Britian may deport Iranian gay man to be executed.

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wezza2Wed 12/03/08 18:40

I was sent this so thought I would pass it on.

Hey everyone!

Please show your support for this gay Iranian student...

Mehdi Kazemi came to London to study English in 2004 but later discovered that his boyfriend had been arrested by the Iranian police, charged with having sex with other men and hanged.
Kazemi was told in a telephone conversation with his father in Tehran, that before the execution in April 2006, his boyfriend had been questioned about sexual relations he had with other men and under interrogation had named Kazemi as his partner.
Fearing for his own life if he returned to Iran, Kazemi claimed asylum in Britain. But late in 2007 his case was refused. Terror-stricken at the prospect of deportation the young Iranian made a desperate attempt to evade deportation and fled Britain for Holland where he is now being detained amid a growing outcry from campaigners.
He appeared before a Dutch court to plead with the authorities not to return him to Britain where he is almost certain to be sent back to Iran.
His asylum application has been rejected by the Netherlands and he now faces deportation back to the UK where he will then most likely be returned to Iran.

If any of you happen to be in London or could get to London this Easter then please join me on the 22nd of March at 2pm outside Downing Street and demand for Mehdi to not be sent to Iran where he will most likely be hanged for being gay.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=24480530632

And please sign this petition on the Downing Street website for the government to stop deporting gays and lesbians to countries where they may be imprisoned, tortured or executed because of their sexuality.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Stopdeportinggay/

Levent Akbulut

daven8Wed 12/03/08 19:15

I'm ashamed that the government is even considering deportation. One of my (straight) colleagues mentioned this case to me yesterday, and said that it made her feel physically sick to think that 'we' might not offer him asylum.

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