Croatia Urged to Give Asylum to Iranian Christians

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Croatia Urged to Give Asylum to Iranian Christians

Activists and representatives of the Croatian Baptist Church are urging the state not to deport Christian asylum-seekers to Iran, saying they could face serious consequences because of their religion.

The Iranian Christian Community in Zagreb. Photo: Facebook/Tihomir Kukolja.

Croatian activists and representatives of the Baptist Church are holding a round-table discussion in Zagreb on Wednesday to highlight how the deportation of asylum-seekers and refugees to their home countries could end in serious persecution.

They will host an Iranian Christian woman who could face persecution or even a death sentence if Croatia decides to reject her plea for asylum and deports her to Iran. Her identity is being kept secret by activists.

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