Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni

Mahmoud Asgari (Persian: محمود عسگري‎‎), aged 16, and Ayaz Marhoni (Persian: عياض مرهوني‎‎), aged 18, were Iranian teenagers from the province of Khorasan who were publicly hanged in Edalat (Justice) Square in Mashhad, northeast Iran, on July 19, 2005. They were executed after being convicted by the court of having raped a 13-year-old boy. The case attracted international media attention. The British lesbian, gay and bisexual group OutRage!, alleged that the teenagers were executed for consensual homosexual acts and not rape.

Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni

Mahmoud Asgari (Persian: محمود عسگري‎‎), aged 16, and Ayaz Marhoni (Persian: عياض مرهوني‎‎), aged 18, were Iranian teenagers from the province of Khorasan who were publicly hanged in Edalat (Justice) Square in Mashhad, northeast Iran, on July 19, 2005. They were executed after being convicted by the court of having raped a 13-year-old boy. The case attracted international media attention. The British lesbian, gay and bisexual group OutRage!, alleged that the teenagers were executed for consensual homosexual acts and not rape.