Iran: Information on the Association of Freedom-Loving Students (AFLS) and on any anti-government demonstrations that they organized on 24 September 1994 at Universities in Tehran
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN20817.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on the Association of Freedom-Loving Students (AFLS) and on any anti-government demonstrations that they organized on 24 September 1994 at Universities in Tehran, 1 May 1995, IRN20817.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aaa948.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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No information on the Association of Freedom-Loving Students (AFLS) or a 24 September 1994 anti-government demonstration organized by them could be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB. However, for information on student protests in Iran during 1994, please consult the attached documents.
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.
Attachments
International Herald Tribune (IHT) [Paris]. 21 November 1994. "In Iran, A Crisis of Confidence; Economic Malaise Sets Off Student Protest." (DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 15-21 Nov. 1994, Vol. 8, No. 20)
Nameh-Ye Mardom [Stockholm, in Persian]. 12 April 1994. "Report on Spreading Strikes at Universities." (FBIS-NES-94-109 7 June 1994, pp. 87-88)
The Xinhua News Agency. 19 December 1994. "Iranian Students Protest Against Expulsion of Teachers." (DIRB Indexed Media Review [Ottawa], 13-26 Dec. 1994, Vol. 8, No. 24)
Sources Consulted
Angel, William D. 1990. Youth Movements in the World. London: Longman.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1994. 1995. US Department of State. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
DIRB Country File on Iran.
Foreign Report [London]. Weekly.
Human Rights Watch (HRW). 1994. Human Rights Watch World Report 1995. New York: Human Rights Watch.
Indexed Media Review (IMR) of the DIRB.
Keesing's Record of World Events. 1995. Edited by Roger East. London: Longman.
Revolutionary and Dissident Movements: An International Guide. 1991. 3rd ed. London: Longman Group UK.
On-line searches of news articles.
Oral sources.