Dear Siamak

I was reading the campaign for life without fear’s journal, and I thought to myself, when am I going to (or are we going to) be able to live without fear?

I was not more than 16 years old, when I escaped from the horrific life that I had. I thought I would at least be able to get permission to stay and live without fear in a safe country. Having that dream in mind, I came here and applied for asylum. It has been 6 years since I have flew from the hellish life under the Islamic Republic of Iran, but so far not only I have not been granted to stay, but I have led a life full of terror and fear and anxiety. At the moment, my greatest fear is when the immigration authorities will be coming to fetch me and deport me. And this fear has left me sleepless and I can’t eat properly and it is driving me crazy and suicidal.

I am not going back to the Islamic Republic. I won’t go back to a regime of stoning, execution, patriarchy, misogyny, child abuse and woman abuse.

I want to stay here and be accepted as a refugee. I want live a human life, a life without fear, like every human being and all young people on earth.

Asylum is our right.

Best Regards

Behnaz