NB: The Iranian theocracy is a criminal and inhuman regime. Those who equate the rule of law with justice; or those who believe that Almighty God requires people to be murdered for same-sex love; or those who think men with long beards are in direct communication with God, are pathologically insane. These deranged men also indirectly welcomed the attempted murder of Salman Rushdie. Rest in peace, Sareh. DS

A rights group says the Islamic Republic has sentenced two LGBTQ activists to death on charges of “corruption on earth through the promotion of homosexuality.” Hengaw Organization for Human Rights said on Sunday that the verdict was issued by the Revolutionary Court of the city of Orumiyeh (Urmia), in West Azarbaijan province against Zahra Sedighi-Hamedani (31), known as Sareh, Elham Choubdar (24). Another woman, Soheila Ashrafi (52), was involved in the joint case, but her verdict has not been issued yet.

In July, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Sedighi-Hamadani has been slapped with new charges of “trafficking Iranian women” to Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, referring to her as Zahra Mansouri Hamedani. She was first arrested on charges linked to an appearance in a BBC documentary on gay rights in Iraqi Kurdistan.

She was arrested while trying to cross the border and seek asylum in Turkey on October 27, 2021. She was held in solitary confinement for 53 days, during which, the Revolutionary Guard subjected her to intense interrogations, insulted her identity and appearance, threatened to execute her and to take away custody of her children. On January 16, Sareh was accused of “spreading corruption on earth,” including through “promoting homosexuality”, “communication with anti-Islamic Republic media channels” and “promoting Christianity.”

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202209042515

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