Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Persecution based on political opinion

3 June 2014 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Extradition - Immigration Detention - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Turkmen | Countries: Bulgaria - Russian Federation - Turkmenistan

The case summary in English has been prepared in the framework of the Knowledge-Based Harmonisation of European Asylum Practices Project (2010-2012), co-financed by the European Refugee Fund.

17 May 2011 | Judicial Body: Bulgaria: Supreme Administrative Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Bulgaria - Iran, Islamic Republic of

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Argued and Submitted: October 11, 2001 - San Francisco, California

28 November 2001 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion | Countries: Bulgaria - United States of America

29 June 1999 | Judicial Body: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Criminal justice - Expulsion - Persecution based on political opinion - Right to family life - Rights of non-citizens - Statelessness | Countries: Bulgaria - Sweden