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Iran: Two LGBTI activists sentenced to death for ‘corruption on earth’

Two women were sentenced to death in Iran on charges of “corruption on earth” and human trafficking, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported. Human rights organizations posted photos of the women on social media, explaining that they were female activists her LGBT community.

“Contrary to the information published on the internet, the convicted they misled and they took young women and girls out of the country with the promise that they would be able to get educated and to work, thus leading to suicide many of their victims,” ​​IRNA reported.

According to the organization Hengaw, which records human rights violations in Kurdistan, it is Zahra Sediki Hamedani, 31 years old, and Elham Chubdar, 24 years old, who were held here and months in the central prison of Urmia in Iran.

In January, the Urmia prosecutor’s office brought charges against them for “corruption on the ground” for “promotion of homosexuality”, “promoting Christianity” and for “contacting media opposed to the Islamic Republic.” In March, supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called homosexuality part of it “immorality” which is widespread in Western culture.

Western aid groups have repeatedly criticized Iran for its treatment of members of the LGBTI community. Under Iranian criminal law, homosexual acts can be punished with at the end of penalties. Iran often executes men on charges of homosexuality. The last execution for this reason took place in January, with the two convicts having spent six years awaiting execution. implementation their.

Homosexual women are usually condemned to 100 lashes and are officially at risk of having the death penalty only in case of relapse.

Source: News Beast

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