COMMON ANALYSIS
Last update: January 2025
Article 15(b) QD | Article 15(b) QR
As noted in the chapter Refugee status, some profiles of applicants from Iran may be at risk of death penalty or execution. In such cases, there would often be a nexus to a reason for persecution falling under the definition of a refugee (for example, Members and sympathisers of opposition parties and movements (perceived as) critical of the Iranian authorities, Protesters, Journalists and other media workers (perceived as) critical of the Iranian authorities, Individuals perceived to have transgressed Islamic norms or laws, Ethnic minorities, and Persons with diverse SOGIESC (also referred to as LGBTIQ persons), and those individuals would qualify for refugee status. In such cases, there would often be a nexus to a reason for persecution falling under the definition of a refugee, and those individuals would qualify for refugee status. However, with reference to cases where there is no nexus to a Convention ground, the need for subsidiary protection under Article 15(b) QD/QR should be examined.