Title	UNHCR CDR Background Paper on Refugees and Asylum Seekers from the Islamic Republic of Iran
Publisher	UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Author	Centre for Documentation and Research
Publication Date	1 January 2001
Country	Islamic Republic of Iran
Other Languages / Attachments	Greek
Cite as	UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR CDR Background Paper on Refugees and Asylum Seekers from the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1 January 2001, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a65b0.html [accessed 20 May 2013]
Comments	This information paper was prepared in the Country Research and Analysis Unit of UNHCR's Centre for Documentation and Research on the basis of publicly available information, analysis and comment, in collaboration with Regional Bureau Responsible for Iran and the UNHCR Statistical Unit. All sources are cited. This paper is not, and does not, purport to be, fully exhaustive with regard to conditions in the country surveyed, or conclusive as to the merits of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.