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Coming Out Many gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Iranians have fled Iran, fearing persecution by the Iranian government. Many of them found refuge in Turkey. But now a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Iranians have started a Facebook campaign in a bid to win recognition. Called defiantly “We Are Everywhere”, this Facebook page documents the coming [...] Calls To Halt Wave Of Executions In Iran Within 3 days of each other, two groups of people have called for a halt to the wave of executions that has been occurring in Iran. The first group described the wave as a “tsunami” of executions, the other as a “killing spree”. Call By Academics and Intellectuals On Feb 13, [...] Client Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani’s Case Looking Bad In case you are wondering what happened to Mohammed Mostafaei, the lawyer representing the Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani who was condemned to death by stoning for adultery, the latest news is that he has fled to Turkey where he applied for asylum. But Mohammed Mostafaei left behind his client [...] Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula’s Offer The international support for Iranian woman Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani has just received a boost from South America’s most powerful man – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula. In a statement which took many people by surprise, President Luiz Inacio Lula made this offer through international media to the Iranian government: Brazil will [...] “Release My Family” “If you have faith in God and Judgment Day, release my family!” wrote Iranian lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei whose wife and brother-in-law are under arrest early last week by Iranian authorities. Mohammad Mostafaei’s wife, Fereshteh Halimi, and his newly-wed brother-in-law, Farhad Halimi, were apparently arrested when the authorities could not find Mohammad Mostafaei after a [...] Shocking Unprovoked Attack By President Ahmadinejad Octopus Paul didn’t see it coming, and neither did his fans. In an unprovoked attack, Iranian President Ahmadinejad fired a broadside at Octopus Paul, hero of the recently concluded 2010 FIFA World Cup competition in South Africa where he predicted the outcome of football matches with deadly 100% accuracy. Thankfully Octopus Paul [...] The Interrogation Of Mohammed Mostafaei Mohammed Mostafaei, the attorney representing Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani – an Iranian mother-of-two who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery – has gone missing. Recently, Mohammed Mostafaei was summoned by the Iranian authorities and he spent four hours being questioned at the notorious Evin prison’s Court Branch. Explaining the reasons for [...] Crackdown By Basij On Immodest Dressing Iran is in the midst of a crackdown on immodest dressing, with women being warned or fined when they are caught not conforming to Islamic dress code. But according to a report by HRANA (Human Rights Activists News Agency), Elnaz Babazadeh, a 26-year-old woman has been raped and murdered in her [...] Police Go All Out To Enforce Islamic Dress Code It looks as the youth in Iran have to be on their guard when they go out on the streets. It is not thieves, muggers, kidnappers they have to be on their guard against. It’s the police, who have been really busying themselves to strictly enforce Islamic dress [...] But That Does Not Mean She Won’t Be Put To Death By Other Means In a sign that Iran is finally hearing the choruses of international condemnation following its sentencing of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani to death by stoning for the offense of adultery, a statement was issued by the Iranian embassy in London confirming that Sakineh Mohammadi [...] |
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