📍https://6rang.org/english/4118/
Liana was 17. She dreamed of standing on a stage in a long red dress, dancing, speaking into a microphone, telling the story of her life.
She died in Shiraz last week under suspicious circumstances.
Liana (officially registered as Arta Miri) was a trans girl who, according to people close to her, endured years of violence, humiliation and severe psychological pressure within her family because of her gender identity and self-expression. She had documented some of that abuse herself. Her family has attributed her death to a "stroke."
6Rang (Iranian LGBT+ Network) is calling for an independent investigation into the cause and circumstances of her death, and for accountability for anyone found responsible.
We also call on media and human rights organisations to respect Liana's gender identity in their reporting. Erasing a trans person's identity after death is a continuation of the denial they experienced in life.
Amid executions, repression and conflict, the violence LGBT+ people face in Iran can easily disappear from public view. It must not.
@6rangiran
