By Anthony Faiola
Source: The Washington Post Foreign Service
February 15, 2010
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KAYSERI, TURKEY — After an hours-long interrogation, Iranian intelligence agents trailed Aida Saadat to the dimly lit streets of her neighborhood in Tehran, she recalled. Yelling out her name, they came at her with batons, then left her lying on the sidewalk bloodied and bruised.
“They [...]
January 28, 2010
Today, five human rights advocacy groups in five Western nations announced the official launching of the 346 No Executions campaign, a coordinated worldwide effort to inspire at least 346 citizens in each member nation to submit letters of petition to their respective foreign ministries, specifically requesting that diplomatic pressure be applied to the [...]
January 27, 2010
Source: Persian2English
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Committee of Human Rights Reporters (CHRR)- All the follow-ups made on the case of Nemat Safavi, a teenager from Ardebil have been fruitless. He was arrested at the age of 16 for ’same-sex conduct.’ Nemat Safavi was tried in juvenile court and condemned to execution by the [...]
November 15, 2009
Source: Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (IRQR)
(IRQR – Toronto) Nemat Safavi from the city of Ardebil, Mehdi P. from Tabriz, and Mohsen Gh. from Shiraz were all arrested, tried and sentenced to [...]
November 6th, 2009
Source: Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (IRQR)
Ali is 31 year-old Iranian gay who left Iran to Turkey on base of his sexual orientation and he is one of IRQR refugee cases. He [...]
November 6th, 2009
Source: Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (IRQR)
Farhad is 25 year-old Iranian gay who left Iran to Turkey on base of his sexual orientation and he is one of IRQR refugee cases. He [...]
November 6th, 2009
Source: Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (IRQR)
Ahmad is 30 year-old Iranian gay who left Iran to Turkey on base of his sexual orientation and he is one of IRQR refugee cases. He [...]
November 9, 2009
Source: Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees (IRQR)
The Honorable Guido Westerwelle
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor
Federal Republic of Germany
Dear Minister Westerwelle:
On behalf of the Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees, Inc. (IRQR), I wish to first of all congratulate you on your appointment as Germany’s new Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor. We [...]
