ranian actor, Mohamad Sadeghi arrested on Tehran’s Deputy Prosecutor’s orders. Hardliner news agency calls him ‘homosexuality advocate,’ accusing him of inciting violence on Instagram and threatening police forces. He livestreamed a violent police raid on his flat yesterday. 6Rang strongly…
Preamble The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the…
Preamble The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the…
Additional Principles and State Obligations on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics to Complement the Yogyakarta Principles. The YP plus 10 was adopted on 10 November, 2017…
Hate speech and propaganda against the LGBTQ+ community were used during and after the nationwide anti-regime protests to spread fear of the protests, report finds. A report published by the Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network (6Rang) in March 2023 investigated…
6Rang is pleased to announce that Zahra Sedighi Hamedani, better known as Sareh, was released from Urmia Prison this morning. Sareh, an LGBTQ+ rights activist, was arrested in the West Azerbaijan province on 27th of October 2021 by the IRGC.…
According to news received by 6Rang on March 13th, 2023, Elham Choubdar has been released after a one billion Rial bail was paid. This is great news. However, Sareh Sedighi Hamedani is still imprisoned due to failing to post a…
Geneva, 8 September 2022 – Iran must immediately retract the death penalty sentence imposed on LGBTI activists Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani (Sareh) and Elham Choubdar and drop all charges against them – human rights organisations 6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network), ILGA…
