Filenews 11 November 2025 - by Petros Axfentiou
The Administrative Court of International Protection has confirmed the decision of the Asylum Service that rejected the application for international protection of a Cameroonian citizen.
The applicant claimed that he was in danger in his home country because of his political beliefs and his involvement in the English-speaking community of Ambazonians. In fact, he claimed that he was threatened to be killed as there is a dictatorship in his country of origin.
According to the history of the case, the applicant left Cameroon in November 2017 and through Nigeria and Libya reached the occupied territories and crossed into the free areas of Cyprus. He initially applied for asylum in February 2018. In the course of his proceedings, the applicant was given the opportunity to obtain legal aid and to amend his appeal.
He cited six grounds of appeal against the first-instance decision, arguing that the Court failed to take into account his personal circumstances, his professional status as an English-speaking teacher, and his online activity in favour of the separatist Ambazonians. He also argued that there is a well-founded fear of persecution in Cameroon, despite the fact that he had not been prosecuted before.
However, the Court of Appeal held that his allegations did not pose a risk to his safety. The judges emphasized that the Court of First Instance had already taken into account his professional status and political activity, evaluated his posts on the internet and found that there was no prosecution against either the applicant or his relatives residing in Cameroon. In addition, the risk assessment did not show sufficient evidence of a justified fear of persecution.
According to the court's decision, the first-instance decision was fully reasoned and based on reliable evidence. The grounds of appeal, such as the alleged failure to examine individual circumstances or the contradictory judgment on political activity, were rejected as unfounded.
