The three Iranians are summoned by the Iranian authorities for “disturbing public order”. Belgium considered that they did not meet the conditions to benefit from a refugee status.
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Dot information from RTL, demonstrators gathered in Zaventem to denounce the expulsion of three Iranians who are to leave the country this afternoon. The Iranians arrived in Belgium after the start of the protests that have shaken the Iranian Islamic Republic since the death of Masha Amini.
One of them, Mohsen Shekari, was supposed to catch the 11:30 a.m. flight to Istanbul, Turkey. Because it is from Turkey, neighboring Iran, that they arrived three months ago. But the Foreigners’ Office confirmed to RTL that “the person refused to leave” and was therefore taken back to the centre.
Two others are expected to be deported to Turkey via the 3:15 p.m. flight. One of them, Mohammadreza, claimed from his detention center that he had taken part in demonstrations in Azali, in northern Iran.
The two young people, aged 22, had been summoned by the Iranian police for “disturbing public order”. But Belgium considered that they were not in the conditions to obtain refugee status. A decision upheld on appeal. “We always understand that neither Belgium nor Europe can pick up the misery of the world, but today we are talking about a country in the midst of a revolution”, notes Said Javaherian, member of the support committee.
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