Dokument #1108576
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
Information on the execution of 17 Imams by
the Iraqi Regime in September 1994 could not be found among the
sources consulted by the DIRB. However, the attached dispatch from
the Voice of Iraqi People reports that "preachers and imams" were
arrested by the Iraqi authorities in November 1994 (21 Nov. 1994).
Another attached November 1994 dispatch from the same source
reports on the execution of "a group of men of religion and mosque
preachers" (28 Nov. 1994).
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
additional sources consulted in researching this Information
Request.
References
Voice of Iraqi People [Clandestine, in
Arabic]. 28 November 1994. "Execution of Men of Religion Reported."
(FBIS-NES-94-229 29 Nov. 1994, p. 44)
_______. 21 November 1994. "Imams,
Preachers Reportedly Arrested for Criticism." (FBIS-NES-94-225 22
Nov. 1994, p. 43)
Voice of Iraqi People [Clandestine, in
Arabic]. 28 November 1994. "Execution of Men of Religion Reported."
(FBIS-NES-94-229 29 Nov. 1994, p. 44)
_______. 21 November 1994. "Imams,
Preachers Reportedly Arrested for Criticism." (FBIS-NES-94-225 22
Nov. 1994, p. 43)
Amnesty International. Various
Reports.
Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices for 1994. 1995. US Department of State. Washington, DC:
U.S. Government Printing Office.
Keesing's Record of World Events. Edited
by Roger East. London: Longman.
Iraq: Country Files. 1994-1995.
DIRB.
The Middle East [London]. 1994.
Middle East International [London].
1994.
Monde arabe Maghreb-Machrek [Paris].
1994.
On-line searches of news articles.
UNHCR and DIRB databases.
Unsuccessful attempts were made to
contact oral sources.
This list is not exhaustive.
Country-specific books on Iraq available in the Resource Centre are
not included.