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Country of Decision: Sweden
Country of Applicant: Armenia
Keywords: Persecution Grounds/Reasons, Political Opinion, Family unity (right to)
An Armenian opposition politician was considered a political refugee by the Migration Court of Appeal. Both the Migration Board and the Migration Court believed the applicant's political commitment and account of events. The Board considered, however, that the Armenian authorities' actions were not unreasonable and dismissed the application.
The Migration Court stated the fact that the applicant was not imprisoned for long periods did not imply that the arrests and ill-treatment that took place could be considered as acceptable measures by the authorities. Nor could the actions of...
Date: 20-05-2010
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