Three Iranian asylum seekers at risk of deportation from Türkiye "for participating in a march"
Three Iranian asylum seekers have faced deportation from Turkey after participating in a demonstration against Ankara's withdrawal from the European Convention on the Protection of Women against Violence.
The Guardian newspaper named the three people as Leyli Faraji, Zeynep Jandez, and Ismail Fattahi, and wrote that they were arrested after participating in a demonstration last March in the city of Denizli in southern Turkey.
As their lawyer announced, another Iranian citizen, Mohammad Pourakobari, was also arrested along with three others, even though he was not present at the aforementioned demonstration.
After their arrest, the four were charged with "disturbing public order" and "participating in illegal demonstrations."
Concerns have grown over the possibility of their early deportation from Turkey after the appeals court overturned a court order to deport them.
Three of the four are in conditional refugee status, which makes it illegal to return them to Iran, but according to their lawyer, there is "no indication in the court's ruling" that this issue is being addressed.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the deportation order for these individuals has been issued amid growing concerns about Turkey's treatment of Iranian dissidents and refugees in Turkey, who number at least 24,300.
It is estimated that 67,000 Iranian citizens live in Türkiye, many of whom have sought refuge in Turkey due to persecution by the Islamic Republic's government or in search of a better life.
Source: Radio Farda
