Situation of Lesbians & Gays

    Reports, Books & Articles:

    • Law of Hodoud and Qasas (Punishment and Retribution) and Provisions Thereof, Translated by Masouduzzafar Samimi Kia. Pars Associates. Tehran, Iran.
    • Breaking the silence : human rights violations based on sexual orientation,Amnesty International Publications, [1994]
    • Unspoken Rules: Sexual Orientation and Women's Human Rights, Edited by Rachel Rosenbloom, International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, 1988.
    • Urgent Action Appeal, Ali Akbar Saidi-Sirjani, writer, Amnesty International, MDE 13/03/94 Fear of torture/Fear of Death penalty, April 28, 1994.
    • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Assessment of Iranian Gay Asylum Claim, September 15,1993.

    Media:

    • Iran Arrests Dissident on Gay Charges, The Washington Blade. April 29, 1994.
    • Speaking of Being Gay and Lesbian, Los Angeles Times, December 1, 1992.
    • Two 'Married' Homosexuals Arrested in Iran, Agence France Presse. December 25, 1991.
    • Homosexuality in the Arab and Moslem World, Outlines, Chicago. May 1991.
    • Immigrant: Iran Executes Gays, Outlines March 1991.
    • BBC Confirms Reports: Iran is Executing Gays, Bay Area Reporter May 31, 1991.
    • Iran Musavi-Ardebili Calls for Severe Punishments for Homosexuals, Drug Users, BBC. May 21, 1990.
    • Iran Begins Gay and Lesbian Genocide, Outlines. May 1990.
    • Iranian Homosexuals Fear for their Lives, San Francisco Chronicle. January 22, 1990.
    • Ayatollah Justifies Extermination, Capital Gay. January 6, 1990.
    • Arab States Fight AIDS through Islam, Reuters. March 2, 1988.
    • Amnesty International Hits Death Penalty Bill, United Press International. September 25, 1985.
    • Reuters, September 21, 1982. "Kissing for sexual pleasure, drinking alcohol and homosexuality are among a list of moral offenses officially outlawed by legislation passed in Iran's parliament this week" (11). "The law also establishes stricter punishment for recidivists -persistent homosexuality, for example, will lead to execution" (11).
    • Reuters, September 1, 1982. "Twelve people have been executed in several Iranian cities during the past week, a Tehran newspaper said today . . . Three other people were executed in Isfahan last Friday on charges of homosexuality, the paper said" (1).
    • Reuters, June 18, 1980. "From a dilapidated villa on a quiet Teheran street a group of youths imbued with reforming zeal is waging a crusade against immorality. They are the shock troops of the Center for the Campaign against Sin.... The center's special targets are prostitution, homosexuality, pornography, drinking, gambling and dancing."

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