Getting killed because you are gay… and nothing to do about it?

Two Iranian citizens will probably get send back to Iran, even though there life will be in danger if they arrive in their country. Mehdi Kazemi, only 19 years old, recently found out that his partner was executed because of his sexual orientation. Kazemi was studying in London at that time, and besides the horrible news of the death of his partner, he was told that he was on the black list now as well. The religious police is looking for him, and will execute him when they have the chance. Kazemi asked the government of Great Brittain if he could stay in their country, but they refused his request. Kazemi, knowing this was a death sentence, therefore went to Holland and asked for permission to stay there. Yet, because he already filed his request with Great Brittain, the rules say he should be send back over there. Another citizen of Iran, Pegah Emambakhsh, also had no other choice then to run away, after her partner was arrested because of her sexual orientation. Her partner will probably be executed by stoning. She also went to Great Brittain, but the government decided she had to go back to Iran just as Kazemi. According to the Brittish government, “Gay people who are discrete about their sexual orientation, are not being executed in Iran”. Doesn’t seem like that’s true though… And even if it was true, do people deserve to be killed because they tell someone about the love of their life? Do they deserve to be killed because they are walking hand in hand down the street?The Brittish will have to choose. Are they defenders of Human Rights? Do they believe we are all equal? Do they believe lgbt people deserve to live? Or do they choose to close their eyes for this horrible executions, and give the death sentence to two innocent people? 

Iran: Tayyab and Yazdan

These two boys were put in bags and thrown down from a mountain, left to die. They were sentenced for raping people from their own sex, but the opposition claims they were just gay (and did not rape anyone). It’s horrible that people are being killed because of their sexual orientation. The international community should strongly condemn this violation of human rights!