submited, but the judge did not comment
to Beirut, where he s.ll lives today with his
on the request. Receiving constant calls from
family. He remains stateless.
the Immigra.on and Passports Department,
Dr. Jahomi repeated that he was awai.ng the
In addi.on to being stripped of his
judge’s verdict. However, aNer no.cing some
ci.zenship, Dr. Jahromi has also been denied
threatening hints, he took the decision to go
his pension from the Social Security Fund.
to them.
ANer his ci.zenship was revoked, he was
fired from his work at Ahliya University as a
Upon arriving, a civil servant and security
result of pressure being imposed by the
guard were wai.ng for Dr. Jahromi. It was
Minister of Educa.on (according to the
made clear to him that the judge’s decision
university’s president). ANer the court
wouldn’t be valid, and that his deporta.on
ordered his deporta.on, he submited all the
would be immediate. Dr. Jahromi was asked
papers required to the Social Security Fund,
to choose his des.na.on, so he chose the
to receive his pension. However, his
United Kingdom. The civil servant said it was
applica.on was put on hold by the vice
not possible due to visa restric.ons. He was
president of the Fund. Following his
then offered to choose between Iraq,
deporta.on, Dr. Jahromi requested his
Lebanon and Turkey. Dr. Jahromi chose
pension through his lawyer. However, he was
Lebanon. He was then escorted to the airport
informed that pension dues for those who
where, just before take-off, he was handed a
had their ci.zenships revoked are frozen
passport issued on the same day and valid for
based on a decision issued by “higher
one year, which stated in the na.onality
authori.es”. This decision has not been
sec.on “Bahraini resident”. Dr. Jahromi flew
shared with Dr. Jahromi.
16 | Arbitrary Revoca.on of Na.onality in Bahrain - a Tool of Oppression
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