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text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CH-1_geD5iI\/?utm_source=ig_embed\u0026amp;utm_campaign=loading\u0022 style=\u0022 color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EA post shared by \ud83d\udcabalireza\ud83d\udcab (@alireza_locked)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cscript async src=\u0022\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAlireza Fazeli-Monfared, 20, has reportedly \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.radiozamaneh.com\/667823\/\u0022\u003Ebeen killed\u003C\/a\u003E by family members on May 4, 2021, near Ahvaz, the capital of Khuzestan Province. LGBT rights activists \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/6rang.org\/english\/3214\/\u0022\u003Ehave reported\u003C\/a\u003E that his murder was motivated by his family\u2019s suspicion that he was gay. According to different sources, Monfared expressed concerns about his own safety and intent to flee Iran. Monfared had been living away from his family but had \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/persian\/iran-57027583\u0022\u003Ereturned briefly to Ahvaz\u003C\/a\u003E to pick up his military exemption card, which he was eligible for as a gay man under Paragraph 5, Article 7 of the Iranian military exemption laws. Aghil Abyat, Monfared\u2019s partner, informed \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/iran-lgbt-murder\/31247605.html\u0022\u003ERadio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty\u003C\/a\u003E that Monfared had planned to join him in Turkey on May 8, 2021, in hopes of traveling to Europe to seek asylum.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ELGBT people in Iran face serious threats of violence and discrimination, with limited access to redress or government protection. The criminalization of same-sex relations, and the absence of legislation protecting against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, compromise LGBT people\u2019s safety and threaten their basic rights. Iran\u2019s penal code \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2010\/12\/15\/we-are-buried-generation\/discrimination-and-violence-against-sexual-minorities\u0022\u003Ecriminalizes all sexual relations\u003C\/a\u003E outside marriage, including same-sex conduct. Under Iranian law, same-sex conduct is punishable by flogging and, for men, the death penalty. Although Iran \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.economist.com\/middle-east-and-africa\/2019\/04\/04\/why-iran-is-a-hub-for-sex-reassignment-surgery\u0022\u003Epermits and subsidizes sex reassignment surgery\u003C\/a\u003E for transgender people, no law prohibits discrimination against them. 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