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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ruth Michaelson and Deniz Barış Narlı

Iranian refugees face deportation from Turkey for attending demonstration

Women hold a placard at a protest
A protest in Istanbul against Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul convention last March. The placard says: ‘The murdered women are our rebellion.’ Photograph: Ozan Köse/AFP/Getty

Three Iranian refugees are facing deportation from Turkey after taking part in a demonstration against Ankara’s withdrawal from the Istanbul convention on violence against women.

Lily Faraji, Zeinab Sahafi and Ismail Fattahi were arrested after attending a protest in the southern Turkish city of Denizli last March. A fourth Iranian national, Mohammad Pourakbari, was detained with the others, despite not attending the protests, according to Buse Bergamalı, their lawyer.

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