Aug 28, 2007News: Pink Panthers Stage Pegah Die-In at British Embassy in Paris
By vanrozenheim
(France) - The Panthères Roses of Paris (Pink Panthers) have weighed-in with support for Pegah Emambackhsh, the Iranian lesbian who is facing deportation from the UK back to Iran. Monday evening the group mounted a demonstration in front of the British Embassy in the French capital. "The English authorities have to measure the responsibilities they can have in the death of Pegah Emambackhsh if her deportation ends by death penalty in Iran," a Panthères Roses spokesperson said. "The times are really repressive now in Iran, and all behaviour considered as immoral is punished by flagellation and hangings. LGBT people are the direct victims of this violence that can lead to death penalty."
Panthères Roses are among a growing number of overseas groups who are asking British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith not to deport Ms. Emambackhsh and to grant her asylum.
"We will stay mobilised as long until we have the guarantee that Pegah Emambakhsh will be able to stay in total legality and safety in the United Kingdom," the spokesperson pledged.
