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PageOneQ Donating Member (260 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 05:55 PM
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Iran's Anti-Gay Purge Grows--Reports of new gay executions
Edited on Thu Aug-25-05 05:55 PM by PageOneQ
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http://www.pageoneq.com/news/2005/iran_gay_purge_0825

By Doug Ireland
PageOneQ.com Senior Contributing Editor


There have been reports of a new execution of a gay man in the city of Arak, Iran, on August 16, and of other executions of four men, ages 17 to 24, for unspecified "sexual offenses." But it is difficult to confirm these reports with total accuracy, because of the climate of fear which prevails in the Islamic Republic of Iran today. The newly-elected, reactionary regime of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (lower right) has heightened its campaign of repression of gay people since the worldwide protests against the hanging of two gay teens in Mashad on July 19, and Iranians -- both gay and straight --are afraid to communicate with the outside world on these matters.


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Brightmore Donating Member (293 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 05:55 PM
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1. I bet you our own religious right
would love to be able to do this.
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wli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 05:55 PM
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2. the neocons must be green with envy
They're dying to do the same here, too.
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FlemingsGhost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:23 PM
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3. As disturbing as this is, I will not be manipulated into supporting ...
an invasion of Iran.
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Iris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:44 PM
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6. heck. This might save Iran from Bush's tyranny.
Maybe he'll like them now. Maybe he'll overlook their nuclear programs since they are on the right side of the gay issue.
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stepnw1f Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:24 PM
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4. Time to Enlist Chickenhawk (nt)
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David Zephyr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-25-05 06:34 PM
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5. Why was this story (written today) moved from LBN?
This is breaking news and it should be in LBN.
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