Dokument #1177754
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Little information on the above-mentioned topic could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
According to a professor of history at George Mason University, Islamic Councils do report on students wishing to enter university, but, in his opinion, these reports are filed to the universities themselves, not to Pasdaran (30 Aug. 2002). The professor stated that students with records of arrest could be prevented from going to university following a report filed by the Islamic Council (ibid.).
For information on character tests for applicants to universities in Iran, please consult IRN38777.E of 14 May 2002.
No information on the treatment by the Islamic Council of students who refuse to participate in pro-government demonstrations could be found among sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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 additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Professor of history. George Mason
University, Virginia. 30 August 2002. Telephone interview.
Sources Consulted
IRB Databases
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Unsuccessful attempts at contacting a
professor of history at Pace University
Unsuccessful attempts at contacting a
professor of political science at California State University
Unsuccessful attempts at contacting a
professor of political science at the University of Southern
California
Unsuccessful attempts at contacting the
Director of the Foundation for Democracy in Iran
Unsuccessful attempts at contacting the
Marze Por-Gohar Party
Unsuccessful attempts at contacting the
National Council of Resistance of Iran
Internet sites including:
Amnesty International (AI)
Human Rights Watch (HRW)
International Federation of Iranian Refugees. 1997.
A Critique of the Dutch Government's Position on Iran
Iran Human Rights Chronicle
Iran News Watch
The Iranian
Iranian Human Rights Working Group
Iranian Times
MERIPPress Information Notes
Middle East Times
National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCR).
Brief on Iran
Netiran.com
RFE/RL
Iran Report
Salam Iran
Student Movement Coordination Committee
for Democracy in Iran
Virtual Iran
World News Connection
Search engines:
Google.com