United States Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell called out Iran after the country publicly hanged a 31-year-old man after he allegedly violated anti-gay laws:
This should be widely condemned. By everyone. It’s outrageous and barbaric. https://t.co/WuDGM2ZPXE
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 26, 2019
From the Jerusalem Post:
The ISNA reported that the 31-year-old kidnapped two 15-year-olds. The opaque inner workings of Iran’s judicial system create enormous difficulties for journalists and human rights advocates to examine judicial cases.
“The LGBT community in Iran has lived in terror for the last 40 years,” said Alireza Nader, CEO of Washington, DC-based research and advocacy organization New Iran. “Next time Foreign Minister Zarif speaks in Washington, the host and audience should ask him why his regime is one of the top executioner of gays in the world.”
for sure. https://t.co/3Ok017GkQL
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 27, 2019
Grenell also called on “our European allies” to “speak up”:
many of our European allies have Embassies in Tehran. This barbaric act must not go unanswered. Speak up. https://t.co/MlOJPizEZq
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) January 27, 2019
Hopefully, they step up.
Source » twitchy