By Paul Canning
LGBT Asylum News has confirmed that Iranian lesbian Kiana Firouz today received 'leave to remain' in the UK - saving her from removal to Tehran after two refusals, originally and at appeal.
Kiana has been the focus of the largest ever international campaign for an LGBT asylum seeker, with over 45,000 signing a petition. We published Kiana's statement back in April.
Watch this space for updates.
Wednesday 16 June 2010
Breaking: Kiana Firouz has asylum
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kiana Firouz! Thank God that you have got the assylum in UK. Wish you good luck for the life in UK.
ReplyDeleteI am Pakistani but right now I am in Balad, Iraq. I am very happy for you.