On September 4th, six men were hanged in Iran's Karoun prison, three of whom were convicted of sodomy. According to human rights groups, Iranian authorities often try to prevent international controversy by claiming those who are executed for homosexual relations are actually being executed for rape. In this case, the men in question were found to have violated articles 108 and 110 of the Iranian Islamic penal code. The text of both articles makes it clear that the executions were indeed for homosexuality:
Article 108: "Sodomy (or Lavat) is sexual intercourse between men"
Article 110: "Punishment for sodomy is killing; the Sharia judge decides on how to carry out the killing"
Full story at Iran Human Rights:
http://iranhr.net/spip.php?article2227
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