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Iranian Queer
Refugee News |
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 An
Iranian Lesbian Granted Protected Person Status in Canada (July 13, 10)
We are writing
about Mina, an Iranian lesbian, who has been recently granted protected
person status in Canada. She was born in Iran and moved to Europe at
a very young age.
She was the object of continuous harassment and discrimination due to her
ethnicity. She was verbally, emotionally, and physically harassed by
authority figures and the general population there. 
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 Where
Bill Posters Are Raped (July 6, 10)
AMONG the many harrowing tales from Iranian
refugees, few can match Farrokh's account of how he was raped by the Basij
for sticking posters on a wall. Sitting in his flat in the southern city
of Kayseri, the 27-year-old, who is gay, told his story yesterday, growing
agitated and chain-smoking while he did so.
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As a gay asylum
seeker, I was lucky (May 22, 10)
 A
while ago, I was granted refugee status in the UK on the basis of my
homosexuality and my political activities in Iran. As a person who has
shared the same stress of being a gay asylum seeker in the UK with lots of
other applicants, I was happy
yesterday to hear
that the coalition agreement between the Tories and the Lib Dems included
a promise to "stop the deportation of asylum seekers who have had to leave
particular countries
because their
sexual orientation or gender identification puts them at proven risk of
imprisonment, torture or execution".
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 Save
Kiana Firouz's life by stopping her deport from the UK (April 21, 10)
Kiana Firouz, an
Iranian Lesbian, born in 1983 in Tehran-Iran, supported and advocated for
the homosexual movement in Iran without considering the dangers that
accompanied such a cause. To create awareness she took
to making a
documentary that showcased the lives of homosexuals in Iran.
Unfortunately, some of the documentaries footage fell into the hands of
the Iranian Intelligence Services who in turn placed her under
surveillance. Unsure of her security in Iran, Firouz managed to leave the
country for the UK where she would be able to continue her work and also
study.
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 Mahtab's
Open Letter to the UNHCR. (April
21,
10)
Dear UNHCR
Authorities , My name is Seyedeh Mahtab
Mirghaderi. I left Iran 3 years ago because of the conditions which risked
my life. When I came to Turkey I applied to the UNHCR in Ankara, with the
request of to be recognized as a refugee. I am a transsexual and everybody
knows how the transsexuals are treated in Iran. I was born in a
نامه
ی سرگشاده ی مهتاب به کمیسریای عالی پناهندگان سازمان ملل (21 ایپریل 2010)
اینجانب مهتاب میرقادری سه سال پیش به دلیل شرایط بسیار سختی که جانم را به
طور جدی در خطر قرار داده بود ایران راترک کرده و به کمیساریای عالی
پناهندگان واقع در ترکیه در شهر انکارا در خواست پناهندگی ارائه نمودم.
من یک ترنسجندر هستم. امروز بر کسی پوشیده نیست و همه در اقصا نقاط جهان از
وضعیت سخت اقلیتهای جنسی در ایران مطلع هستند تا جایی ...
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 Call
for Action – Support Mahtab and Saleh by Sending an Email (April 8, 10)
We are contacting
you to request your assistance on a very urgent case involving Mahtab, an
Iranian transsexual, and her husband, Saleh. Please show your support by
writing to the UNHCR
to urge them to
reconsider their case and grant them international protection because
their life is depending upon to the UNHCR’s decision. There are 2 ways
you can help:
با
ارسال یک ایمیل به مهتاب و صالح کمک کنید (8 ایپریل 2010)
ما با شما تماس
گرفته ایم که درخواست کنیم مهتاب، دگرجنس شده ی ایرانی و همسرش صالح را با
ارسال یک ایمیل حمایت کنید. لطفا برای نشان دادن حمایت خود برای دفتر
کمیسریای عالی پناهدگان سازمان ملل نامه بفرستید و از آنها بخواهید که پرونده
ی مهتاب و صالح را بازنگری کرده و آنها را مشمول حمایت های بین المللی قرار
دهند. دو راه برای حمایت از آنها وجود دارد:...
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 Mahtab,
an Iranian Transsexual, is at Risk of Deportation (April 7, 10)
Mahtab Mirghaderi
is a male to female transsexual and she left Iran for Turkey with her
boyfriend, Saleh Shahsavar, in June 2007 due to social problems and fear
of threat for his boyfriend’s family safety. Unfortunately after waiting a
long time for their asylum,
مهتاب، دگرجنس شده
ی ایرانی، در خطر بازپس فرستاده شدن قرار دارد (7 ایپریل 2010)
مهتاب
میرقادری یک دگرجنس شده ی مرد به زن است که به همراه دوست پسرش صالح شهسوار،
به دلیل مشکلات اجتماعی و تهدید های خانوادگی، ایران را به سمت ترکیه
در جون 2007 ترک
کردند. متاسفانه پس از انتظاری بسیار طولانی، آنها نامه ای از دفتر کمیسریای
عالی پناهندگان سازمان ملل در ترکیه دریافت کردند مبنی بر اینکه... |
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 Kiana
Firouz - On Film, the trials of an Iranian lesbian activist (April 6, 10)
In a new feature
film, “Cul De Sac,” London-based Iranian directors Ramin Goudarzi-Nejad
and Mahshad Torkan tell the story of a lesbian woman who flees Iran’s
repressive Islamic regime.
The script draws
on the real-life experiences of Kiana Firouz, who plays herself in the
film. Hossein Ghavimi, a correspondent for RFE/RL’s Radio Farda, asked
Goudarzi-Nejad and Firouz about their motivation in making the film.
وقتی حتی آغوشهای سادهی ما هم تفسیر میشوند
(3 ایپریل 2010)
کیانا فیروز، دختر جوان ۲۶ سالهای است
که در انگلستان زندگی می کند، او فعال حقوق همجنسگرایان و در عین حال
نویسنده، فیلمساز و بازیگر نیز هست. به بهانهی فیلم بنبست به سراغ کیانا
رفتیم.
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 Naser
rejected asylum by Finnish Government (February 3, 09)
Naser fled Iran
because he feared for his life. As an Iranian queer, Naser was left no
choice but to leave his family and whole life behind. In Iran, he was
obligated to marry, but when he did, his ex-wife found out about his past
relationship with another man. After finding out his sexual orientation,
Naser was reported to the authorities and was tried for his sexual
orientation.
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 Norway
Threatens to Deport Asghar Hedayati to Iran (January 24, 10)
Asghar Hedayati is
in an unjust situation and needs your urgent action. Please show your
support by writing to the Norwegian government to urge them to grant
refugee status to Asghar Hedayati. You may copy and paste the sample
letters (below) into an email and send it to the provide emails below or
you may write your own letter in support of Asghar Hedayati.
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 Gay
Iranian wins asylum in Spain (January 8, 10)
The days when TV
images gave the bodies of those dead gay guys swinging the rope, Ali
covered her face with her pillow. Ali was a living dead man, 36 years and
all the tickets
to the gallows
since that morning he looked into the eyes of a man and left him in the
mirror, like a curse, who he was: a homosexual in Iran.
همجنس گرای ایرانی
در اسپانیا پناهندگی گرفت (8 ژانویه 2010)
روزی که تصویر تاب
خوردن دو همجنس گرا بر سر دار از تلویزیون ایران منعکس شد، علی صورتش را در
بالش پنهان کرد. او به یک مرده ی متحرک تبدیل شده بود. مرد 36 ساله ای که
چوبه ی دار در انتظارش بود را در آینه جای گذاشت. او که بود؟ یک همجنس گرا
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He Just Needs
Freedom – Adison is in Detention Centre and Needs Support (December 3, 09)
 “Can
you at least tell us what's going on? Why are you taking my son's
belongings? What has he done?” These are a mother's saying whose son had
left home on September 25th, whom she has never seen again after this
date. She called her son and explained everything to him; she asked him
not to come home until they could find a way out of there for him.
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 Mehdi
N. Is Granted Official Status as a Refugee in Germany (September 17, 09)
Mehdi N., a
30-year-old gay Iranian, left his country for Germany in 2007 because of
his well-founded fear of persecution due to his sexual orientation.
I cannot believe
it. Somebody must kidding me! I cannot believe that my limbo situation is
over now, and that I have the right to live in Germany as a human being,”
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 Ali
Forced to Leave Switzerland for Spain (August 18, 09)
Yesterday Ali
informed us that Switzerland authority asked him to leave there for Spain
because in 2005 he has been arrested there
and Spain
government has his finger print and file. Due to Dublin agreement he has
to go to Spain and follow his case there.
علی باید سوئیس را
به مقصد اسپانیا ترک کند (18 آگوست 2009)
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 Un
réfugié gay iranien en difficulté en Suisse (jeudi 13 août 2009)
Comme je l'ai déjà
fait par le passé, je relaie ici un appel de l'Iranian Queer Railroad
(anciennement Iranian Queer Organization), qui porte secours aux personnes
LGBT qui fuient
les persécutions
en Iran. Ce qui suit est la traduction du dernier message de l'IRQR reçu
ce jeudi 13 août 2009. Si d'aventure vous souhaitez y répondre ou faire
suivre...
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Help
an Iranian Gay Asylum Seeker in Switzerland (August 12, 09)
Earlier today, we
received a message from Switzerland asking us to call the number of a
public phone booth in order to talk with an Iranian refugee
who does not have
any money and needs our support. His name is Ali and he’s a 33 year-old
man from Qom, the central city of Islamic clergies in Iran.
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Everyone Group
Supports Iranian Queer Refugees (June 12,09)
EveryOne Group,
IRQR and a network of human rights organizations are asking the UN High
Commissioner for Refugees and the Turkish
Government for
international protection and asylum for Roodabeh and Ali, two Iranian
homosexuals.
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 Call
to Action: Two Iranian Queer Asylum Seekers Need Your Support (June 8,
2009)
We are contacting
you again to request your assistance on a very urgent case involving two
Iranian queer asylum seekers: Roodabeh and Ali. Please show your support
by writing to the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees
(UNHCR) and urge them to expedite the refugee process for Roodabeh and
Ali. There are two ways you can help:
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 After
20 Years Hassan Recognized as Refugee in USA (June 1st, 09)
Hassan is 42
year-old Iranian gay who left Iran for United State of America when he was
22, on base of his sexual orientation and well-known fear of persecution.
Hassan was released per the immigration judge's order to grant his motion
to reopen his asylum case. Hassan was ordered released on Friday
December 21, 2007
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Call
for Support Iranian Queer Refugees in United States (April 6, 09)
As you might
have known, the IRanian Queer Railroad is working on Iranian queer
asylum seekers very close and our railroad is ending mostly to Canada,
United States and Australia.
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Update
on Mehdi N. situation in Germany (April 5, 09)
On April 1st,
Office of Michael Cashman MEP, Secretariat of the Intergroup on Gay and
Lesbian Rights of the European Parliament informed us that the Minister
of Justice in Germany Ms.Zypries is involved
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Mehdi N. and Intergroup on Gay and
Lesbian Rights of the European Parliament (March 19, 09)
"Members
of the European Parliament ask Germany to properly apply EU legislation
for a gay asylum seeker from Iran."
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Germany threatens
to deport Mehdi N. to Iran—Urgent need for action (March 10, 2009)
“In
Iran, one of my biggest challenges was having to deny my sexual
orientation. Now, in Germany, the hardest challenge is to prove it,” Mehdi
N. said. After
his trial, Mehdi N. received a letter from the court, which said that his
refugee status was not granted. He must now leave Germany.
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Hon. Hedy Fry, P.C., M.P. and UNHCR
in Ankara (February 19, 09)
I am taking this opportunity to
write on behalf of the Hon. Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver
Centre regarding an application submitted by the UNHCR
in Ankara on behalf of the five men
listed above. She had recently met with members of a refugee support
group for Gay Iranians who
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 Pegah,
An Iranian Lesbian, Granted Refugee Status in UK! (February 11, 09)
We have just
informed that Pegah Emambakhsh, an Iranian lesbian, has finally been
granted refugee status in the UK after almost four years.
This is fantastic
news and a great reward for all the hard work you all Iranian queer
supporters put in to ensure she was not sent back to Iran.
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An
Iranian gay couple left India to Canada (February 11, 09)
We would like to
announce Ali and Mohammad left India to Canada today. In July 17, 08 we
call to action for Ali and Mohammad, an Iranian gay couple asylum seeker
in India who needs urgent support by Canadian Embassy there.
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 Gays
who face persecution should be given asylum says EU (February 10, 09)
The European
Commission has affirmed that persecution on grounds of sexual orientation
is a legitimate justification for an asylum claim.
The question was
prompted by an
initial rejection in Cyprus of a claim by a gay Iranian asylum seeker, a
rejection which was later overturned and the claim granted.
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 Good
News from Malaysia (January 24, 2009)
We have just been informed that United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in
Kuala Lumpur
has finalized Ali’s
case and
officially recognized him as a refugee. In December 22, 08 we call to
action for Ali
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 Reza
in Greece Needs Urgent Help (December 29, 08)
Reza worked for
the Iranian government. He was called into the central office and shown a
package sent to him by a friend from another country. The officials
opened his mail without his consent or knowledge.
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 Christmas
Gift for An Iranian Queer Asylum Seeker in London (December 25, 08)
Ali came to see me
in November for a few days and stayed with me, a very short break, away
from what is a very bad life and existence, and while he was
here he was prone
to spells of deep depression and would withdraw. I realized that this was
something that he needed to work out for himself but also he needed to
have someone nearby who...
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Call
to Action for an Iranian Gay Asylum in Malaysia (December, 22, 08)
I fled Iran to
Malaysia after I experienced many problems in Iran. In Malaysia I sought
help from the UNHCR – I never thought that I would have to wait so long to
have my rights
recognized. I was not even allowed to enter the building the first time I
went there
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Holia
in the USA Needs Help
(December 8, 08)
Holia is now
living in Portland, Oregon but she is not yet secure. She still faces many
problems. Holia doesn't receive ANY financial assistance
from the
government and she is forced to live in horrible conditions. Despite this
adversity, Holia has the necessary legal documents such as
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 A
Glance at Iranian Queer Asylum Seeker's life in England (December 2, 08)
At 2 am on
Saturday 15th November, Saeed attempted suicide by swallowing
many pills. He was taken to the emergency room at the hospital. He was in
critical condition and in a coma. Due to his comatose state the doctor did
not wash out his...
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Executive
Director's Trip to Turkey - October and November 2008
I went to Turkey
on October 28, 2008 to work on individual refugee cases for the IRanian
Queer Railroad. I traveled to Kayseri, Nigde,
Isparta and Koniya
to meet Iranian queer asylum seekers. I spent hours listening to their
stories about
سفر مدیر سازمان
دگرباشان ایرانی به ترکیه
در بیست و هشتم اکتبر
برای بررسی وضعیت پناهجویان دگرباش ایرانی به ترکیه رفتم. در این سفر به
شهرهای کایسری، نیده، اسپارتا و کونیا نیز رفتم تا پناهجویان ساکن آن شهرها
را نیز ملاقات کنم. ساعت ها...
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 Cyprus
grants resident status to gay Iranian asylum seeker (November 26, 08)
MEPs have welcomed the decision of Cyprus
interior minister to grant resident status to a gay Iranian asylum seeker.
Labour's Michael
Cashman, Lib Dem
Baroness Ludford, Tory John Bowis and Greens Jean Lambert and Caroline
Lucas were among 13 MEPs who put their name to a parliamentary question to
the European Commission on the issue.
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 Iranian
homosexual threatened with deportation to Iran – Urgent need for action
(November 4, 08)
Mr Abbas Bagherian
Noveiri, citizen of Iran, came to Cyprus and applied for asylum in
June 2004 and for the last three years he has been living with his
Cypriot partner.
Mr
Bagherian had an initial interview at the Asylum Service in July
2005. At the interview, He was not able to
reveal that the genuine cause of his persecution in Iran was
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 Dull
Window and Nurses in their damned white attire
(November 3, 08)
Looking at
discouraging walls and their cold attitude beside my bed…
Why every time that I open my eyes to that dull windows, I have to
face a nurse
in damn white attire…
She is bringing
the medicine box again... asking me if I still don’t want to have any
visitor.
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Gay
Refugee Will
Be Deported
From Greek Cypriot (November 02, 08)
We just received
an urgent email from one of our alliances regarding to deportation of an
Iranian queer asylum seeker from Cyprus
to Iran. We call an "Urgent Action" to support him and stop his
deportation by sending letters to
Member of
Parliament, European Member of Parliament or directly to Government of
Cyprus.
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What is
going on with Alireza since he came to the UK? (October 20, 2008)
 Since Alireza's
father found out he is gay (it happened when Alireza was still a teenager)
they couldn't have a good relationship. Alireza's father is a very strict
Muslim, and kept blaming Alireza's mother for the fact he is gay and
blaming Alireza for been a reason 'of shame' for the
family. Alireza
never felt comfortable with his condition in Iran, and because of that, he
tried to commit suicide more than once
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 An
Iranian Lesbian needs urgent help in Sweden (October 7, 2008)
Shar is 18 years-old
Iranian lesbian who escaped Iran to Sweden in January 2008 on base of her
sexual orientation. She arrested several times in Iran and now she lives
in Stockholm,
but she still has many troubles. Being young, women, and homosexual in
Iran is hard and now she became asylum seeker too
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18 years-old gay man
in the UK (October 7, 2008)
 Ahmad
is 18 years-old gay who is in the UK now. He needs help. We got his story
from one of his close friends. If you can help him in anyway please let us
know.
Ahmad is a
homosexual whom
traveled to UK in 2007 as a tourist with his family. He was 17 at the time
and his family claimed asylum due to the problems that they had in Iran.
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 From
Iran to England, but from England to where? (September
22, 08)
My
first contact with Alireza J., a young Iranian guy, was in July this year.
I was planning to write an article about the situation of the asylum
seekers
from Iran in the UK who fled their country because of the threat they
suffer from the regime due to their sexuality. In all occasions he sounded
really sad, deeply depressed and hopeless about
از ایران به
انگلستان از انگلستان به کجا؟
اولین برخورد من با
علیرضا ج، یک جوان ایرانی هم جنس گرا، خرداد امسال بود. می خواستم مقاله ای
در بارۀ موقعیت پناهندگان ایرانی که به خاطر تهدیدهایی که در ایران می شوند
به انگلستان می
آیند بنویسم.
قبل از ملاقات با علیرضا، ما با یکدیگر بارها تلفنی صحبت کرده بودیم. در تمام
این گفتگو ها صدایش همیشه
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A Report from US to YOU about Something Important (September 19, 2008)
It
was such a difficult time...
All the brains were
fully occupied. Financial problems, being insulted all around or not even
feeling safe to go out...
But no one was
complaining. Wishing for a day to forget about the past and start a new
life in a free country. They were all surrounded by
گزارشی از
ما برای شما در رابطه با مسئله ای مهم
شرایط به
شدت دشوار بود. مشکلات زیادی ذهن بچه ها را به خودش معطوف کرده، عدم امنیت
مالی، تحمل بی احترامی و ضرب و شتم و خیلی مسائل دیگر ... اما بچه ها به خاطر
هدفی که دارند
و برای
رهاشدن از قفسی که تمام سالهای عمرشان درون آن اسارت گونه گذشت، تمام این
مصائب را تحمل می کنند.
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Setback for Reza in
Turkey (July 24, 08)
We informed you last
week of the happy news that Kamal was officially recognized as a refugee
by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Unfortunately,
we cannot offer you news of the same nature with respect to his partner,
Reza.
On July 22, 2008,
UNHCR rejected Reza’s case
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Call
for Action: An Iranian gay couple in India need your support (July 17,08)
Ali
and Mohammad, a gay Iranian couple, fled to India. Although they have
each been officially recognized as refugees by United Nations High
Commissioner for
Refugees (UNHCR), the Canadian Embassy in New Delhi has still not acted to
facilitate their resettlement in Canada. It has been one whole year since
the Canadian Embassy began processing their cases!
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Good News from UNHCR about Kamal
and Reza (July 16, 08)
We have just been
informed by Paulo Casaca of the European Parliament that United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has finalized Kamal’s case and
officially recognized him as a refugee. Additionally, we are told, Reza’s
application for refugee status is due for final approval and should be
concluded within the next few days. Below is Paulo’s letter to IRQO:
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Call to Action for
two gay Iranian refugees in Turkey (July, 14, 08)
It
is no secret that queer Iranians who flee to Turkey and other countries
continue to face risks due to homophobia. This often results in
depression and post traumatic stress symptoms. Reza and Kamal, a gay
Iranian couple,
fled Iran 2 whole years ago, but have still not received refugee status.
The common complications that queer refugees experience are escalated for
them because Kamal is seriously ill. Immediate attention by UNHCR is
critical!
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Mehdi Kazemi Granted
UK Asylum (June 1st, 08)
I
found out on Monday 19th of May 2008 that the government had
granted me refugee status for the next five years. I am so happy about
this and I just want to say thank you to all the people of Britain, The
Netherlands, Italy and across Europe, Canada, America and the world, who
have shown their concern for me, who have given me the support that I
really needed and who have worked very hard to help me through difficult
times and to get me to where I am now.
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G.H.C.:
Greece grants asylum to Gay
Iranian refuge (March 31, 08)
The Greek Homosexual
Community (GHC-EOK) is happy to announce that the gay Iranian refugee,
known as “Alex”, was finally granted asylum following the reconsideration
of his case...
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Mehdi Kazemi is Safe. (Mar 14, 08)
After the historical approval of the European Resolution on
the case of Seyed Mehdi Kazemi (see below) the British Home
Secretary, Jacqui Smith, decided a few hours ago to suspend
the procedure that would entail deportation to Iran for
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G.H.C.: Greek authorities will
re-consider the case of the gay Iranian immigrant who is
seeking for asylum (Mar 11, 08)
The Greek Homosexual Community (GHC-EOK) expresses its
content over the answer given by the Deputy Minister for
Interior Me Chenofotis (3-3-08) to the letter of the SYRIZA
representative to Eur.
Parliament, Mr Papademoulis, on the issue of the gay Iranian
immigrant, known as “Alex”, after the involvement of
Commissioner Franco Frattini... |
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Europe Must Stop Deportation of Iranian Queers
(Feb 25, 08)
Time
after time we have read the statements of European
governments against the Islamic Republic of Iran: “The
Republic does not respect human rights” and yet these
European powers deport Medi to the very government they
criticize for violating gay rights.
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Just
to update you with Mehdi's situation
(Feb 24, 08)
Mehdi
has been arrested by the Holland police on the 12th of
February 2008 and stayed in Venlo Holland Police station for
two/three days, then they transferred him to Rotterdam
Airport Detention Centre and he has been there ever since.
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Iranian Gay Refugee Risks Deportation From The UK, Urgent
Appeal to Europe (Feb 24, 08)
The
flight that will take young Mehdi Kazemi from Amsterdom to
London, from where he will deported to Iran, is booked for
Tuesday February 26th, 08.
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Appeal for an
Iranian homosexual refugee seeking asylum in Malaysia
(Feb 19, 08)
I am staying in a small town 45 kilometres from the capital
city with no money to eat, and living accommodations that
leave me vulnerable to millions of insects that suck my
blood every night. I do not know what to do...
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Update
on Hassan in USA (January 14, 08)
Hassan
was released per the immigration judge's order to grant our
motion to reopen his asylum case. The judges' order was
signed on ...
خبرهای تکمیلی درباره ی حسن در امریکا
حسن به دستور قاضی اداره ی مهاجرت از بازداشتگاه آزاد شد تا
بتواند پرونده ی خود را بازگشایی کند. قاضی اداره ی مهاجرت حکم
آزادی حسن را در... |
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Stop
the Removal of "Hassan" from the
United States to Iran (November
23, 2007)
 IRQO
has received an urgent letter regarding an Iranian asylum
seeker in the
United
State
and we are asking you to support his case:
"...we are seeking to
have
stop the removal of our client from the
United States
to
Iran
and unfortunately he is currently detained pending departure
plans. Unfortunately he has never had an...
"
Sign the Petition
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Iranian
Queer Refugee in Turkey and Homophobia (December 31, 07)
(Warning, the file contains disrubing
pictures) |
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Press Release from Greek
Homosexual Community - G.H.C. - E.O.K.
(October 29, 07)
We are writing to draw your
attention to the case of a 40-year-old gay Iranian man,
identified here as Alex, who is about to be expelled from
Greece and deported back to Iran. As is well known and
documented...
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Pegah released from
UK detention (September 11, 07)
We have some good news at last!
Pegah was granted bail this morning, is now out of Yarls Wood Detention
Centre and back with people who will love and care for her... |
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Interview with
Kamran & kaveh; Iranian gay couple (September 06, 07)
...cannot
work, cannot have fun, and cannot go out. You cannot go out with your
partner because everybody will look at you as if you are abnormal. The way
we are looked at is a source of torment for us.
Even though physically we are not any different from them they
discriminate against us. This makes our lives extremely difficult... |
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The case of Pegah Emambakhsh and the new frontiers of Human Rights (August
30, 07)
The widespread international campaign to save Pegah Emambakhsh’s life,
which has involved governmental institutions, human rights organizations,
GLBT activist groups, intellectuals, experts in international law and
millions of people who have come to love Pegah, has succeeded in achieving
a positive outcome...
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The Embassy Meets with Group Everyone
(August 24, 07)
British Embassy in Rome is known to have contacted Group Everyone in order
to arrange a...
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Italy
asks Britain not to deport Iranian lesbian (August 24, 2007)
The
British government was today under mounting pressure from Italy not to
expel an Iranian lesbian who, campaigners say, faces
death by stoning if forced to return to her own country.
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Update on Pegah Emambakhsh (August 24,
07)
Pegah now has some
excellent legal representation. She has a very able solicitor and her
barrister comes from the chambers of one of the
leading human
rights and civil liberties advocates in the UK
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Urgent Action
- Pegah at Risk of Deportation from England
(August 21, 07)
Please pay an
especial attention to the warning fact that we really do not have much
time left; we are running out of time. Pegah Should Not be deported to
Iran. In this very short time that we yet have left
پگاه
نباید به ایران برگردانده شود (21 آگوست 2007)
فرصت
زیادی نداریم. پگاه نباید به ایران برگردانده شود. در این فرصت کم شاید تجمع
در جلو سفارت های انگلستان و ارسال نامه و فاکس به آنها کمک موثری برای وی
باشد. از دولت های خود بخواهید که از حق حیات پگاه و دیگر پناهجویان ایرانی
دفاع کنند...
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An appeal to the
United Kingdom Government and all (the) democratic institutions (August
19, 07)
Pegah Emambakhsh
(40) is a lesbian Iranian woman. She risks of beeing sentenced to death by
the judges of the Islamic Republic of Iran because of her homosexuality
درخواست از دولت انگلستان و تمام سازمان های دموکراتیک
پگاه امام
بخش (چهل ساله) یک لزبین ایرانی است. او به دلیل همجنسگرایی اش در خطر اعدام
توسط جمهوری اسلامی ایران است. او در شفیلد انگلستان درخواست پناهندگی کرده
بود...
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Urgent! Iranian lesbian about to be deported from UK and faces death by
stoning
(August 15, 07)
Pegah Emambakhsh is
an Iranian national who sought asylum in the UK in 2005. Her claim
failed despite appeals and she was arrested in
Sheffield on Monday
13th August and is being taken to Yarlswood detention centre
from where she will be deported tomorrow,
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Hamid Has Been Released (July 29,
07)
Hamid has been released
from the detention room on July 28, 2007; he could apply for his refugee
status once more. IRQO has been following
up Hamid’s case and will be trying it’s best to see France grants him
refugee statutes.
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Hamid
at Risk of Deportation from France
(July 24, 07)
Hamid is a 21
years-old homosexual man from Iran. He fled country because of his sexual
orientation and has been staying in France for about one and half year
now. He was
arrested by the police a few days ago in Paris and since that day, 18 July
2007, he has been kept in a detention room |
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Flogged for Throwing a Gay Party (June
20, 07)
I
have always wondered if keeping silent about the status quo can lead to
peace of mind, or whether a scream in protesting the misery caused by
certain events is a more logical response.
Despite the heterogeneity of Iranian society in general and Iranian queer
community in particular, sometimes the oppressive events of the day force
us to action. |
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Babak Fled Iran Again
(May 2, 07)
Babak, the Iranian
Gay Blogger, who was deported to Iran from Turkey, managed to go back to
Turkey after he was released on bail. He reported to UN and stayed in
Turkey as an asylum seeker |
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Interview with an Iranian Lesbian in order to convey her Protest to the
World
As of this day we will walk in the path of
freedom, hand in hand, with linked arms, firm steps and heads held high.
We will break the chains that bind us – chains of captivity, chains of
fear. With solidarity, strength, and pride we shall stand up for life in
freedom. The time of censorship, oppression and isolation has come to an
end. |
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Interview with Two Iranian Gay
A
gay man has no life in Iran at all to be explained. Life is meaningless
for him and he receives no acceptance for himself and his lifestyle. He
has lots of problems involving his family, his society,
the
government, etc. I have a master’s degree, but I was not accepted even as
a secretary in Iran as I was different from others. |
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Interview with an Iranian Lesbian Couple
A lesbian in
Iran has a different reality. Many are forced to live with a lie, or
forced to marry. When they give in to this marriage, they put themselves
in a position where they will be in a way violated,
and
by lying to themselves, their husband and even their children, they commit
the greatest sin |
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Interview with an Iranian transgender
I have a lot of problems. The day I got here,
the Turkish police told me that I should not leave this place frequently
because if people realize my problem they will beat me. Initially, I
listened to their advice and did not go out. I did not have a job. I did
not have a home. |
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Gay Iranian Speaks of
Escape from the Basij, Fear of Being Returned to Iran |
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Help an Iranian Gay in Pakistan |
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Gay Blogger
Deported Back to Iran
(April 17, 07) |
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Don’t
leave Iranian queers abandon! - Statement of Seyed
Mehdi
Kazemi
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Iranian Gay Asylum
Seekers and Home Office in the UK |
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Gay asylum seeker can
stay despite lying - An Iranian gay refugee in New
Zealand |
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An Iranian gay who had
fled the police need your help |
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Belgium and France
grants again refugee status to gay man from Iran
پناهجويان
ايراني در فرانسه و بلژيک قبول شدند |
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Mehdi
an Iranian Gay speaks out |
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We
Won’t Let the Tragedy of Mashad Repeat Itself |
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The
horrible story of Sam, an Iranian Gay |
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اتریش مجددا
به یک مرد همجنسگرای ایرانی پناهدگی اعطا کرد |
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امير پناهجوي همجنسگراي ايراني پناهنده شد |
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سامی
که شلاق خورد |
