Rest in peace Alireza Fazeli Monfared. This 20-year-old beautiful soul from Iran was brutally killed by his brother & cousins for being gay as part of an honour killing.

Iran's LGBTQ community is brutalised both by the regime & by bigotry in certain families

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2-Alireza was killed by being beheaded by his family. After beheading him, the family dumped this poor man's body under a tree outside of the city of Ahwaz. Alireza was about to flee Iran to join his boyfriend, who's a refugee waiting for him in Turkey.

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3-Through its homophobic laws, anti-gay propaganda, and light sentences for honour killings, the Islamic Republic of Iran is responsible for facilitating the murder of countless members of the LGBTQ community in Iran. This community is yearning to be heard by the world

4-I've been receiving many videos like these from Iran's LGBTQ community. They tell me harrowing stories of brutality by security forces. The world must hear the cries for help of Iran's LGBTQ community. The Islamic Republic of Iran both directly and indirectly brutalises them

5-This young member of the LGBTQ community from Iran was also brutalised by the police. He sent me this segment of a video he could take while in detention after being arrested & beaten up by the police. Look at the blood all over his face. He has done nothing to deserve this