposeDisclaimer:All the information provided through Red Light Exposé is published in good faith and solely for general information and educational purposes. It is not in any way intended to serve as a substitute for professional advice. The views represented in this episode do not necessarily represent the views of other Red Light Exposé hosts or the group as a whole. Red Light Exposé makes no representations or warranties of any kind or in any form, whether express or implied, about the completeness, timeliness, reliability, availability, validity, suitability, and accuracy, or guarantee that there will be no losses, errors, and omissions with respect to the information or content contained in any episode.