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• LGBT + (Iran)

  Gay man brutally murdered and beheaded by family in Iran in ‘honour killing’. He was just 20 years old

  9 May, by KELLEHER Patrick

  An Iranian gay man was brutally murdered and beheaded by his family in a horrific “honour killing” after they found out he was gay.
  Alireza Fazeli-Monfared, 20, was reportedly murdered by his brother and cousins on Tuesday (4 May) after they discovered the Iranian military exempted him from (...)

• LGBT + (Iran)

  Twelve Men Face Execution for Sodomy in Iran

  10 December 2009, by IRELAND Doug

  Ten young Iranian men, including eight teenagers, are currently awaiting execution for sodomy, and two more are being re-tried on the same capital charge. And, in an exclusive interview with Gay City News, an Iranian student gay rights activist confirmed for the first time the existence of (...)

• LGBT + (Iran)

  « For Freedom and Equality »

  6 décembre 2009, par Homosexual Students at Iran’s Universities

  Translator’s note : The formation of the new organization, “Homosexual Students at Iran’s Universities” is a courageous act. Below are large excerpts from a statement which this organization issued on the occasion of Students’ Day. For more information about queer organizing in Iran, please see (...)

• LGBT + (Iran)

  8 March in Tehran and more Human Rights Violations

  8 March 2007, by Iranian Queer Organization (IRQO)

  Despite the mass arrests of prominent members, women organizations inside Iran have decided to go ahead with a previously planned event of peaceful gathering in front of the Parliament (Majlis). Anti-riot squad police have a visible presence and violence has been used to disperse the crowd into (...)