Podcast 47: LGBT Rights in Iran in an Interview with Hossein Alizadeh

Most of us remember President Ahmadinejad’s infamous 2007 comment that homosexuals do not exist in Iran. In this Weekly Rights Podcast, we talk to Hossein Alizadeh, the Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. Hossein talks about what it’s like to be gay in Iran, and how the regime uses homosexuality as part of its oppressive policies. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind podcast!