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The Guardian (U.K.), Posted: 8/10/2010, 2:06 PM QUICK LOOK: An 18-year-old Iranian is facing imminent execution on charges of homosexuality, even though he has no legal representation. Ebrahim Hamidi, who is not gay, was sentenced... (MORE) |
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Pink News (U.K.), Posted: 8/4/2010, 7:42 AM QUICK LOOK: An 18-year-old Iranian man is facing execution over a false sodomy charge, campaigners say. Ebrahim Hamidi was sentenced to death two years ago at the age of 16 for an... (MORE) |
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The Examiner, Posted: 6/22/2010, 7:57 AM QUICK LOOK: One bisexual man was tortured to death in prison and another was lashed 74 times and faces the death penalty in the Court of Sari in Iran, according to reports from the... (MORE) |
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Detroit News, Posted: 5/20/2010, 5:40 PM QUICK LOOK: Mohammad Abdollahi was putting his life on the line when he lobbied for immigration reform in Arizona this week, experts say. The undocumented Ann Arbor resident, along... (MORE) |
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Pink News (U.K.), Posted: 4/22/2010, 7:41 AM QUICK LOOK: An openly-gay actress from Iran is campaigning against the Home Office's decision to refuse her asylum, this week, because she will face execution in her homeland. Kiana... (MORE) |
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Washington Post, Posted: 4/2/2010, 2:13 PM QUICK LOOK: Freedom is relative. But for Hassan, mother hen to a gaggle of gay Iranians fleeing a nation where their sexuality is punishable by death, relatively secular Turkey is... (MORE) |
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The Register (U.K.), Posted: 3/8/2010, 9:26 AM QUICK LOOK: Microsoft's Bing search engine blocks out "sexually explicit" results and gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender queries in Arab countries, claimed the Open Net Initiative... (MORE) |
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Posted: 2/16/2009, 3:39 PM QUICK LOOK: The British government has agreed to give asylum to an Iranian lesbian who fears for her safety if sent back to her homeland, an activist says. Friends of Pegah member... (MORE) |
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Pink News (U.K.), Posted: 11/10/2008, 3:26 PM QUICK LOOK: Institutions funded by the British taxpayer could be used to promote the extremist, homophobic, racist, and violent interpretations of Islam used in Iran. The Tehran... (MORE) |
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New York Daily News, Posted: 9/26/2008, 6:52 PM QUICK LOOK: Here is some shocking news: There are, in fact, gays in Iran. This report comes directly from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who last year famously claimed there... (MORE) |
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Pink News (U.K.), Posted: 6/26/2008, 11:42 AM QUICK LOOK: England’s home secretary has said that gays living in the U.K. and seeking asylum from persecution in Iran will be safe in their home country as long as they stay in... (MORE) |
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Washington Blade, Posted: 4/23/2008, 1:55 PM QUICK LOOK: Britain’s deportation of gay Iranians has emerged as a minor presidential campaign issue after a gay rights group asked each candidate to take a stand. Equality Forum... (MORE) |
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The Advocate, Posted: 3/29/2008, 12:53 PM QUICK LOOK: A human rights group is urging Iranian police to release more than 30 men who were arrested at a house party for allegedly engaging in gay sexual conduct, drinking alcohol, and other activities that... (MORE) |
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The Independent (U.K.), Posted: 3/15/2008, 3:30 AM QUICK LOOK: A gay teenager spared an immediate return to Iran, where he claims he faces the death penalty, said yesterday that he will only feel safe if the Home Secretary personally... (MORE) |
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Washington Post, Posted: 3/14/2008, 2:18 AM QUICK LOOK: Britain halted deportation proceedings yesterday against a gay Iranian teenager who has said he would probably be hanged because of his sexual orientation if he is returned... (MORE) |
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CNN, Posted: 3/12/2008, 9:51 AM QUICK LOOK: The Netherlands has rejected an asylum plea by a gay Iranian teenager trying to escape possible persecution in his homeland. Mehdi Kazemi, 19, had originally sought asylum... (MORE) |
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The Independent (U.K.), Posted: 3/6/2008, 3:38 PM QUICK LOOK: A gay teenager who sought sanctuary in Britain when his boyfriend was executed by the Iranian authorities now faces the same fate after losing his legal battle for asylum... (MORE) |
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BBC, Posted: 2/27/2008, 3:16 PM QUICK LOOK: Homosexual relationships are banned in Iran, but the country allows sex change operations and hundreds of men have elected for surgery to change their lives. "He wants... (MORE) |
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Adn Kronos (Italy), Posted: 2/25/2008, 4:43 PM QUICK LOOK: Human rights groups scheduled a protest in front of the British Embassy in Rome today, aimed at drawing attention to the plight of a 19-year old Iranian gay man. Seyed... (MORE) |
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Posted: 2/9/2008, 1:23 PM QUICK LOOK: The Dutch are debating the limits of freedom of expression after an artist who photographed gay men wearing masks of the prophet Mohammed was forced into hiding and her... (MORE) |
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Times of London, Posted: 1/6/2008, 2:54 PM QUICK LOOK: The Dutch were debating the limits of freedom of expression last week after an artist who photographed gay men wearing masks of the prophet Muhammad was forced into hiding... (MORE) |
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U.K. Gay News, Posted: 12/21/2007, 2:33 PM QUICK LOOK: A gay Iranian, who fled the U.K. in fear after his asylum application failed earlier this year, will be spending the festive season hoping that a Dutch court will allow him to stay in the Netherlands... (MORE) |
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Gay Magazine (Chile), Posted: 12/20/2007, 12:17 PM QUICK LOOK: Charlie, the gay doll, was created by sculptor Fernando Carpaneda in New York, inspired by both gay icons and notorious homophobes. The doll’s body was based on the Russian... (MORE) |
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New York Post, Posted: 12/16/2007, 10:40 AM QUICK LOOK: Gay-hating Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would have squirmed had he been at the Argentine Consulate on Fifth Avenue the other night. Travel author Michael Luongo... (MORE) |
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Pink News (U.K.), Posted: 12/5/2007, 7:09 PM QUICK LOOK: Makvan Mouloodzadeh was executed in Kermanshah Central Prison at 5 a.m. this morning, Iranian time. Neither Mr Mouloodzadeh's family or his lawyer were told about the... (MORE) |
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