Gay execution in iran

Trump says he was told Mojtaba Khamenei may be gay, spotlighting Iran’s brutal anti-gay persecution

Same-sex relations are criminalized and can carry the death penalty in Iran, where the Islamic regime has long been accused of systematic persecution of Iran's LGBTQ+ community.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
A man walks next to a poster with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026
Iranian Americans march across Lafayette Park during a candlelight vigil outside the White House, January 16, 2026

US begins deportation of Iranian nationals in first since protests broke out, CNN reports

The Trump administration deported 14 Iranians to Iran on Sunday, the first such flight since nationwide protests erupted, as rights groups warn of severe risks facing returnees.

|ByJAMES GENN
Supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran gather to protest against executions, in Berlin, Germany, November 14, 2024

Iran responsible for majority of executions as 2024 marks deadliest year since 2015

Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia collectively killed 1380 people, with Iran being responsible for the majority (972). 

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the entrance of Evin prison in Tehran, Iran October 17, 2022.

UN says Iran executed over 900 people in 2024, including dozens of women

One of the women executed for murder had killed her husband to prevent him from raping her daughter, UN rights office spokesperson Liz Throssell said.

|ByREUTERS

Egyptians arrested over video of country's first gay marriage

The footage, which was posted on YouTube, appears to show a group of men celebrating a gay wedding on a Nile riverboat.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014ByREUTERS
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