documents when arriving in Sweden because he had been forced to give the documents to the smuggler that brought him there, and that Iranian authorities twice had made inquiries about him at his family's house. On 11 August 2000, the Aliens Appeals Board rejected his application for asylum. 2.6 On 1 September 2000, the petitioner lodged a new application for asylum and a residence permit with the Aliens Appeals Board. The petitioner submitted further information, stating that his father and brother had been released from detention and that the Iranian authorities had made further inquiries about his whereabouts. He referred to an appeal from the Iranian Refugee Council of Stockholm that expressed concerns about his security should he be deported to Iran. Finally, he invoked humanitarian reasons for a residence permit based upon a statement from a psychiatrist affirming that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, acute depression, strong memories of previous torture and was suicidal. Again, on 5 October 2000, the Aliens Appeals Board rejected his application. 2.7 On 7 November 2000, the petitioner lodged a new application with the Aliens Appeals Board, and submitted information that was intended to clarify the information he had provided at the earlier stages of his case, together with a new statement from a psychiatrist about his post-traumatic stress disorder and the serious risk of suicide. The Aliens Appeals Board rejected the application on 12 December 2000. The complaint 3. Counsel claims that the petitioner fears that if returned to Iran, he will be arrested for his participation in the anti-Government demonstrations in Sanandaj in February 1999. He also considers it plausible that the Iranian authorities will consider his case in the context of his previous activities in the early 1990s, and conclude that he is working for Kurdish independence and against the Iranian authorities which, from the regime's point of view, is a serious political crime and treated accordingly. Counsel adds that there exists a consistent pattern of human rights violations by Iranian authorities, in particular against political and religious opponents, and there is overwhelming reason to believe that the petitioner will be subjected to torture or other inhuman treatments if returned to Iran. State party observations on admissibility 4. In its observations of 29 March 2001, the State party does not contest the admissibility of the communication, as domestic remedies were exhausted with the Aliens Appeals Board's decision of 5 October 2000. However, the State party points out that the petitioner, under chapter 2, section 5b, of the Aliens Act, may lodge a new request for a resident permit with the Aliens Appeals Board at any time, provided that new circumstances are adduced that could call for a different decision. The petitioner's comments on the State party's observations 5. In a letter of 24 April 2001, counsel reiterates the points made in his initial communication. He further notes that his main objection to the migration authorities' action in the case is their incorrect

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