Although the human rights situation has not changed since the mass protests in September 2022, the Free State is sending people back to Tehran again. This time it could affect a Christian from Middle Franconia.
Despite massive criticism from churches and refugee organizations, Bavaria is continuing its deportations to Iran. The central immigration authority for Middle Franconia is currently planning to deport an Iranian, as his lawyer, the Erlangen asylum lawyer Rainer Frisch, confirmed. The Iranian, whose name should not appear in the newspaper for his own protection, has lived in Germany since 2015 and converted to Christianity. This is also known in Iran. The mother warned the son not to return because otherwise he would face arrest, the lawyer explained. In Iran it is forbidden to change religion. Those affected can face the death penalty. Shortly before Easter, the case of a 34-year-old Amazon employee from Swabia made headlines when he avoided deportation to Tehran by escaping from the plane. The Protestant regional church and CSU politicians campaigned unsuccessfully for this man.