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IRAN
- Current Issues
- Country Background, Politics & Law
- Human Rights Issues
- Security, Humanitarian Issues and Protection Related Issues
- Opposition
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Official Homepage: Rastakhiz of Iran Organization ("Official Homepage: Rastakhiz of Iran Organization") [ID 8371]
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Official Homepage: Rastakhiz of Iran Organization
10.2002 - Source: UK Home Office
UK Home Office: No persecution of Iranians simply because they or their relatives were members of the Rastakhiz Party ("Country Assessment - October 2002") [#9556], [ID 8370]
"Formed 1975 to run one-party state under Shah. Inoperative since 1979 revolution.
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5.169. The Rastakhiz Party was established by the Shah in 1975 to run a one-party state and membership was viewed as a civic duty. All officials of the government, even those at the middle and lower levels of the bureaucracy were almost automatically made members of the party because of their government employment status. Iranians, particularly those in the professions or in business, regardless of their political views, usually joined to enhance their professional or business prospects. The Islamic regime has not in the past nor does it now act against Iranians simply because they or their relatives were members of the Rastakhiz Party."
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