Killing of Ali Fazeli Monfared
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Death of Ali "Alireza" Fazeli Monfared is a case of honor killing of a gay person in Ahvaz, Iran that happened on 4 May 2021 by three male members of his extended family.[1][2]
Fazeli Monfared was twenty when he was killed while he was planning to move to Turkey and seek asylum. The killers are now arrested for murder.[2][3]
Iran’s anti-LGBT military law outing gays has been blamed for murder of Fazalie Monfared.[4][5]
See also
Reference
- ^ "گزارشها از قتل یک مرد جوان در اهواز 'به ظن همجنسگرایی'". BBC Persian (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ a b "کشته شدن جوان همجنسگرا در اهواز به دست سه مرد خانواده: قتل بعد از درج گرایش جنسی روی کارت معافیت انجام شد". Iran International (in Persian). 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "«بازداشت سه نفر» به اتهام قتل یک همجنسگرا در اهواز". Radio Farda (in Persian). Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ^ "Iran's anti-LGBT military law blamed for murder of gay man". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ^ "Gay Iranian Man Murdered by Family on Being 'Outed' by Military Service Card". IranWire | خانه. Retrieved 2021-05-09.