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November 22, 2006
Russia: Moscow to deport opponent of the Islamic regime back to Iran
Iranian dissident Zahra Kamalfar has been living with her two children in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport for almost 18 months, reports Russian media.
Since she and her family do not have valid Russian visas, they are left to live in Sheremetyevo and cannot cross the official border. Technically, they are not on Russian territory. Aeroflot, the company that flew them to Moscow, is supposedly answering for their fate and feeding them.
The Russian government is totally unsympathetic to their plight, and now wants to be rid of them and is ready to hand them over to its allies in Iran.
Zahra and her husband were involved in demonstrations in Iran in 2000. In July 8 2004, Zahra arrested and held in jail. Zahra was in jail for 8 months. Then she was released on a 48 hour pass to visit her family. She immediately fled Iran with her two children on April 6 2005, and they went to Turkey on a false Bulgarian passport. From Turkey, they transited through Russia to Germany, but when they arrived in Germany, the authenticity of their passports was questioned.
Zahra made asylum claims but the Germans refused and they were sent back to Russia where authorities detained them. The mother and daughter claim to have been physically abused by Russian authorities. Now the Russian authorities want to send Zahra and her children back to Iran. Zahra is afraid to return to Iran as she believes she will be sent to jail and at risk of rape, torture and possibly death. She also fears her daughter will be at risk of being sexually assaulted and raped.
In an interview with Russia TV, Russian migration officials said they could not help her because she didn't register as a refugee within 24 hours of arriving in Russia.
Russian TV showed documents describing Kamalfar as an Orthodox Christian, which means that her punishment will be even more severe if she is deported to the Islamic country.
Kamalfar showed letters she wrote to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees asking for assistance, but it never responded.
Posted by Jean de la Valette at November 22, 2006 4:26 PM
Comments
It is a terrible thing to send this woman back to Iran. We know what muslims do to Christians and Jews-kill them. There is only one way to be saved and that is through Jesus Christ. I hope somehow this woman can come to America and be free from the muslim terrorists.
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at November 24, 2006 12:08 AM
It seems they are not going to deport her after all (at least for now): http://www.pajamasmedia.com/2006/11/stay_of_deportation_eu_court_o.php
Posted by: Czech Infidel at November 24, 2006 10:56 AM
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