Sources consulted by the DIRB do not provide information on the above subjects.

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 below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Amnesty International country file (Iran).

Amnesty International Report. 1990-95.

Asiaweek [Hong Kong]. 1993-95.

DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa]. 1992-95.

Encyclopedia of the Third World. 1992.

Human Rights Watch World Report. 1993-95.

Iran: A Country Study. 1989.

Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. 1990-95

Middle East International [London]. 1993-95.

Political Parties of the World. 1989.

World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties. 1987.

On-line search of news articles.

Oral sources.