Pri is a Prott: The Stggle for Gay Rights Iran – NIAC

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• THE GAY PEOPLE PHED TO CHANGE THEIR GENR
• PRI IS A PROTT: THE STGGLE FOR GAY RIGHTS IRAN

THE GAY PEOPLE PHED TO CHANGE THEIR GENR

Augt 26, 2021—In a new LGBTQ Fact Sheet published today by the Center for Human Rights Iran (CHRI), the extreme rights vlatns and adly vlence perpetrated by both the state and society agast the LGBTQ muny (lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer) Iran are highlighted a ncise, accsible format for rearchers, journalists, and policymakers. The Hengaw Organizatn for Human Rights reported that they were acced of promotg homosexualy, promotg Christiany and munitg wh media opposed to the Islamic Republic.Iran's judiciary later nfirmed the sentenc, but said they were nnected to human traffickg and not activism."Contrary to the news published cyberspace and the mours that have been spread, the two dividuals have been acced of ceivg women and young girls and traffickg them to one of the untri of the regn," the judiciary's news outlet Mizan reported.Norway-registered Hengaw said Seddiqi Hamedani, also known as Sareh, was om the predomantly Kurdish town of Naqah Wt Azerbaijan provce, which borrs both Turkey and Iraq.Amnty Internatnal prevly scribed her as a "genr non-nformg human rights fenr" who said had been taed "solely nnectn wh her real or perceived sexual orientatn and genr inty as well as her social media posts and statements fence of [LGBT] rights".It reported that she was arrted October 2021 by the Islamic Revolutn Guard Corps (IRGC) while attemptg to cross to Turkey to seek asylum. It ced her as sayg that she was forcibly disappeared for 53 days, durg which an IRGC agent allegedly subjected her to "tense terrogatns acpanied by verbal abe" and "threatened to execute or otherwise harm her and take away the ctody of her two young children".This January, Seddiqi Hamedani was brought before a prosecutor Urmia, the largt cy Wt Azerbaijan, and told that she was acced of "spreadg rptn on Earth", cludg through promotg homosexualy, munitg wh hostile media and promotg Christiany, acrdg to Amnty.The group said the first two accatns stemmed om her public fence of LGBT rights on social media and her appearance a May 2021 BBC documentary about ab that LGBT people were sufferg Iraq's semi-tonomo Kurdistan Regn, where she had been livg.Unr Iranian law, same-sex sexual nduct is a crimal offence, wh punishments rangg om floggg to the ath penalty.

PRI IS A PROTT: THE STGGLE FOR GAY RIGHTS IRAN

Human RightsIran mt immediately stay the executns of two women sentenced to ath for supportg the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and genr-diverse (LGBT) people, a large group of UN-appoted pennt human rights experts said on Wednday. Homosexualy⚢✖ Illegal (ath penalty as punishment)Censorship✖ Other punishmentChangg Genr✖ Legal, but requir surgeryNon-bary genr regnn✖ Not legally regnizedDiscrimatn✖ No protectnsEmployment Discrimatn✖ No protectnsHog Discrimatn✖ No protectnsDonatg Blood✖ Banned (fe ferral)Conversn Therapy✖ Not banned.

Suggt Public Opn DataPublic OpnJtifiabily of homosexualy ?HistoryHomosexual activy Iran ?Homosexual activy Iran is illegal (ath penalty as punishment).Current statSce Feb 11, 1979Illegal (ath penalty as punishment) The punishment for homosexualy is currently ath for men.