{"id":9569,"date":"2022-08-11T01:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T01:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=9569"},"modified":"2024-03-13T15:38:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:38:50","slug":"germany-denies-refuge-christian-convert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/germany-denies-refuge-christian-convert","title":{"rendered":"Germany denies refuge to Christian convert \u2013 after family member tortured, killed for his faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9569\" class=\"elementor elementor-9569\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f3c94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01f3c94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1cab19\" data-id=\"d1cab19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb4296 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efb4296\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>An Iranian Christian convert in Germany faces likely death for his faith as deportation looms<\/b><\/li><li><b>Court deems it \u201cunlikely\u201d that a person would have really converted to Christianity after family member was killed for his beliefs<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3a5b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3a5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Greifswald (11 August 2022)<\/b> &#8211; A 44-year-old Iranian cabinetmaker who converted to Christianity has been denied protection in Europe, facing likely imprisonment or death upon return to his home country. The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed his attempt to appeal the decision on the basis of his right to freedom of religion. The 44-year-old is now threatened with deportation to Iran.<\/p><p>\u00abNo one should be persecuted for their faith. Iran is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for Christians, and converts are particularly at risk. In the last year, religious persecution has greatly worsened. So-called \u00abreligious deviants\u00bb can be given prison sentences, national security charges are continuously used to target religious minorities. The courts in Germany must take this into account when processing asylum applications,\u00bb said Lidia Rieder, Legal Officer at ADF International.<\/p><p><b>A dangerous journey to Christianity<\/b><\/p><p>Hassan \u2013 whose name has been changed to protect his identity and is recorded only as \u201cH.H\u201d in public documents \u2013 applied for asylum in 2018.<\/p><p>He testified before the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees that he had learned about Christianity in Iran through his wife&#8217;s brother. His brother-in-law had been imprisoned for his activities with a house-church, and was ultimately killed for practicing his faith in jail.<\/p><p>\u201cMy wife&#8217;s brother had become a different person by becoming a Christian. We wanted to see if we would get this feeling when we became Christians,\u00bb H.H. told the authorities.<\/p><p>\u201cI had had many problems in Iran&#8230;I had many questions, but I was not allowed to ask them. When I asked questions, I was beaten at school. This led me to want to know which God I was facing. One day my brother-in-law said to me and my wife that he had good news. There is a treasure, there is a living God, Jesus Christ, we are His children and not His slaves&#8230;He said there is a free salvation available,\u201d he continued, reflecting on his conversion experience.<\/p><p>Subsequently, Hassan\u2019s wife adopted the Christian faith and eventually the whole family converted. Once discovered, security forces then stormed their house and confiscated books, the computer, their passports and their Bible. The family fled to Turkey, and from there to Germany.<\/p><p>\u00abIn Germany I share the gospel, I organize prayer circles here in the accommodation. I want to be a good example, to win the others to faith in Jesus Christ. My greatest goal would be for my children to be able to find Christ in freedom, and to do good,\u00bb said Hassan.<\/p><p><b>Credibility under Question<\/b><\/p><p>When H.H.\u2019s asylum application was rejected by German authorities, he appealed to the Greifswald Administrative Court. The court dismissed H.H.\u2019s case, declaring that it was \u00abnot particularly likely\u00bb that a Muslim would decide to become a Christian after his brother-in-law had been tortured and killed and his wife abused. It was more likely that the events described, if they had actually taken place, would have a deterrent effect on third parties,\u00bb said the Administrative Court.<\/p><p>\u00abThere are national and international guidelines for asylum applications based on religious grounds. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), decision-makers need to be objective and not arrive at conclusions based solely upon their own experiences. General assumptions about a certain religion or country should be avoided. Unfortunately, this guidance is being used very selectively by the German decision-makers. They do not understand that maintaining a religious belief when persecuted can be appealing to others and not just a deterrent as seen from the history of Christianity,\u00bb Rieder continued.<\/p><p>This week, the European Court of Human Rights quickly declined to hear arguments in Hassan\u2019s defense, leaving him vulnerable to deportation to a country where religious conversion can carry a prison penalty.<\/p><p><b>Inconsistent allocation of asylum decisions nationwide<\/b><\/p><p>According to OpenDoors, Iranian asylum seekers in Germany are often confronted with suspicions of feigned conversion. The situation varies greatly across the country: a comparison of the federal states shows an inconsistent picture of very low to very high rejection rates with regard to the recognition or rejection of converts by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) and the administrative courts, which suggests subjective examination procedures.<\/p><p>\u00abThere appears to be a tragic disregard for the application of a uniform and objective standard of examination for these kinds of dire asylum cases, in violation of international law. When decision-makers and judges decide on asylum applications according to their own criteria and without regard for the on-the-ground situation in the countries of origin, it results in severe personal suffering. H.H.&#8217;s case is a very worrying example of this,\u00bb said Lidia Rieder.<\/p><p><b>Situation of Christians in Iran worsens<\/b><\/p><p>Iran is ranked 9th on the World Watch List, a ranking of countries with the worst persecution of Christians worldwide. The extent of persecution is \u00abextreme\u00bb.<\/p><p>In 2021, Iran passed amendments providing for prison sentences for \u00abinsulting Islam\u00bb and \u00abdeviant activities\u00bb. Last year, several Christians were arrested on this basis, charged and sentenced to five years in prison each. According to a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, the persecution of converts to Christianity is particularly bad.<\/p><p>\u00abEvery person must be able to freely choose their faith. Iran systematically fails to protect its citizens\u2019 right to religious freedom. Iranian law must be amended to be brought into accordance with international human rights law, which protects the right of every individual to choose and freely practice their faith. Until this happens, countries like Germany have a responsibility to help to protect vulnerable religious minorities when they have an opportunity to do so. 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