islamic regime of Iran set to execute 18-year-old on false charge of sodomy
Kawah | 08.08.2010 22:34 | Iraq | Repression | Social Struggles | World
guardian.co.uk, Sunday August 8 2010
Saeed Kamali Dehghan
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Saeed Kamali Dehghan
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An 18-year-old Iranian is facing imminent execution on charges of homosexuality, even though he has no legal representation.
Ebrahim Hamidi, who is not gay, was sentenced to death for lavat, or sodomy, on the basis of "judge's knowledge", a legal loophole that allows for subjective judicial rulings where there is no conclusive evidence.
Hamidi had been represented by huma
(...)human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, who has since been forced to flee Iran after bringing to international attention the case of another of his (...)
Ebrahim Hamidi, who is not gay, was sentenced to death for lavat, or sodomy, on the basis of "judge's knowledge", a legal loophole that allows for subjective judicial rulings where there is no conclusive evidence.
Hamidi had been represented by huma
(...)human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei, who has since been forced to flee Iran after bringing to international attention the case of another of his (...)
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