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Region | Iran |
Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
Status | Other punishment |
Start Date | Jan 31, 1987 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | The 1986 Press Law contains Article 6 which prohibits content that undermines Islam, including the spread of "fornication and forbidden practices and publishing photographs, pictures, and materials which "violate public chastity". Punishments include flogging and imprisonment. Article 237 of Iran's Penal Code provides that same-sex affection between men or between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men and frotting), such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. |
Sources | https://www.dw.com/en/iran-defends-execution-of-gay-people/a-49144899 https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/iran-arrests-lesbian-for-trafficking-girls-supporting-homosexuality-688537/amp https://irandataportal.syr.edu/press-law https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1986/en/94095 |
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Description | Penal Code 2013, Art. 237 Other Homosexual Acts: Article 237 provides that same-sex affection between men or between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men and frotting) , such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. | The 1986 Press Law contains Article 6 which prohibits content that undermines Islam, including the spread of "fornication and forbidden practices and publishing photographs, pictures, and materials which "violate public chastity". Punishments include flogging and imprisonment. Article 237 of Iran's Penal Code provides that same-sex affection between men or between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men and frotting), such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. |
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Sources | https://www.dw.com/en/iran-defends-execution-of-gay-people/a-49144899 https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/iran-arrests-lesbian-for-trafficking-girls-supporting-homosexuality-688537/amp | https://www.dw.com/en/iran-defends-execution-of-gay-people/a-49144899 https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/iran-arrests-lesbian-for-trafficking-girls-supporting-homosexuality-688537/amp https://irandataportal.syr.edu/press-law https://www.refworld.org/legal/legislation/natlegbod/1986/en/94095 |
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Description | Penal Code 2013, Art. 237 Other Homosexual Acts: Article 237 provides that same-sex affection between men or between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men) , such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. | Penal Code 2013, Art. 237 Other Homosexual Acts: Article 237 provides that same-sex affection between men or between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men and frotting) , such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. |
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Sources | https://www.dw.com/en/iran-defends-execution-of-gay-people/a-49144899 | https://www.dw.com/en/iran-defends-execution-of-gay-people/a-49144899 https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/iran-arrests-lesbian-for-trafficking-girls-supporting-homosexuality-688537/amp |
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Description | Penal Code 2013, Art. 237 Other Homosexual Acts: Article 237 provides that same-sex affection between men and between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men) , such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. | Penal Code 2013, Art. 237 Other Homosexual Acts: Article 237 provides that same-sex affection between men or between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men) , such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. |
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Description | Penal Code 2013, Art. 237 Other Homosexual Acts: Article 237 provides that same-sex intimacy between men and between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’, such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. | Penal Code 2013, Art. 237 Other Homosexual Acts: Article 237 provides that same-sex affection between men and between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’ (Anal Sex between men) , such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. |
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Description | Penal Code 2013, Art. 237 Other Homosexual Acts Article 237 provides that same-sex intimacy between men and between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’, such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. | Penal Code 2013, Art. 237 Other Homosexual Acts: Article 237 provides that same-sex intimacy between men and between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’, such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. |
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Description | In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. | Penal Code 2013, Art. 237 Other Homosexual Acts Article 237 provides that same-sex intimacy between men and between women other than ‘liwat’ or ‘tafkhiz’, such as “kissing or touching as a result of lust”, is punishable with 31-74 lashes. In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. |
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Description | In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | In Iran, there are no laws restricting to discussing LGBT topics in the Internet. However those who are accused of Political dissidence or plotting to " overthrow the Islamic Republic " could be subjected to the death penalty as well, of which charges are also included with Homosexuality . An estimated number from the Amnesty International reports is that more than 5,000 Gay men and Lesbians have been executed since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. |
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Sources | https://www.dw.com/en/iran-defends-execution-of-gay-people/a-49144899 |