Iran: Information on whether the Iranian navy arrested, detained or tortured political activists, including Mujahedin activists, in the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea areas in the period 1975 to 1979
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1994 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN16796.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on whether the Iranian navy arrested, detained or tortured political activists, including Mujahedin activists, in the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea areas in the period 1975 to 1979, 1 April 1994, IRN16796.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab5a5a.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Sources currently available to the DIRB do not provide information on the arrest, detention or torture of Mujahedin activists by the Iranian navy in the period 1975 to 1975. However, according to a 1979 BBC report, navy personnel arrested 14 unidentified "people active in subversion and sabotage ... and handed [them] over to the Islamic Revolution judiciary of Abadan and Khoramshahr" (BBC Summary 20 Sept. 1979).
Although it does not refer to the Iranian navy's involvement in the arrest of political activists, the attached 7 March 1979 BBC report, which refers to the naval branch of the Guards of the Islamic Revolution in Abadan arresting 240 persons who "attempted to escape from" Iran, may be useful.
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. 20 September 1979. "Iran: In Brief; Arrest of 'Saboteurs' in Khuzestan." (NEXIS)
. 7 March 1979. "Iran in Brief; Arrests in Abadan Region." (NEXIS)
Attachments
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 20 September 1979. "Iran: In Brief; Arrest of 'Saboteurs' in Khuzestan." (NEXIS)
. 7 March 1979. "Iran in Brief; Arrests in Abadan Region." (NEXIS)