Iran: Information on whether Iranian authorities grant temporary day passes to prison inmates so they can go home and avoid creating a situation where their wives would divorce them for failing to maintain a sexual relationship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN16261.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on whether Iranian authorities grant temporary day passes to prison inmates so they can go home and avoid creating a situation where their wives would divorce them for failing to maintain a sexual relationship, 1 January 1994, IRN16261.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab026a.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Attached please find an excerpt from a document in which Iranian president Hashemi Rafsanjani refers to the availability of leave for prison inmates that allows them to spend time with their wives and children (BBC Summary 4 Feb. 1993). However, the report does not indicate whether there may be other motives for granting leave to prison inmates. Another article reports that nine imprisoned political opposition figures had been granted brief furloughs to obtain medical treatment (The New York Times 22 Nov. 1991).
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.
References
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 4 February 1993. "Rafsanjani's News Conference: Economy, Foreign Relations, Role of Women." (NEXIS)
The New York Times. 22 November 1991. Final Edition. Patrick Tyler. "Teheran Convicts Nine in Opposition." (NEXIS)
Attachment
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 4 February 1993. "Rafsanjani's News Conference: Economy, Foreign Relations, Role of Women." (NEXIS)