The Islamic Republic of Iran executed on Sunday two men based on the country’s anti-gay Sharia law system.
The two Iranian men, Mehrdad Karimpou and Farid Mohammadi, were killed in the Maragheh prison in northwestern Iran, according to the organization Human Rights Network in Iran.
The men had spent six years in prison after being arrested for their sexual identity.
“The two Iranian men were executed today after being found guilty of charges related to homosexuality," Iran Human Rights Monitor tweeted. "Human rights websites identified the men as 32-year-old Mehrdad Karimpour & Farid Mohammadi. They were arrested 6 years ago & were in Maragheh prison until their execution.”
Iran’s regime frequently uses the charge of sodomy to impose the death penalty on gays and lesbians.
