BBC News: “Gay Iranian man loses asylum plea”, Document #1118447

ecoi.net summary:: Iranian homosexual who says he will be executed if deported from the Netherlands loses his asylum claim; Iran regularly executed people for homosexual acts; Dutch court refers to Dublin regulation, according to which state first entered by applicant is responsible for the application; in this case the UK, however, has declined his asylum plea before
Countries:: Iran, Netherlands
Source:: BBC News
Original link:: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/europe/7290330.stm
Document type:: Media Report
Language:: English
Published:: 11 March 2008
Document ID:: 1118447 (former ID 93216)