Iran is prosecuting a women’s rights activist for allegedly trying to persuade Iranian society to accept same-sex intimacy.
The Iranian LGBT-rights organization 6Rang published
a report on the trial, which has been edited and reprinted here:
The first court session in the trial of gender equality activist Rezvaneh Mohammadi was held on Feb. 18 at Branch 28 of Tehran’s Revolutionary Court.
The notorious Judge Moghiseh is presiding, according to reports received by 6Rang.
Reports indicate not only that Ms. Mohammadi’s lawyer was not given the right to defend his client, he was also refused access to the court file.
Ms. Mohammadi’s charges include “collusion against national security by normalizing same-sex relations.” This is the first time that an activist faced such an accusation in Iran.
Following her arrest on September 3, 2018, Ms. Mohammadi was interrogated for 26 days at ward 209 of Evin prison. She was transferred to the woman’s ward on Sept. 29 and eventually was released on bail.
6Rang condemns the detention of civil rights activists based on such allegations. Such detentions violate internationally recognized human rights and the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to which the Islamic Republic of Iran is a party.
Source: 76crimes.com, Admin, February 23, 2019
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