According to the ECtHR press release:

"The applicant, Mr M.I., is an Iranian national who was born in 1990 and lives in Zurich. Mr M.I. is a homosexual and alleges that he had to leave Iran when his family found out about his sexuality. The case concerns the Swiss authorities’ rejection of his asylum application. They concluded that he would not be at risk if expelled to Iran provided that he continued to live his private life there in a discreet manner upon his return. His expulsion was stayed in November 2022 pending the proceedings before the European Court, following its granting his request for interim measures under Rule 39 of the Rules of Court.

Relying on Articles 2 (right to life) and 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment), the applicant alleges that he would face a real and imminent risk of arrest, ill-treatment or death at the hands of the authorities, of his family or of society at large. He argues in particular that the Swiss authorities failed to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the risks of his expulsion to a country where homophobia and discrimination against LGBTI persons was widespread. He also relies on Articles 13 (right to an effective remedy) and 14 (prohibition of discrimination).

The court found a violation of Article 3 – should the applicant be returned to Iran without a fresh assessment of the risk of ill treatment.

Interim measure (Rule 39 of the Rules of Court): still in force until the present judgment becomes final or until further decision is made; Just satisfaction: The Court held that the finding of a violation constituted in itself sufficient just satisfaction for the non-pecuniary damage sustained by the applicant and that the respondent State was to pay him EUR 7,000 for costs and expenses."