Iranian beauty queen granted refugee status

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2019 09:31:45 +0000

BAHARI

An Iranian beauty queen seeking asylum in the Philippines has been granted refugee status and is now allowed to go out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, where she has been staying since Oct. 17.

Bahareh Zare Bahari, who represented Iran at the 2018 Miss Intercontinental pageant in Manila, and who has studied dentistry in the Philippines since 2014, has been held for a week at the airport after Iran sought an International Police Organization Red Notice on her for assault charges.

Bahari’s counsels from Martelino Bacungan & Associates said their client sought temporary shelter in a local hotel.

In a notice of recognition order dated Nov. 6, the Department of Justice informed Bahari that she is “recognized as a refugee under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol.”

Under the terms of the notice, Bahari is entitled to the issuance and stamping of 47(b) visa on the passport and the issuance of an Alien Certificati
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