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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 back in Coventry and has been granted leave to remain in the UK by the Home Office. Mr Portofeh, 27, is now living in Manchester and has been granted leave to remain in the UK by the Home Office.