Call for action - Kiana Firouz
I’ve said before that asylum is very much an LGBT issue. The case of Kiana Firouz makes this very sadly clear
Kiana Firouz is an Iranian lesbian. She is also an incredibly courageous woman and GBLT activist.
She has acted in a video documentary that highlighted the persecution of GBLTs in Iran. She also has a starring role in the film Cul de Sac produced in the UK that portrays the persecutions lesbians face in Iran.
In Iran lesbians can facer a sentence of 100 lashes. Repeated “offenders” face the death penalty. The Iranian government is aware of her work, she has been harassed in Iran and has fled to Britain for safety
She has been refused refugee status.
It is a travesty that such a clear case be denied - and truly evil to deny the persecution she would face in Iran if she was denied this protection.
Because of politics been the way they are at the moment, it can be hard to call for action to stop this - but we have to try, for Kiana Firouz and for her work and her fellows.
The emaill address of the Home Office is:
(public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk)
Home Office
Direct Communications Unit
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF
There is a petition for her here
There are easy ways to contact your MP here as well as their contact details here
Other useful modes of contact are:
Minister of State (Borders and Immigration) -
Home Office, 2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF
Fax: +44 870 336 9034
Secretary of State for the Home Department -
Home Office, 2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF
Fax: +44 20 7035 0900
Our new Home Secretary, Theresa May, can be contacted on her website And below:
Rt Hon Theresa May MP
House of Commons
London
SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5206
Fax: 020 7219 1145
mayt@parliament.uk
I have a lot of contact information here because, while the government is changing, I am not sure what is still working or being followed. The more, the better