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Babak Fled Iran Again May 02, 2007
Babak, the Iranian Gay Blogger, who was deported to Iran from Turkey, managed to go back to Turkey after he was released on bail. He reported to UN and stayed in Turkey as an asylum seeker. Babak worked as a translator/writer for Cheraq, the Iranian Queer Organization's (IRQO) on-line monthly magazine for the past year. He was taken to jail after Turkey’s police deported him to Iran, and was severely beaten and tortured. A friend paid $1500 to release him on bail. A passer took him back to Turkey but once there, kept him at the safe home and asked for extra money to let him go to the UN. We managed to pay the passers with your donation. He was released and was able to register at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee in Turkey and he is safe now but needs money for food and shelter. We are continuing our appeal on behalf of Babak and the other Iranian queers who escaped Iran and are in Turkey now and in need of financial support to for food and shelter. Please consider making donation to the IRQO to help the Iranian queers flee persecution. Your donations will also help support other queer Iranian refugees who are residing in Turkey until they are granted official refugee status by the UNHCR and find asylum in a gay-friendly country. Any donation will be extremely helpful. You can help them now by clicking on the "Donate" button on our website at http://www.irqo.net and using your credit card via the secure PayPal system. Or, you can mail a cheque, made payable to Arsham Parsi and send it to:
"Gay Refugees" Arsham Parsi 41 Waddington Cr. Toronto, Ontario Canada M2J 2Z9
Thank you for supporting Iran's persecuted gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transgender people. Financial assistance is urgently needed to get Iranian queers safely out of torture and into Turkey. Please show your support by donating.
------------------------- IRanian Queer Organization – IRQO Formerly Persian Gay & Lesbian Organization – PGLO (416) 548-4171 |
