{"id":3271,"date":"2022-01-25T20:03:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T20:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/?p=3271"},"modified":"2022-01-25T20:03:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T20:03:03","slug":"ill-treated-iranian-lgbti-defender-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/3271\/","title":{"rendered":"ILL-TREATED IRANIAN LGBTI DEFENDER AT RISK"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amnesty International has expressed concern over the situation<\/a> of unjustly imprisoned Iranian LGBT rights defender<\/a> Sareh in a statement issued today and called for her immediate and unconditional release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\nProsecution authorities in Urumieh, West Azerbaijan province have accused Sareh of \u201cspreading corruption on earth\u201dthrough “promoting homosexuality\u201d, \u201ccommunication with anti-Islamic Republic media channels\u201d, and “promoting Christianity.” This charge is punishable by death.<\/p>\n

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Sareh was arrested by the agents of the intelligence organization of the Revolutionary Guards on 27 October 2021, while crossing the Iran-Turkey border. Following her arrest, she was subjected to severe interrogations for 53 days, accompanied by harassment, death threats, and insults directed against her identity and appearance.<\/p>\n

6rang expressed concern about the commission of human rights violations against Sareh immediately after arrest, and has since tried to raise awareness about her unjust imprisonment, including by publishing a video message that Sareh had recorded before embarking on her journey from Iran to Turkey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amnesty International has expressed concern over the situation of unjustly imprisoned Iranian LGBT rights defender Sareh in a statement issued today and called for her immediate and unconditional release. 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