UI2025003038 [2025] UKAITUR UI2025003038 (13 November 2025)

UI2025003038 [2025] UKAITUR UI2025003038 (13 November 2025)

The appellant's opposition to the Putin regime was limited to criticism of its intervention in Syria and did not amount to a general political profile or activity that would place him at risk on return. There was no evidence of risk beyond his previous locality, and internal relocation within Russia was available and sufficient to protect him.

Citation
[2025] UKAITUR UI2025003038
Parties
Appellant: Appellant; Respondent: Respondent
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
13 November 2025
Procedural Posture
Immigration Appeal / Appeal From First Tier Tribunal to Upper Tribunal
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Risk on Return, Internal Relocation, Sufficiency of Protection, Political Opinion Asylum Claims
Immigration Law Asylum Law Risk on Return Internal Relocation Sufficiency of Protection Political Opinion Asylum Claims

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Parties

Appellant

Appellant

Respondent

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Immigration Appeal / Appeal From First Tier Tribunal to Upper Tribunal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the appellant faces a real risk on return to Russia due to his opposition to the Putin regime's intervention in Syria
  2. 2 Whether internal relocation within Russia is a viable and sufficient form of protection for the appellant

Ratio Decidendi

The appellant's opposition to the Putin regime was limited to criticism of its intervention in Syria and did not amount to a general political profile or activity that would place him at risk on return. There was no evidence of risk beyond his previous locality, and internal relocation within Russia was available and sufficient to protect him.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed