IRQR reports on arrest of at least 17 homosexuals in Shiraz

New Arrest of "Gang of Faggots in Shiraz"

The Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees reports on the arrest of at least 17 individuals accused of homosexuality in the city of Shiraz, Iran. The group was arrested after a raid on a private party on Sunday, July 11th. In addition to the events in Shiraz, the article also gives updates on other known cases which are expected to lead to executions.

"On the July 8, 2010, Mohammad Mostafai, an Iranian lawyer announced that three of his four clients were cleared of sodomy charges, but one, an eighteen year old youth named Ebrahim Hamidi, was sentenced to be executed.

Also on June 18, 2010 we received reports from Iran regarding three more possible death sentences for homosexuality, one man receiving 74 lashes for his homosexual act and the murder of a 23 year old bisexual man by the Iranian security forces."

http://www.irqr.net/English/254.htm