Court recognizes refugee status of Iranian who converted to Christianity
Social affairsMay 6, 2018
A South Korean court has ruled that an Iranian who converted from Islam to Christianity should be given refugee status as he could be persecuted if he goes back to his country.The Seoul Administrative Court said on Sunday the Iranian has won a lawsuit he filed against the chief of the Seoul Immigration Office demanding the authority withdraw its decision not to recognize his refugee status. The man began to attend a Protestant church upon entering South Korea in August 2011 and was baptized to c