What the records say
- When
- 4 May 2021
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 31.32° N, 48.68° E
- Description
- 20-year old Iranian man beheaded for being gay
Killing of Ali Fazeli Monfared
20-year old Iranian man murdered for being a homosexual
Ali "Alireza" Fazeli Monfared was a 20-year-old Iranian man who was kidnapped and decapitated by three men, namely his half-brother and two cousins, near the city of Ahvaz in Iran's Khuzestan Province because of his sexual orientation. News of the situation garnered significant social media attention and coverage and calls by activists and celebrities to challenge homophobia in Iran.
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