Iran: Information on whether there is a jail in the Afsaria Street Komiteh offices in Tehran; if so, on whether prisoners there are allowed to wear civilian clothing; on the type of detainee held there, and on whether long-term detainees for suspected involvement with Mujahedin would be held at this jail
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN23588.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Information on whether there is a jail in the Afsaria Street Komiteh offices in Tehran; if so, on whether prisoners there are allowed to wear civilian clothing; on the type of detainee held there, and on whether long-term detainees for suspected involvement with Mujahedin would be held at this jail, 1 April 1996, IRN23588.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac998.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned topic could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
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.
Sources Consulted
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DIRB Indexed Media Review. Weekly. 12/21/93-26/03/96.
Human Rights Watch Global Report on Prisons. 1993.
Human Rights Watch World Report 1996. Yearly. 1996.
Iran: A Country Study. 1989.
Iran: A Travel Survival Kit. 1992.
Middle East International. Weekly. 1990-1991, 1996.
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World Encyclopaedia of Police Forces and Penal Institutions. 1989.
On-line search of media sources.
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