Success! Mehdi Kazemi Given Asylum

Remember this post way back in March about Mehdi Kasemi, the 19 year old Iranian student who was forced to claim for asylum in the UK, was denied, and then fled to the Netherlands only to have that country turn down the request to hear his case?

BBC News: A gay Iranian teenager who said he could be executed if he was sent home has been given asylum in Britain.

Mehdi Kazemi, 19, came to London to study English in 2005, but later discovered his boyfriend had been charged with sodomy in Iran and hanged.

ETA: Forgot to add this part.

Where Mr Kazemi's case is concerned, in March the home secretary agreed to reconsider his situation after his first asylum bid failed.

The UK Border Agency now says it will allow him asylum after reviewing his case.

Fantastic news! I am so glad the UK Border Agency reconsidered the case, and that so many people led the charge to support Kasemi's application. A victory for humanitarianism :D

Miller on the Spirit Film, and Other Oddities

Posted this on scans_daily, and am a bit conflicted about the new role. Ahhh, it'll work out in the end, won't it? *hyperventilates into a paper bag*

In other news, Chelsea lost the European Championship. My supervisor at new job rubbed it in, made me laugh with his impression of Rooney, and then we both commiserated on the state of the English Premiership (he's a Liverpool fan, haha!). Stupid penalties. Stupid Man U. Grr.

I haven't had dinner yet, having returned at 8pm before diving into preparing the SD post (yeah, my priorities are messed up). I still have a bagful of comics to catch up on, as well as newslinks. The one I'm most interested in at the moment is this International Herald Tribune article on Finding The Best Way to Cook All Those Vegetables. No, it's not a cooking column. It reports next month's findings in The British Journal of Nutrition of raw and plain vegetables not being 'the best'. Hey, maybe that means I won't have to succumb to the raw food diet to allay my allergies after all.

And finally, I'm posting this pic so's Sal can finally figure out my costume for this year's San Diego Comic-Con. A farthing for those who can guess correctly the character!

( Excuse the handwriting... )

Now if you'll excuse me, Law & Order Season Finale awaits!