Two LGBTQ+ activists have been sentenced to death for spreading corruption, according to the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights.
Zahra Seddiqi Hamedani and Elham Choubdar were found guilty of “spreading corruption on earth” by a court in Urmia, northwest Iran.
The activists were accused of promoting homosexuality and Christianity in the country. They were also said to have communicated with media opposed to the Islamic Republic.
Hamedani, who is also known as Sareh, is a prominent LGBTQ+ activist in the region. In October 2021, the 31-year-old was arrested by Iranian security forces whilst trying to flee to Turkey.