Tag: Iran
Human Rights Report: Being Lesbian in Iran
October 2016 OutRight Action International, the global LGBTIQ (Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer) human rights organisation, today released Human Rights Report: Being Lesbian in Iran.
NI : Peter Lynas stands proud together with Iran & Uganda against equality
Last weekend Peter Lynas, Director of Evangelical Alliance NI, was interviewed by Sky News about the same-sex marriage debate in Northern Ireland.
Iran: Hanging Of Gay Teenager Shows Authorities’ Brazen Disregard For International Law
Amnesty International has revealed that a teenager was executed in Iran after being convicted of the rape of another boy, the first confirmed execution of a juvenile offender in the country this year.
European court strikes against Hungary’s arbitrary detention of LGBT asylum seekers
Today, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary’s two-month-long detention of an Iranian gay man applying for asylum is a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Eric Namaky story : Parents Flee Iran, Accept Gay Son
In the 1970s, Eric Namaky’s parents were put on a list to be killed in Iran and fled the country.
Life of LGBT asylum seekers to be explored on stage
A new play, inspired by the struggles of lesbians and gay men who have fled to the UK to escape persecution, will be performed in the North East later this month.