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MIPT Terrorism Knowledge Base (Iran) [ID 9537]

Databank of global terrorist incidents and organisations

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Tageszeitung: [ID 9539]

06.03.2007 - Source: US Department of State

Trafficking in persons: Sexual exploitation of women, girls and boys; forced marriages ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2006") [ID 21107]

"According to foreign observers, women and girls are trafficked from the country to Pakistan, Turkey, and Europe for sexual exploitation. Boys from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan were trafficked through the country to Gulf States. Afghan women and girls were trafficked to the country for sexual exploitation and forced marriages. Internal trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced labor also occurred.

The government did not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking, nor has it made significant efforts to do so. The government arrested and punished several trafficking victims on charges of prostitution or adultery.

In 2004 the government conducted a study on trafficking of women, passed a law against human trafficking, and signed separate Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with Afghanistan, Turkey, the International Organization for Migration, and the International Labor Organization (ILO). In December 2005 Iran, Pakistan, Greece, and Turkey formed a joint working group to fight human trafficking, according to Pakistani press reports. Domestic media reported that some trafficking networks were disrupted during the year."

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15.08.2005 - Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Four Iranian Police kidnapped by suspected PKK-members ("Four Iranian Police Seized By Kurdish Militants") [#35488], [ID 9538]

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