| Source: | All England Reporter |
| Publisher Citation: | [2004] All ER (D) 43 (Nov) |
| Neutral Citation: | [2004] EWCA Civ 1441 |
| Court: | Court of Appeal, Civil Division |
| Judge: | Brooke, Potter and Clarke LJJ |
| Representation | Martin Soorjoo (instructed by Thompson & Co) for the claimant. |
| Michael Fordham (instructed by the Treasury Solicitor) for the Secretary of State. | |
| Judgment Dates: | 3 November 2004 |
Catchwords
Asylum - Fear of persecution - Political activities - Membership of particular social group - Claimant seeking asylum on ground of fear of persecution by reason of membership of Falun Gong movement - Persecution on grounds of imputed political opinion.
The Case
An adherent of the Falun Gong movement, which had been developed from a traditional form of Chinese martial arts, qigong, blended with elements of Buddhist and Taoist teachings, might properly be held to have a well founded fear of persecution in China on the grounds of imputed political opinion.
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