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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 09:46 PM
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Iranian lesbian actress may face death if deported
An Iranian actress is fighting to win asylum in the UK because she fears she will be killed if sent home.

Kiana Firouz, 27, began making a film in Tehran several years ago to give voice to lesbians in the country.

Two years ago, she came to the UK as a student but Iranian authorities discovered her work and secret police began following her.

Homosexuality is illegal in Iran and the death penalty is imposed on repeat offenders.

Ms Firouz applied for asylum in the UK but was rejected and told she could avoid persecution if she was "discreet" about her sexual orientation.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2010/05/20/iranian-lesbian-actress-may-face-death-if-deported/
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pinboy3niner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-22-10 10:07 PM
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1. If Iranian secret police already know she's a lesbian
How the hell will being discreet now keep her from being prosecuted under Iran's draconian homophobic laws? Once the cat is out of the bag, it can't go back in.
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