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flag A Tibetan monk in Ireland challenges his asylum denial, citing fear of persecution and a missed appeal due to a legal secretary’s trauma and absence.

flag A Tibetan monk in Ireland is challenging the government’s denial of his asylum request, claiming he fears persecution and torture if returned to China. flag He says he fled Tibet in 2016, lived in Nepal until 2024, and arrived in Ireland in October 2024 to apply for protection. flag His asylum claim was rejected in January 2025, and he missed the 15-day appeal deadline due to extraordinary circumstances involving a legal secretary in Sudan who was traumatized by a bombing that killed a close friend and mistakenly believed the appeal was filed. flag The secretary later left Ireland due to her father’s illness and returned in March. flag The International Protection Appeals Tribunal denied a late appeal, citing lack of jurisdiction, prompting the monk to seek judicial review in the High Court, where the case was adjourned for further proceedings.

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