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* [[Salt Lake City]] (1847) and [[Utah]] under the prophets and Council of Elders of the [[Mormonism|Latter-day Saints]] in the 19th century in the United States.

* [[Salt Lake City]] (1847) and [[Utah]] under the prophets and Council of Elders of the [[Mormonism|Latter-day Saints]] in the 19th century in the United States.

* The [[Islamic Republic]] of [[Iran]] is a modern-day theocracy, as many commentators believe that the real power in its government lies not in allegedly "democratically-elected" leaders like [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] but in [[cleric]]s within the government since Iranian law requires [[President]]ial candidates to be approved by the [[Guardian Council]] <ref> 

* The [[Islamic Republic]] of [[Iran]] since December 1979 is a modern-day theocracy, as many commentators believe that the real power in its government lies not in allegedly "democratically-elected" leaders like [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]] but in [[cleric]]s within the government since Iranian law requires [[President]]ial candidates to be approved by the [[Guardian Council]] <ref> 

Access Denied: Iran’s Exclusionary Elections <i>Human Rights Watch</i> [http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/mena/iran0605/]</ref> and some Iranian laws on [[homosexuality]] and [[adultery]] come from the [[Sharia]] <ref>[[Netherlands]], [[Sweden]]: Bar Deportations to [[Torture]] in Iran

Access Denied: Iran’s Exclusionary Elections <i>Human Rights Watch</i> [http://www.hrw.org/backgrounder/mena/iran0605/]</ref> and some Iranian laws on [[homosexuality]] and [[adultery]] come from the [[Sharia]] <ref>[[Netherlands]], [[Sweden]]: Bar Deportations to [[Torture]] in Iran

- Officials Must Not Return Gay and Lesbian [[Asylum]] Seekers to Iran <i>Human Rights Watch </i>[http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/10/06/sweden14361.htm]</ref>.  

- Officials Must Not Return Gay and Lesbian [[Asylum]] Seekers to Iran <i>Human Rights Watch </i>[http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/10/06/sweden14361.htm]</ref>.