Iranian citizens are currently not being expelled from Switzerland due to the regime's brutal repression of demonstrations in Iran, the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) said on Sunday night. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The measure also applies to rejected asylum-seekers. The decision was taken on January 13, a spokesman for the SEM confirmed to the Swiss News Agency Keystone-ATS, quoting information from Swiss public broadcaster SRF. The negative decisions are accompanied by a provisional admission, he said. The situation in Iran is uncertain and difficult to assess since the demonstrations began in December, the spokesman added. + Switzerland summons Iran ambassador to protest violence However, asylum-seekers who have committed crimes or who pose a threat to Switzerland's internal or external security are excluded from this change in practice, the spokesman emphasised. Join the debate: Adapted from Italian by AI/ts How we work We select the ...
