Iranian asylum seeker's deportation delayed
Pink News Feb 29 08A gay teenager who was due to be deported to the UK earlier this week is still in detention in Holland. 19-year-old Medhi Kazemi, who faces possible execution by stoning if he returns to Iran, fled for the Netherlands last year after his appeal for asylum in the UK was refused.He is awaiting the ruling of Dutch court next Monday on whether he should be returned to the UK, who want to deport him to Iran. Full story...
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