18.06.2008 - Source: Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation

Medical treatment and provisions for drug addiction (alternative treatment and its costs; charity institutions which support destitute drug addicts) ("a-6144-2 (ACC-IRN-6145)") [ID 24842]

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18.06.2008 - Source: Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation

Punishment for drug addiction ("a-6144-3 (ACC-IRN-6162)") [ID 24843]

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27.11.2007 - Source: Iran Focus

Central Iran: A man accused of drug trafficking was hanged, state media reported ("Man hanged in central Iran") [ID 22076]

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25.11.2007 - Source: Iran Focus

Sistan-va-Baluchistan: Two men accused of drug trafficking were hanged, state media reported ("Two men hanged in south-east Iran") [ID 22074]

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11.11.2007 - Source: Iran Focus

Sistan-va-Baluchistan: Nader Kalbali was hanged in the provincial capital Zahedan; he was charged with drug trafficking ("Man hanged in volatile Iran province") [ID 22063]

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27.09.2005 - Source: Amnesty International

Teheran: Farmer sentenced to death in October 2004, apparently convicted of smuggling firearms and opium, is alleged to have confessed under torture; Supreme Court is believed to have upheld sentence this month ("Iran - UA 256/05") [#37095],  [ID 9270]

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18.09.2005 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

New security measures by government include appointment of provincial governors-general with security background and crackdown on social malefactors ("Iran: New Security Measures Not Welcomed By All") [#36835],  [ID 9271]

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18.07.2005 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Use of narcotics, particularly opium, increasing with Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer, as neighbour ("Iran: Country's Drug Problems Appear To Be Worsening") [#34118],  [ID 9272]

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04.2005 - Source: UK Border Agency (Home Office)

executions due to drug trafficking or sexual relations outside marriage ("Country Report - April 2005") [#31980],  [ID 9273]

"[...]
5.22 According to the UN, in 1998, the Iranian authorities have said that many of the executions conducted in Iran relate to drug trafficking offences, but no corroborative statistics or information on the protection of human rights policies in dealing with such offenders is available. Numbers of stonings and deaths as a consequence are unclear, though most take place in the larger cities such as Tehran, Hamedan, Isfahan and Kermanshah. All are endorsed by the Supreme Court [10b](pg5), including stoning of women found guilty of sexual relations outside marriage. [10h](pg12) [...]"

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04.2005 - Source: UK Border Agency (Home Office)

Drugs & drug addiction ("Country Report - April 2005") [#31980],  [ID 9552]

"[...]Drugs
5.58 According to the World Health Organisation in 2002 most medications are available locally under various generic and company labels. [28b] The production of generic inhibitors for HIV/AIDS is also undertaken. [21bb] According to the F&CO those medicines not available, which are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, can be ordered through the Red Crescent Society by presenting a doctor’s prescription. The prices for medications bought in Iran are much cheaper than the UK prescription and dispensing charges. There has also been considerable development in the pharmaceutical industry in Iran during the last decade. The essential raw material for the majority of medicines is imported from overseas and then the medicine produced and packaged locally. This is again subsidised by the Government. There is also a black market for certain types of foreign medications and the cost of such medications is quite high in comparison to those readily available at pharmacies. [26a]
Drug Addiction
5.59 According to the Centre for Harm Reduction Report 2002 drug addiction is considered a crime but the authorities are ready to consider drug use as a medical problem. Drug users who are undergoing treatment are not meant to be persecuted, nor are the specialists offering treatment. The costs of diagnoses, treatment, medicines and rehabilitation are to be paid by the addicts according to the approved tariffs but the Government will finance the costs for those unable to pay. It is up to the judge to distinguish whether the person is an addict or a trafficker; a positive test to opium shows the person was an addict while possession was interpreted as being a trafficker. [34] See also paragraph 6.212 for further information on the illegal drugs situation. 5.60 According to the CHR Report 2002 the State Welfare Organisation, affiliated to the Ministry of Health, is in charge of treatment and rehabilitation of drug users. Until recently there were 12 treatment and rehabilitation centres in the country with one centre for women. The centres were described as having the infrastructure of an overcrowded prison. These centres have now been closed and the new approach is the introduction of outpatient treatment centres. [34] In 2000, the number of out-patients centres in provincial capitals was 100 compared to 65 centres in 1999 and 40 in 1998. During 2000 it was anticipated that the treatment centres could offer services to over 100,000 volunteer addicts per annum. [5at] [34] In recent years a number of treatment facilities have been established by the private sector and are openly advertised in the press. The qualifications of the people running these clinics, and the outcomes of their activities, still remain largely untested. [34] [...]"

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28.02.2005 - Source: US Department of State

Court systems ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2004") [#29525],  [ID 9274]

"“There are several different court systems. The two most active are the traditional courts, which adjudicate civil and criminal offenses, and the Islamic Revolutionary Courts. The latter try offenses viewed as potentially threatening to the Islamic Republic, including threats to internal or external security, narcotics and economic crimes, and official corruption. [...]"

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18.10.2004 - Source: Reporters Sans Frontières

Journalist who was sentenced to 4 years in prison for "drinking and distributing alcoholic drinks, adultery and incitement to immoral acts", released after more than 18 months in prison ("Journalist Ali-Reza Jabari released after more than 18 months in prison") [#26462],  [ID 9275]

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06.09.2004 - Source: Amnesty International

16 year old Afghan national reportedly sentenced to death by a juvenile court in Karaz; while in detention he confessed to transporting morphine but the cirumstances of the confessions remain unknown ("Iran - UA 262/04") [#25400],  [ID 9276]

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27.02.2004 - Source: Amnesty International

Mohsen Mofidi, charged with possessing the illegal satellite dish, alcohol and with fostering the corruption of his younger sisters, died after flogging while in detention ("Iran: Justice denied to man who died after flogging") [#19821],  [ID 9277]

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13.02.2004 - Source: Amnesty International

Mohsen Mofidi and his two sisters sentenced to prison sentences and flogging on charges including possession of an illegal satellite dish, alcohol consumption and corruption/the sisters fled to Canada, but the man's sentence could be carried out at any time ("Iran - UA 65/04") [#19405],  [ID 9279]

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29.04.2003 - Source: Reporters Sans Frontières

Translator and freelance contributor to several independent newspapers sentenced to 4 years in prison and 253 lashes for "consuming and distributing alcoholic drinks"/ in fact, he was being punished for belonging to the Writers' Association ("Journalist sentenced to four years in prison and 253 lashes") [#12282],  [ID 9281]

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11.01.2003 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Teenage boy sentenced to death by a Tehran court for repeated drinking of alcohol ("Iran: Teenager Sentenced To Death For Drinking") [#10640],  [ID 9282]

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08.10.2002 - Source: BBC News

BBC: ("Police arrest party-goers in Iran") [#8867],  [ID 9285]

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17.07.2002 - Source: World Organisation Against Torture

OMCT: ("Iran: New condemnation of a lawyer: Nasser Zarafchan [IRN 004/0012/OBS 125.4]") [#7899],  [ID 9286]

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16.01.2002 - Source: Council of the European Union

Council of the European Union: ("Note from the General Secretariat to CIREA: Danish fact-finding mission to Iran Rf. 5262/02") [#8107],  [ID 9288]

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11.2001 - Source: Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation

ACCORD: Drug offences; double conviction ("7th European Country of Origin Information Seminar Berlin, 11 - 12 June 2001: Final Report - Iran") [#7661],  [ID 9284]

"Iran has a very strict policy with regard to drug offences. Drug-related crimes are
examined and investigated by the Revolutionary Courts. The Iranian authorities have
regularly declared that Iranians who were convicted outside of Iran for crimes
punishable under Islamic Law, could still be prosecuted upon return. However, UNHCR
has not been able to find any jurisprudence confirming sentences for persons convicted
of drug-related crimes abroad. UNHCR also does not possess any information on the
degree of double conviction upon return for persons convicted of drug-related crimes
outside of Iran.
Amnesty International has had one case of double conviction for drug offences. If a
person carries more than 30 grams of heroine or 5 kg of opium s/he is subject to the
death penalty. In Spain, an Iranian national was caught smuggling drugs. AI International
Secretariate in London responded to a query from Amnesty International Spain that he
would in principle be at risk of double prosecution. It, however, depended on the
documentation that existed on the individual’s case. The person could perhaps return
without problems by stating that he had just tried to immigrate to Spain."

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06.09.2001 - Source: Amnesty International

Amnesty International: ("Iran - UA 223/01") [#3885],  [ID 9294]

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14.08.2001 - Source: Washington Post

Washington Post: ("14 Lashed for Alcohol in Iran") [#3498],  [ID 9291]

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10.08.2001 - Source: Amnesty International

Amnesty International: ("Public flogging: Medical letter writing action") [#3440],  [ID 9289]

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21.07.2001 - Source: Washington Post

Washington Post: ("25 Men Publicly Flogged in Iran") [#2893],  [ID 9292]

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