A Life or Death Decision

The punishment for practicing homosexuality in Iran is a slow and excruciating public hanging. An Iranian student in London, named by a former partner before an execution in Iran, failed to receive asylum in the UK, and has since fled to the Netherlands. A Dutch appeals court will rule on granting the young man Dutch asylum or returning him to the UK. Gay-rights activists throughout Europe express outrage about a lack of compassion for Muslim homosexuals from governments, attempting to reduce asylum applicants. Iran has executed more than 4000 gay men and women since fundamentalists took power in 1979. – YaleGlobal