Stop Child Executions

Iran set to execute 18-year-old on false charge of sodomy

By Saeed Kamali Dehghan   Sunday August 8 2010  The Observer
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/08/iran-mohammad-mostafaei-rights-lawyer

An 18-year-old Iranian is facing imminent execution on charges of homosexuality, even though he has no legal representation. Ebrahim Hamidi, who is not gay, was sentenced to death for lavat, or sodomy, on the basis of "judge's knowledge", a legal loophole that allows for subjective judicial rulings where there is no conclusive evidence.

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Stop Child Executions is happy to report that human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei who represents dozens of Iranian childre on death row is safe in Turkey.
As reported in our previous blog, he was missing for a few days after he was requested by Iranian officials to report to Evin prison for questionning for the second time in a row. When he failed to report to authorities, regime officials detained his wife and brother in law as ransom until Mostafaei would turn himself in.

Mr. Mosfaei was smuggled into Turkey and was detained in a Turkish prison. Human Rights Activists around the world are trying to help him. UNHCR is cooperating in providing asylum.