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They fled Iran after years of fear and protest. Canada's new asylum law has put them in limbo

Lawyers say the rule could retroactively bar thousands of claims, including people who returned to Canada after earlier visits.

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Shayda's siblings had long urged her to leave Iran. Their father spent 16 months in Tehran's Evin prison after the Iranian Revolution, where they say he was tortured. Relatives linked to political opposition were later executed, and one by one, the siblings built new lives in Canada, France and Australia.

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After fleeing Iran, they thought they had found safety in Canada. Then came Bill C

Two Iranian women who fled gender-based persecution thought they had found safety in Canada, but say the federal government's new asylum law has left them facing years of uncertainty.

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CBC News broke the news in Canada on Monday, June 1, 2026.
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