CCPR/C/132/D/3188/2018 Advance unedited version and interim measures, requested the State party to refrain from deporting the author to Iran while his case was pending before the Committee. 1.3 On 28 May 2018, the Refugee Appeals Board confirmed suspension of the execution of the author’s deportation order until further notice. The facts as presented by the author 2.1 The author converted to Christianity from Islam in 2013 whilst still in Iran He had becomeme interested in Christianity through his mother who had taught him about the Bible and he started to participate in weekly church meetings she organized at their home, . The author began recounting stories he had learned from the bible to his (Christian) uncle’sclients. 2.2 During one of these home church services, the author met a woman, S., and they started a relationship. He had not known at that time that she was married, although she indicated that she had been previously. They met regularly at her home and had a physical relationship, although he did not see some parts of the house, which he now understands to have been because she was, in fact, still married. 2.3 One day, in 2015, the author returned home to learn that his mother had been arrested, having been accused of contravening Sharia Law by converting to Christianity. His father, a Muslim, who had been unaware of the conversion and worship at their home, owing to working away most of the time, blamed the author for not having stopped this activity, beat the author unconscious. . When he came to consciousness, the author fled and called S, who didn’t answer her phone. He found out from a mutual friend that S. had also been arrested as her husband, a high ranking government official, had found photographs on the phone of S, which she had taken of them together. 2.4 The author began receiving calls from S’ husband, accusing him of trying to convert S to Christianity and threatening the author and his family. The harassment continued even after the author changed his phone number, leading him to the conclusion that S’ husband had connections with government intelligence services.. 2.5 The author’s mother was released after a week. Two days later, however, she was driven into by a car in the street and badly injured. She was taken to hospital and later discharged to the home of sympathetic relatives for ongoing care. S’ husband continued calling the author, claiming responsibility for his mother’s injuries and began demanding that the author meet with him, threatening further harm if he didn’t comply. 2.6 Fearing for his younger brother’s life, the author took him to stay with relatives and on 11 October 2015, at the age of 18, the author fled Iran without a passport or any other documentation, evading compulsory military service.1 Following his departure, his mother received further threats at herr home and three men attended the house with an arrest warrant. 2.7 On 16 December 2015, the author arrived in Denmark, applying for asylum on the same day. His claim was based on both his conversion to Christianity and his relationship with a married woman.2 On 27 March 2017, the Immigration Service rejected his application,finding that the author’s account of events in Iran lacked credibility, owing to inconsistent statements made at different times during the course of the asylum process, regarding the timing and certain details of events . On 27 March 2018the Danish Refugee Appeals Board (RAB), rejected the authors appeal..3 The RAB held that, since the author had failed to substantively demonstrate that he converted to Christianity prior to his entry into Denmark, his conversion could not be accepted as genuine. The author again challenged this decision requesting permission to call a witness to provide oral testimony, which would support the authenticity of the conversion and therefore his credibility. The request was denied without providing reasoning.. 1 In Iran, minors are free to leave the country until 18 when their passport is confiscated and given to them only if they perform the 24 months military service. 2 3 2 The author indicates that it is the final domestic decision.

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