“…st as much to political opinion as it does to homosexuality (see paragraphs 25-26 of RT (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2012] UKSC 38; [2013] 1 AC 152). ‘Nobody should be forced to have or express an opinion in which he does not believe. He should not be required to dissemble on pain of persecution’ (at parag…”
“…as the potential to undermine the principles in [HJ (Iran) and HT (Cameroon) v SSHD [2010] UKSC 31; [2011] 1 AC 596] and [RT (Zimbabwe) and ors [2012] UKSC 38; [2013] 1 AC 152] about the right to live openly. There is a category of single ‘quiet’ Ahmadis who do not face persecution but the country guidance case of [MN and others (Ahm…”
“…The FTT’s decision was inconsistent with HJ (Iran) [2011] 1 AC 596, and RT (Zimbabwe) [2013] 1 AC 152. In particular, the FTT erred in failing to ask: why the Appellant would desist from practicing his faith openly? If the answer was so as (in part) to avoid we…”
“…The case of RT (Zimbabwe) v SSHD [2012] UKSC 38, [2013] 1 AC 152, concerned political persecution in Zimbabwe. The Asylum and Immigration Tribunal had accepted that those who could not demonstrate positive support for Zanu (…”