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Mehdi Kazemi case: British war press indulges again in 'humanitarian' propaganda

Xenia | 16.03.2008 16:10 | Anti-militarism | Gender | Other Press | World

"It is not exactly amazing, but certainly worthy of attention, that when struggles by women, and gays, and black people for social justice are actually successful, the ruling class finds a way to appropriate those successes in its discursive strategies - so suddenly, an attack on Sudan would be anti-racist, a defense of black 'Africans' against 'Arabs' (who also happen to be black), while an attack on Iran would be about liberating gay people and women etc." (Lenin's Tomb)


THE INDEPENDENT


 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gay-iranian-demands-guarantee-he-can-stay-796251.html

Gay Iranian demands guarantee he can stay

(Independent, 15 March 2008)



 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/victory-for-kazemi-as-home-secretary-halts-deportation-to-iran-795713.html

Victory for Kazemi as Home Secretary halts deportation to Iran

(Independent, 14 March 2008)



 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/peers-lobby--smith-to-halt-deportation-of-gay-iranian-794995.html

Peers lobby Smith to halt deportation of gay Iranian

(Independent, 13 March 2008)



 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/philip-hensher/philip-hensher-there-is-no-logic-to-our-treatment-of-mehdi-kazemi-794924.html

There is no logic to our treatment of Mehdi Kazemi

(Independent, 13 March 2008)



 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gay-teenager-faces-return-to-iran-after-dutch-ruling-794463.html

Gay teenager faces return to Iran after Dutch ruling

(Independent, 12 March 2008)



 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/leading-articles/leading-article-squalid-priorities-792717.html

Leading article: Squalid priorities

(Independent, 7 March 2008)



 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/now-iranian-lesbian-who-fled-to-britain-faces-deportation-792819.html

Now Iranian lesbian who fled to Britain faces deportation

(Independent, 7 March 2008)



 http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/simon-hughes-no-gay-person-should-be-sent-back-to-iran-792750.html

No gay person should be sent back to Iran

(Independent, 7 March 2008)



 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/a-life-or-death-decision-792058.html

A life or death decision

(Independent, 6 March 2008)



 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/brutal-land-where-homosexuality-is-punishable-by-death-792057.html

Brutal land where homosexuality is punishable by death

(Independent, 6 March 2008)


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THE TIMES


 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3549376.ece

Reprieve for gay Iranian who fears he will be killed

(Times, 14 March 2008)


 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article3549274.ece

A case for asylum that the Home Secretary should not have questioned

(Times, 14 March 2008)



 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3547964.ece

Gay Iranian teenager has deportation reprieve

(Times, 13 March 2008)



 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3531630.ece

Gay teenager is facing gallows as his asylum bid is rejected

(Times, 12 March 2008)


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THE GUARDIAN


 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/mar/14/immigration.immigrationpolicy

Deportation order on gay Iranian to be reviewed

(Guardian, 14 March 2008)



 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/mar/13/immigration.iran

Smith lifts deportation order for gay Iranian teenager

(Guardian, 13 March 2008)


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 http://www.everyonegroup.com/EveryOne/MainPage/Entries/2008/3/14_Mehdi_is_safe._EveryOne_Group_celebrates_with_its_allies_and_announces_new_campaigns.html


Mehdi is safe. EveryOne Group celebrates with its allies and announces new campaigns

(EveryOneGroup.com, 14 March 2008)


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Xenia

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Display the following 3 comments

  1. Can you clarify what you mean? — Sorry I don't get it
  2. wilfull blindness mixed with wilfull amnesia — Xenia
  3. Their Lordships speak out: deportations to Iran must end — Xenia

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