According to a report on religious freedom in the Middle East and North Africa by the International Coalition for Religious Freedom,

The Unification Church maintained a successful mission to Iran prior to the Islamic Revolution. As the Revolution progressed, missionaries were forced to flee, members were imprisoned and, in some cases, tortured. The church was forced underground, and visitors to members' homes faced fears of being reported to authorities. Although a small movement continues to exist, most of its leaders have gone into exile, and evangelism has been severely curtailed. (3 May 1999)

Additional and/or corroborating information could not be found within the time constraints of this Response.

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 Response.

International Coalition for Religious Freedom. 3 May 1999 [last modified]. "Religious Freedom World Report: Middle East and North Africa: Iran." http://www.religiousfreedom.com [Accessed 23 Nov. 2000]

IRB databases

LEXIS/NEXIS

World News Connection (WNC)

Internet sites including: International Christian Concern, The Iranian, Iranian Christians International, Unification Church

Search engines including: MetaCrawler, Google