Iranian teenager faces death penalty after losing his asylum claim
freedom of movement | 06.03.2008 12:15 | No Border Camp 2007 | Migration
A gay teenager who sought sanctuary in Britain when his boyfriend was executed by the Iranian authorities now faces the same fate after losing his legal battle for asylum.
A life or death decision
Mehdi Kazemi is a gay teenager from Iran. He sought sanctuary in Britain after his boyfriend was hanged for homosexuality. So why is Britain so determined to send him back to Tehran - to almost certain execution?
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By Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, The Independent, Thursday, 6 March 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/a-life-or-death-decision-792058.html
Mehdi Kazemi is a gay teenager from Iran. He sought sanctuary in Britain after his boyfriend was hanged for homosexuality. So why is Britain so determined to send him back to Tehran - to almost certain execution?
Full article:
By Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, The Independent, Thursday, 6 March 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/a-life-or-death-decision-792058.html
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