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　May　16,　2007　　
iranian　police　arrest　over　80　at　birthday　party　
By　News　Editor　
　　
Eighty　members　of　the　"Iranian　gay　community"　were　arrested　when　police　raided　a　birthday　party　held　at　a　private　residence　in　Esfahan.　
　　
　　
Some　"80　members　of　the　Iranian　gay　community"　were　arrested　last　Thursday　by　the　police　in　Esfahan,　according　to　emails　being　circulated　on　various　gay　email　groups.
　
Quoting　the　Toronto-based　IRanian　Queer　Organization,　the　arrests　are　said　to　have　been　made　at　10pm　on　May　10　when　police　raided　a　residence　where　a　birthday　party　was　in　progress.　The　police　had　allegedly　assaulted　the　host　who　was　identified　only　as　Farhad,　his　parents,　and　all　the　guests　before　they　were　taken　into　custody.

The　email　quoted　a　quest,　Peyman,　who　related　the　incidence　to　the　organisation　by　phone:　"I　went　to　buy　a　gift　for　Farhad　and　so　I　arrived　late　for　the　party.　As　soon　as　I　turned　in　to　their　street,　I　saw　police　cars　parked　everywhere;　all　my　friends　were　arrested　while　seven　or　eight　policeman　beat　them　with　batons.　Fearing　the　usual　punishments　for　attending　a　party,　two　had　jumped　from　the　second-floor　window　and　were　in　a　bad　condition.　Farhad's　family　were　also　arrested.　Everyone　was　transported　into　a　big　car　and　taken　into　custody.　All　their　cell　phones　are　off　and　we　have　no　information　about　the　situation　inside　the　jail."

Another　guest　at　the　party,　Kia,　was　quoted　as　saying:　“Guests　had　come　from　Shiraz,　Tehran,　Shahin　Shahr　to　Isfahan　for　Farhad’s　birthday.　When　they　were　coming　out　of　the　house　followed　by　the　police,　their　clothes　were　ripped,　their　faces　and　bodies　were　covered　in　blood.　They　were　beaten　up　badly.”

Reports　state　that　the　next　morning　all　those　arrested　were　taken　to　court,　and　later　to　jail.　The　court　is　not　permitting　the　families　of　those　arrested　to　visit　their　children,　and　is　not　accepting　bail　for　their　temporary　release.　Several　women　were　released　the　next　day　but　the　police　are　continuing　to　detain　the　men　who　are　believed　to　be　gay,　said　the　report.

According　to　new　information　on　the　group’s　web　site,　the　80　young　men　arrested　are　under　“severe　torture　and　pressure　by　Iranian　authorities　but　have　not　been　officially　charged”　and　are　held　for　participating　in　a　party　where　alcohol　beverages　were　found,　music　was　playing　and　young　people　were　dancing.”

The　organisation　also　reported　that　it　had　received　news　that　the　arrestees　were　being　tortured　in　jail　and　that　their　lives　were　in　danger.

The　statement　reads　(sic):　“Obviously　this　crackdown　is　yet　another　systematic　violation　of　human　rights,　along　with　brutal　suppression　of　women's　and　labor's　movements　in　Iran　and　must　be　strongly　protested　by　all　human　rights　organizations　as　yet　another　violation　of　people's　private　rights　and　liberties.　This　means　that　for　now,　what　is　urgently　needed　is　to　strongly　object　to　this　gross　violation　of　human　rights　and　the　invasion　of　young　people's　lives　and　dignity.　

“Since　these　young　men　are　still　waiting　to　be　officially　charged,　it　is　imperative　that　interested　organizations,　for　now,　avoid　naming　these　arrests　as　gay　crackdown　until　further　notification.　We　strongly　urge　you　to　be　vigilant　and　alert　for　the　next　few　days　and　we　are　immensely　grateful　for　your　concerned　follow　up　until　the　fate　of　these　individuals　is　determined.　In　the　next　few　days　we　will　do　everything　in　our　power　to　relay　information　to　all　of　you　especially　if　and　when　these　young　men　are　officially　charged　and　sentenced　by　Iran's　judicial　authorities.”　

Based　on　a　conservative　interpretation　of　Islamic　Shari'a　law,　Iran’s　laws　provide　for　the　death　penalty　if　sodomy　is　proved　either　by　a　person　who　confesses　four　times　to　having　committed　sodomy　or　by　the　testimony　of　four　righteous　men.

In　2005,　two　Iranian　teenagers　were　both　sentenced　to　death　for　what　some　human　rights　groups　claimed　was　"consensual　gay　sex"　while　Iranian　authorities　asserted　that　the　two　were　part　of　a　criminal　gang　that　raped　a　thirteen-year-old　boy.