[vinnomot] Islamic Republic Iran: Death Penalty for Homosexual relationship

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

[vinnomot] Islamic Republic Iran: Death Penalty for Homosexual relationship

http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.2506821385

Iran: Death penalty for man accused of homosexuality

Tehran, 23 Sept. (AKI) - Nemat Safavi, arrested almost three years ago at the age of 16, has been condemned to death by a court in Ardebil, in the northwest Iranian Azerbaijan region.

Nemat has not killed anyone, stolen anything or even carried out any political activism.

Nemat has been accused of having homosexual relations.While that was not stated during the court case, he was accused of "sexual relations that were not admitted".

A year ago, on a visit to Colombia University in New York, Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said "there were no homosexuals" in Iran in response to a question from a student.

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