Response to Information Request IRN19628.E of 20 February 1995, a copy of which is available at Regional Documentation Centres, provides information on the regulations regarding the ownership of photocopiers in Iran.

Sources consulted by the DIRB do not refer to the restrictions on public access to photocopiers, including those in printing shops, universities, bookstores and libraries.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find attached the list of sources consulted in researching this information request.

Amnesty International country file (Iran).

Amnesty Intranational Report. 1991-94.

DIRB country file (Iran).

DIRB Indexed Media Review. 1993-95.

Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. 1993-95.

On-line search of news articles.

Oral sources.