BE (Military Service - Punishment - Landmines) Iran v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Author: Immigration Appeal Tribunal (IAT)
Document source:

United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority
Date:
8 July 2004

In this section

Appeal dismissed.

Author

Immigration Appeal Tribunal (IAT)

Title

BE (Military Service - Punishment - Landmines) Iran v. Secretary of State for the Home Department

Document source

United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority

Date

8 July 2004

Document number

[2004] UKIAT 00183

Document type

Additional document information

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Collection

Country

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Keywords

Military service / Conscientious objection / Desertion / Draft evasion / Forced conscription

Prison or detention conditions

Comments:

Date of hearing: 26 February 2004; Date determination notified: 8 July 2004. In what circumstances punishment of a soldier for refusing to plant anti-personnel landmines gives rise to a real risk of persecution.

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