Case Law

27 May 2021 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Political asylum - Political situation - Returnees | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

1. This country guidance applies to protection claims from Iranians who claim to have converted from Islam to Christianity. 2. Insofar as they relate to non-ethnic Christians, this decision replaces the country guidance decisions in FS and Others (Iran – Christian Converts) Iran CG [2004] UKIAT 00303 and SZ and JM (Christians – FS confirmed) Iran CG [2008] UKAIT 00082 which are no longer to be followed.

20 February 2020 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Christian - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Returnees | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

“whether a failed asylum seeker of Kurdish ethnicity will be at risk of persecution on return”

14 December 2018 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Kurd - Returnees | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

13 July 2016 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements - Credibility assessment - Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) - Returnees - Social group discrimination | Countries: Afghanistan - Australia

8 November 2015 | Judicial Body: Australia: Administrative Appeals Tribunal | Topic(s): Jurisdiction - Persecution based on political opinion - Political parties - Returnees - Single heads of household - Social group discrimination - Social group persecution - Women-at-risk | Countries: Australia - Malaysia - Zimbabwe

8 September 2015 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Deportation / Forcible return - Returnees | Countries: Congo, Democratic Republic of the - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This decision replaces FP (Return - Cabinda - Non-Luandan) Angola, which ceases to be country guidance.

8 September 2014 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) | Topic(s): Cabinda - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Return conditions - Returnees | Countries: Angola - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

4 July 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Persecution based on political opinion - Returnees - Safe third country | Countries: Australia - Zimbabwe

24 April 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Countries: Australia - Egypt

2 April 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Racial / Ethnic persecution - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Returnees - Social group persecution - Statelessness - Statelessness Determination Procedures - Sunni | Countries: Australia - Iraq - Kuwait