Interior ministers agree: countries to stop deportations to Iran

Status: 11/28/2022 3:00 p.m

For the time being, no more people should be deported from Germany to Iran – according to Bavaria’s department head Herrmann, all state interior ministers are demanding this. Exceptions should be possible for dangerous persons and offenders.

Because of the tense political situation, deportations from Germany to Iran should be suspended for the time being, according to the interior ministers of the federal states. “We agree that there will be no deportations there until further notice,” said the chairman of the conference of interior ministers, Bavaria’s department head Joachim Herrmann (CSU), according to a report by the dpa news agency. Only in the case of threats and serious criminals should this continue to be possible after an individual assessment.

Herrmann demands an assessment of the situation from the federal government

Herrmann called on the federal government to provide the federal states with an updated assessment of the situation in Iran. This must then be the basis for further decisions. From Wednesday to Friday, the interior ministers of the federal and state governments meet in Munich for their autumn conference.

In Iran, people across the country have been protesting against the country’s political leadership for more than two months. The UN Human Rights Council decided on Thursday to conduct an independent investigation into the continuing violence by the Iranian security apparatus against peacefully demonstrating people. Germany and Iceland had submitted a corresponding resolution.

Tensions between Germany and Iran

Recently, the tone between the governments in Tehran and Berlin had sharpened. German government officials had repeatedly criticized the violent crackdown on the protests. Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s clear stance has met with resentment in Tehran. Now the German ambassador was summoned again. High-ranking Iranian diplomats recently described Germany as a “regime”. Numerous Iranian security officials and politicians have also been subject to EU sanctions since the protests broke out.

The mass protests were triggered by the death of the Iranian Kurd Jina Mahsa Amini in mid-September. She died in police custody after being arrested for breaking Islamic dress codes. According to estimates by human rights activists, at least 450 demonstrators were killed and around 18,000 protesters arrested.

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