Urgent action is being called to save an Iranian woman from deportation that will put her in extreme danger:
Pegah Emambakhsh is an Iranian national who sought asylum in the UK in 2005. Her claim failed despite appeals and she was arrested in Sheffield on Monday 13th August and taken to Yarlswood detention centre. She is likely to be deported back to Iran in the near future.
If returned to Iran she faces certain imprisonment and possibly stoning to death. Her crime in Iran is her sexual orientation – she was in a relationship with another woman.
Ms Emambakhsh escaped from Iran, claiming asylum after her partner was arrested, tortured and, it is feared, has been sentenced to death by stoning. Her father has also been arrested, tortured and interrogated about Pegah’s whereabouts.
See the Outrage site for details on who to write to.
UPDATE: The Italian government has also taken up Ms Emambaksh’s case.
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