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An asylum seeker who sewed up his eyes and lips in protest at the prospect of being deported from Coventry back to Iran has returned to the UK. | An asylum seeker who sewed up his eyes and lips in protest at the prospect of being deported from Coventry back to Iran has returned to the UK. |
Shahin Portofeh, who had been involved in a gay relationship, warned that he faced execution if he was sent home. | Shahin Portofeh, who had been involved in a gay relationship, warned that he faced execution if he was sent home. |
He was eventually deported to Tehran in 2004 where he says he was lashed and jailed, before escaping from custody. | He was eventually deported to Tehran in 2004 where he says he was lashed and jailed, before escaping from custody. |
Mr Portofeh, 27, is now living in Manchester and has been granted leave to remain in the UK by the Home Office. |
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