Fatima Azad, who applied for asylum in Germany and was baptized, was deported back to Tehran, where she is now facing a trial in accordance with 'Sharia law.' She is deprived of contact with her relatives who remain in Germany and is very worried about this. German Bild spoke about the fate of a Christian woman. In November 2015, Fatima broke up with her husband and, despite his protests, took three sons and flew to Germany. There she converted to Christianity with her children and applied to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) for asylum. However, her application, like that of one of her sons, was rejected (two others received temporary residence permits). The baptismal certificate and a positive response from the priest of the community, which Fatima Assad joined with her children, did not seem to the court sufficient arguments to grant her asylum in Germany. According to the judges, the woman “could not convincingly prove” that she was Christian - what other proof the judges need is unclear. An appeal by Assad's lawyer challenging the judgment was also dismissed. And this despite the fact that, according to German law, a person who is threatened with torture or execution in his family has the right to asylum in Germany. According to statistics that are regularly collected by international Christian organizations, Iran remains one of the most countries of the world unfavorable for the life of Christians. The confession of faith in Christ in Iran is severely restricted. For converting to Christianity, a person faces a prison term of more than ten years, and for the subsequent refusal to return to Islam - the death penalty.
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