DA (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent)
Thursday 21 May 2026
The Appellant appeals against the Upper Tribunal’s (UT) decision of 28 October 2024 upholding the refusal of the Appellant’s asylum claim.
The Appellant, an Iranian national of Kurdish ethnicity, claimed risk based on attending protests in London. The First-Tier Tribunal found his activities insincere, that he had not come to the authorities’ attention, and could avoid risk; it also rejected his credibility. Although permission to appeal was granted on arguable errors, the UT held there was no material error of law, confirming that attendance alone did not establish risk and dismissing the appeal.
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