Armin, 24, used to live a fairly ordinary life back home in Iran: he lived with family and worked in a shoe shop, going to the gym in his spare time. But after he converted to Christianity, he was identified by the local Basij “morality police” and repeatedly arrested and subjected to psychological torture.
He fled to the UK four years ago and was finally granted refugee status last month. But celebrations soon soured when he received a letter giving him 10 days to leave his Home Office accommodation. Asked where he would go, he said: “I don’t know. I don’t have anywhere.”
