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She became interested in the case of a teenage girl in Iran with whom she shared a name. The Iranian government sentenced the young girl to hang for stabbing one of three men who tried to rape her and her niece in Karaj in March Eventually, with pressure from the international community, now a young woman, she was granted a new trial by the head of the Judiciary in June The young Iranian girl on death row was fortunate to have an international advocate to fight for her release, but so many women and members of the LGBTQ community have no one to fight for them.

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Honour killing is the murder of a family member by another member of the family or social group, due to the belief that the victim has brought dishonour upon the family. No such protection exists for gay and lesbian people. Alireza was to flee to Turkey, to join his boyfriend who was a refugee in that country.

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At least nine people have been arbitrarily executed in connection to protests following grossly unfair trials. In January , UN experts strongly condemned the execution of Mohammad Ghobadlou, and noted that at least four individuals remain, reportedly, at imminent risk of execution in connection with the nationwide protests, while at least 15 others face the death penalty.

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I believe that a factual retelling of the UpStairs Lounge tragedy — and how, 50 years onward, it became known internationally — resonates beyond our current divides. It reminds queer and non-queer Americans that ignoring the past holds back the present, and that silence is no cure for what ails a participatory nation.