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Decision TC1 05038 – The proper interpretation of the ‘generalized risk’ exception to protection found at subparagraph 97(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, in claims for protection involving allegations of gang-targeting or other acts of criminality.
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Decision MB8-00025 – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses, in applying Article 1E of the Refugee Convention, whether members should consider allegations of risk in a country of residence if they conclude that a refugee claimant has the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of nationality in that country.
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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
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Jurisprudential Guides.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
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IRAN
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
January 2004
Accessed Date:
9 November 2012
Source:
Iran. National Cartographic Center.
Accessed Date:
9 March 2020
Title:
Iran (Islamic Republic of). Social Security Around the World: Country Profiles.
Source:
International Social Security Association
Date of Document:
1 January 2024
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Iran (Islamic Republic of) - Transportation Map (24 November 2013)
Source:
United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Date of Document:
24 November 2013
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
22 August 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Iran. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
21 January 2026
Accessed Date:
20 March 2026
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Situation of individuals with disabilities.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
27 January 2026
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
DFAT Country Information Report: Iran
Source:
Australia. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Date of Document:
24 July 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Healthcare and medical treatment. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2024
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
'Maximum Pressure': US Economic Sanctions Harm Iranians' Right to Health
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
29 October 2019
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Major political, security, and humanitarian developments.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
7 October 2024
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Iran. BTI 2026 Country Report.
Source:
Bertelsmann Stiftung
Date of Document:
March 2026
Accessed Date:
27 March 2026
Title:
Iran: The Iranian Welfare System
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
12 August 2020
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
EUAA Country of Origin Information Report. Iran: Country Focus.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
June 2024
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Violence Against Health Care in Conflict 2022
Source:
Safeguarding Health in Conflict; Insecurity Insight
Date of Document:
June 2023
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
16 January 2026
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Authorities unleash heavily militarized clampdown to hide protest massacres
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
23 January 2026
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
US/Israel: Investigate Iran School Attack as a War Crime
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
7 March 2026
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Tehran hit by heavy bombing on day seven of US-Israel war on Iran
Date of Document:
6 March 2026
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Up to 3.2 million people displaced across Iran amid US-Israeli attacks: UN
Date of Document:
12 March 2026
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Unlawful Strikes Across Gulf Endanger Civilians
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
17 March 2026
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 August 2025
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mai Sato
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
12 March 2025
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Report of the Secretary-General
Source:
United Nations. General Assembly.
Date of Document:
16 October 2025
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Iran. The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2025.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
April 2025
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Iran. World Report 2026: Events of 2025.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
February 2026
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
July 2018
Accessed Date:
16 January 2019
Title:
Iran: Internal Politics and U.S. Policy and Options
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
29 July 2021
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Human rights situation.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
17 October 2024
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Iran. Freedom in the World 2025.
Accessed Date:
27 March 2026
Title:
Consolidated findings of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 March 2025
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
National report submitted in pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and 16/21: Islamic Republic of Iran
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/48/IRN/1
Date of Document:
5 November 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Compilation on the Islamic Republic of Iran
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/48/IRN/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
11 November 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on the Islamic Republic of Iran
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/48/IRN/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
4 November 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Arrests of Family Members of Protesters
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
10 September 2024
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Authorities Unleash Wave of Oppression After Hostilities with Israel
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
2 September 2025
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Iran 48th Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group UN Human Rights Council. Joint Submission.
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights; League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
17 July 2024
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Report of the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Alena Douhan.
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
4 October 2022
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Iran: All-Out Attack on Human Rights. Amnesty International: Submission to the 48th Session of the UPR Working Group, January - February 2025.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
July 2024
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Iran. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
Accessed Date:
15 May 2024
Title:
Iran: Background and U.S. Policy
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
22 May 2025
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Report of the independent international fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
10 March 2026
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Massacre in Javanrud State Atrocities Against Protesters in Iran's Kurdish Regions
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran; Kurdistan Human Rights Network
Date of Document:
September 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Iran: Harassment of families of victims unlawfully killed during protests must end
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
21 August 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Iran Protests: Reform, Revolution, or Status Quo?
Source:
Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington
Date of Document:
14 October 2022
Author:
Sarah Bazoobandi; Dastan Jasim
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
Bloody Friday in Zahedan
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
19 October 2022
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
Iran : participant∙e∙s aux manifestations
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
9 July 2025
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Political opponents, journalists, activists.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
4 March 2022
Accessed Date:
20 March 2023
Title:
Iran: Iran's Khuzestan: Thirst and Turmoil. Middle East & North Africa Report N°241.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
21 August 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
The Crimson Winter: Comprehensive Report on the First 50 Days Following the Onset of Nationwide Protests in Iran (Dec 2025–Feb 2026)
Source:
Human Rights Activists
Date of Document:
February 2026
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Human Rights Violations in Kurdistan of Iran. KMMK-G Interim Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran for the period: 1st January to 5 November, 2024.
Source:
Kurdistan Human Rights Association - Geneva (KMMK-G)
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Book 2: Concerning Nationality. Civil Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran (amended 1985).
Accessed Date:
17 March 2015
Title:
Iranian citizenship law for children of foreign fathers approved
Date of Document:
5 June 2020
Author:
Reza Shirmohammadi
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
Whether Iranians can retroactively obtain in Iran or abroad a medical certificate stating that they were treated at a particular hospital or medical clinic (2012-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
4 March 2015
Accessed Date:
30 March 2015
Title:
The National Identity Card, including requirements and procedures to obtain the card within the country as well as from abroad; whether the card has replaced the shenasnameh; whether fraudulent cards exist (2012-September 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
24 September 2013
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Title:
Iran. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
The new format of the shenasnameh (birth certificate), including physical characteristics, security features, and period of validity; application procedures and requirements; whether citizens are required to replace their shenasnameh with the ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 January 2015
Accessed Date:
30 March 2015
Title:
Iran: Passports, ID and civil status documents
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
5 January 2021
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
Report on Citizenship Law: Iran
Code:
RSCAS/GLOBALCIT-CR 2020/13
Source:
European University Institute. Global Citizenship Observatory.
Date of Document:
September 2020
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
Requirements and procedures for a former Iranian citizen by birth, who renounced their citizenship, to reacquire Iranian citizenship, including circumstances that may bar someone from re-acquiring Iranian citizenship (2015-August 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 August 2017
Accessed Date:
29 January 2018
Title:
Statelessness in Iran: Country Position Paper
Source:
European Network on Statelessness; Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
Date of Document:
November 2019
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
Amendment (2021) to the law on Determining the Nationality of Children Born from a Marriage of Iranian Women and Foreign Men
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
Iran : Mariage des Afghans. Conditions requises et autorités habilitées à enregistrer de telles unions.
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
4 February 2025
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Unregistered marriages between Iranian and Afghan nationals and their treatment by the state; treatment of women and children in unregistered marriages; documentation for children from unregistered marriages.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
3 November 2025
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Student protests, including treatment of protestors by authorities (2013-January 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 January 2017
Accessed Date:
31 January 2017
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Treatment of musicians and their family members, including those who are considered critics of the government or dissidents, by authorities and pro-government groups, including the Basij and Sepah; treatment upon return.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
19 July 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Treatment by the authorities of family members of dissidents residing abroad. COI Focus.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
16 October 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Treatment by the authorities of anti-government activists, including those returning from abroad; treatment of individuals critical of the state response to the 2020 Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight 752 (PS752) downing (2022–March 2024)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Gunning Them Down: State Violence against Protesters in Iran
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
May 2020
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Iran: Majles Shoraye Eslami (Islamic Parliament of Iran).
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Islamic Republic of Iran. Election for Rayis Jomhur-e Iran (Iranian President) of 5 July 2024 (Round 2).
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
The Evolution of Iran's Qods Force Since 1979
Source:
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Date of Document:
3 June 2021
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Iran : surveillance des manifestations à l'étranger
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
24 November 2023
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
‘They shot our children': Killings of minors in Iran's 2019 November protests
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
4 March 2020
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
Iranian Kurds: Consequences of political activities in Iran and KRI
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
February 2020
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
Iran : surveillance de la diaspora
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
24 November 2023
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps)
Source:
Counter Extremism Project
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Treatment of individuals affiliated with or perceived to be affiliated with the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) by the government.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
25 September 2025
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Iran : La Force Al-Qods du Corps des Gardiens de la Révolution islamique (CGRI)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
13 December 2021
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Iran: Protests 2022–2023
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
March 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
The Islamic Republic of Iran's Power Centers
Source:
Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
2 March 2026
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Political Offenses Defined
Source:
United States. Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Monitor.
Date of Document:
9 February 2016
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader?
Source:
British Broadcasting Corporation
Date of Document:
8 March 2026
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Beyond the Veil: Discrimination against women in Iran
Source:
Minority Rights Groups International et al.
Date of Document:
16 September 2019
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
Violence against Women and Girls: Annual Report 2024
Source:
Stop Femicide Iran
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Iran : situation des femmes
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
18 November 2023
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Dress codes, including legislation, criminal penalties, and enforcement; treatment of individuals who do not conform to dress codes by society and authorities (2023–March 2025)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
14 February 2025
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Relations outside of marriage in Iran and marriages without the accept of the family
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.; Danish Refugee Council
Date of Document:
23 February 2018
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
Iran: Mass Arrests of Women's Rights Defenders
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
19 August 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
The White Wednesdays campaign, including its creation, objectives and founding member(s); treatment of supporters by Iranian authorities (2016-February 2019)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 March 2019
Accessed Date:
30 March 2020
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Situation of divorced women.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
28 October 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Death Penalty Sought in Sham Trials
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
16 November 2022
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
A Legal Study on Children's Rights and Iran's Laws
Source:
Persia Educational Foundation
Date of Document:
4 January 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: ‘Zina' (sex outside of marriage and adultery). Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2022
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
Iran : enfants de parents critiques du régime
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
6 November 2023
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Women – Early and forced marriage. Version 5.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2025
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Women adopt behaviour perceived as transgressive of the social norms assigned to them
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
24 July 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Women fearing ‘honour'-based violence. Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2025
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Iran. Legal Provisions on Gender Equality.
Source:
United States. Law Library of Congress. Global Legal Research Center.
Date of Document:
February 2020
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
Iran: New Hijab Law Adds Restrictions and Punishments
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 October 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Access to Justice for Victims of Sexual Violence in Iran
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
29 February 2020
Accessed Date:
30 March 2021
Title:
Iran. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2023.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
17 June 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Joint Communication to the UN Commission on the Status of Women: The Intensifying Persecution and Prosecution of Women Human Rights Defenders in Iran
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center et al.
Date of Document:
July 2021
Accessed Date:
27 March 2023
Title:
The Failure of Iran's Population Growth Law Despite the Repression of Women
Source:
Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
Date of Document:
August 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Children, yet convicted as adults: Iran's justifications for child executions don't stand up to scrutiny
Source:
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
10 October 2019
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Forced Virginity Tests.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
10 November 2021
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Source:
Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
Date of Document:
March 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran : La pratique des mutilations génitales féminines (MGF)
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
25 November 2021
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Iran : Statut juridique et social des mères célibataires
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
29 November 2021
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review 48th Session of the UPR Working Group of the Human Rights Council
Source:
Equality Now et al.
Date of Document:
9 July 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Unveiling Resistance: The Struggle for Women's Rights in Iran
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
26 June 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Child Marriage in Iran: An Endless Cycle of Systematic Violence Against Girls
Date of Document:
23 October 2023
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Security Forces Kill, Torture, Abuse Children
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
25 April 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Against Religious Freedom Protesters in Iran
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
April 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Iran: Authorities doubling down on punishments against women and girls defying discriminatory veiling laws
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
26 June 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Iran : conditions de détention pour les femmes
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
4 February 2022
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Iran: Child detainees subjected to flogging, electric shocks and sexual violence in brutal protest crackdown
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
16 March 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
“They violently raped me”: Sexual violence weaponized to crush Iran's ‘Woman life freedom' uprising
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
December 2023
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Draconian campaign to enforce compulsory veiling laws through surveillance and mass car confiscations
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
6 March 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Update on the situation of women and girls in the context of the September 2022 protests and the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran
Date of Document:
13 September 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Iran summary: legal, social, and political. Queer resistance to digital oppression: Legal, social, and political context of digital oppression in MENA.
Date of Document:
July 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Gender as a Barrier; Situation of Iranian LBTI Women's Rights to Participate in Sports
Source:
6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network)
Date of Document:
8 May 2024
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Query response on the situation and treatment of the LGBTQI+ community
Source:
Asylum Research Centre
Date of Document:
January 2024
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Human Rights Report: Being Lesbian in Iran
Source:
Outright Action International
Date of Document:
28 July 2016
Author:
Kevin Schumacher et al.
Editor:
Faraz Sanei et al.
Accessed Date:
21 December 2016
Title:
Human Rights Report: Being Transgender in Iran
Source:
Outright Action International
Date of Document:
28 July 2016
Author:
Kevin Schumacher et al.
Editor:
Faraz Sanei et al.
Accessed Date:
21 December 2016
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. Version 5.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran : La situation des minorités sexuelles et de genre
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
9 May 2019
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
Iran. Trans Legal Mapping Report 2019: Recognition before the law.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
September 2020
Author:
Zhan Chiam et al.
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
War on Bodies and Minds: Gender Persecution of LGBTQ+ Protestors in the Context of the 2022-23 Iran Uprising
Source:
6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network)
Date of Document:
September 2023
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Hidden wounds: A research report on violence against LGBTI in Iran
Source:
6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network)
Date of Document:
September 2020
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
Strait Jacketed Identities - Reparative Therapy in Systematic, Medical Abuse of Iran's LGBT+ People
Source:
6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network)
Date of Document:
31 May 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Iran. Our Identities Under Arrest: A global overview on the enforcement of laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults and diverse gender expressions.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
November 2023
Author:
Kellyn Botha et al.
Editor:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Date of Document:
11 January 2026
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Silencing protests: Official hate speech against LGBT people as a tool of suppression
Source:
6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network)
Date of Document:
30 March 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Iran: Tier 3. Trafficking in Persons Report 2025.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
29 September 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran's Criminal Statecraft: How Tehran Weaponizes Illicit Markets
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Date of Document:
October 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran. Country Reports on Terrorism 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 November 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Iran. Global Organized Crime Index 2025.
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Date of Document:
November 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Smugglers. Version 5.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran/Irak : Activités du Parti pour la vie libre au Kurdistan (PJAK) à la frontière irano-irakienne entre 2004 et 2018 : Notamment dans la région du mont Qandil
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
16 September 2020
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
The army, its organization, including the different branches and their roles and responsibilities; the different military ranks, how they are determined, the roles and duties associated with each, and the criteria for promotion; types and terms o...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 December 2022
Accessed Date:
29 March 2023
Title:
Military identification for active and completed military service, including military cards; content, appearance, and security features of military identification; whether military service cards or military service exemption cards are used as identit...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 February 2023
Accessed Date:
27 March 2023
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Military service. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
November 2022
Accessed Date:
20 March 2023
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Desertion/draft evasion from the army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
9 February 2022
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Turning a blind eye: Why the international community must no longer ignore torture in Iran
Source:
Freedom From Torture
Date of Document:
December 2017
Accessed Date:
25 January 2018
Title:
Flawed Reforms: Iran's New Code of Criminal Procedure
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
11 February 2016
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Codifying Repression: An Assessment of Iran's New Penal Code
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
28 August 2012
Editor:
Sarah Leah Whitson et al.
Accessed Date:
22 January 2013
Title:
Iran Human Rights Review: Due Process
Source:
Foreign Policy Centre
Date of Document:
February 2017
Editor:
Tahirih Danesh; Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
Accessed Date:
30 March 2021
Title:
Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran 2024
Source:
Iran Human Rights; Together Against the Death Penalty
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Procedural and Legal Information about Arrest and Detention Procedures by Different Security Organs
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
12 June 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Translation of the Islamic Republic of Iran's “Law to Support the Family Through Promotion of Culture of Chastity and Hijab”
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
December 2024
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Islamic Penal Code of the Islamic Republic of Iran – Book Five
Source:
Islamic Republic of Iran
Accessed Date:
18 March 2015
Title:
“Don't let them kill us”: Iran's relentless execution crisis since the 2022 uprising
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
4 April 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.; Danish Refugee Council
Date of Document:
February 2018
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
At Least 34 Political Prisoners in Iran Denied Access to Medical Care in Recent Weeks
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
21 August 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Stakeholder Submission to the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review of the Islamic Republic of Iran 48th Session January to February 2025
Source:
The Law Society of England and Wales et al.
Date of Document:
16 July 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Practicing Law in Iran: Risks and Challenges
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
3 November 2018
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Iran : système SANA et accès aux dossiers judiciaires depuis l'étranger
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
26 November 2021
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Court summonses and arrest warrants, including issuance procedures; description of the documents, including security features; whether copies can be obtained from outside the country or by a third party; prevalence of fraudulent court ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 March 2020
Accessed Date:
30 March 2020
Title:
The Revolutionary Court system, including procedures and documents issued by the courts (2017-March 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 March 2020
Accessed Date:
30 March 2020
Title:
English Translation of Books I & II of the New Islamic Penal Code
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
4 April 2014
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Amendments to the Islamic Republic of Iran's Code of Criminal Procedure — Part 1
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
7 August 2015
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Amendments to the Islamic Republic of Iran's Code of Criminal Procedure — Part 2
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
12 February 2016
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Iran: Criminal procedures and documents
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo et al.
Date of Document:
December 2021
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
The Legal System and Research of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Date of Document:
April 2019
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Iran : vérification de l'ambassade portant sur des documents judiciaires et des dossiers de police
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
26 November 2021
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
No one is spared: The widespread use of the death penalty in Iran
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights; League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
October 2020
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
In the Name of Security: Human rights violations under Iran's national security laws
Source:
Minority Rights Group International; Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights
Date of Document:
June 2020
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
Submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): The Death Penalty in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
December 2023
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
‘Proven With(out) Certainty': How Judges Sentence Defendants to Death for Drug Offences in Iran
Source:
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran et al.
Date of Document:
April 2023
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Detainees Ill-Treated and Disappeared After Israeli Evin Prison Attack
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 August 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Chilling execution spree with escalating use of death penalty against persecuted ethnic minorities
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
2 March 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2023
Title:
Iran: Alarming Surge in Executions
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 August 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
A Year of Resistance Inside Iran's Prisons Against Executions
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
January 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Source:
Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
30 January 2026
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Brutal Repression in Kurdistan Capital
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 December 2022
Accessed Date:
20 March 2023
Title:
Structure of the IRGC Security Units – Nakhsa. Waging War on Civilians: Exposing Iran's Repressive Units and Crimes Against Humanity.
Date of Document:
March 2024
Author:
Omid Shams; Shima Mehrani
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Crackdown in the North: Suppression of the Woman Life Freedom Movement in Gilan and Mazandaran Provinces. Case Studies from September 2022 to September 2023.
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
16 September 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Monitoring of Iranian citizens outside of Iran, including political opponents and Christians, by Iranian authorities; monitoring of Iranian citizens in Canada; consequences upon return to Iran (2021–March 2023)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 March 2023
Accessed Date:
27 March 2023
Title:
Iran: New wave of brutal attacks against Baluchi protesters and worshippers
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
26 October 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Iran: Security Forces Rape, Torture, Detainees
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Security Forces Killing Kurdish Border Couriers
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
8 July 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Tsunami of Arbitrary Arrests, Enforced Disappearances
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
24 February 2026
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Restrictions on Freedom of Expression in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
25 March 2016
Accessed Date:
22 December 2016
Title:
Orwellian State: Islamic Republic of Iran's state media as a weapon of mass suppression
Source:
International Federation for Human Rights; Justice for Iran
Date of Document:
June 2020
Editor:
Éléonore Morel et al.
Accessed Date:
25 March 2021
Title:
Iran. Freedom on the Net 2025.
Editor:
Shannon O'Toole; Tyler Roylance
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Tightening the Net: Iran's new phase of digital repression
Date of Document:
July 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran: One of the Most Dangerous Places in the World for Journalists
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
31 October 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Guards at the Gate: The Expanding State Control Over the Internet in Iran
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
9 January 2018
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
“Watch Out Because We're Coming for You”: Transnational Repression of Iranian Journalists in the UK
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Tightening the Net: Iran one year on from the Mahsa Jhina Amini uprising
Date of Document:
15 September 2023
Accessed Date:
21 March 2024
Title:
Iran : Les médias d'opposition, 1980-2024
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
24 December 2024
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran. World Press Freedom Index 2024.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran: State-Backed Hacking of Activists, Journalists, Politicians
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
5 December 2022
Accessed Date:
21 March 2024
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Social media, surveillance and sur place activities. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
April 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran's regime has shut down the internet in the middle of war – placing civilians in the crosshairs
Date of Document:
5 March 2026
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Journalists who Reported on Mahsa Jina Amini's Killing Sentenced to Long Prison Terms
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
23 October 2023
Accessed Date:
21 March 2024
Title:
Iran. International Religious Freedom Report for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
26 June 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. 2026 Annual Report.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
4 March 2026
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Blocked from Progress; Persecution of Iran's Bahá'í Community Since 1979
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
31 May 2022
Accessed Date:
21 March 2024
Title:
Rights Denied: Violations against ethnic and religious minorities in Iran
Source:
Minority Rights Group International et al.
Date of Document:
13 March 2018
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
Iran: The Situation of the Bahá'í Community
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
12 August 2016
Accessed Date:
25 January 2018
Title:
Situation and treatment of Erfan Keyhani [Erfan-e Keyhani, Erfan-e Halgheh, Erfan Halgheh, Erfan Halqeh, Erfan-e Halghe] practitioners and their family members by society and the authorities (2019–March 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 March 2021
Accessed Date:
12 March 2021
Title:
Teachings, interpretations and knowledge of Christianity among non-ethnic Christians
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
18 March 2014
Accessed Date:
27 March 2014
Title:
Information about the Gonabadi dervishes, including their origin, history in Iran, leaders, ideology, practice; and the treatment of dervishes and their family members by society and authorities in Iran, including whether dervishes can practice thei...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 September 2014
Accessed Date:
30 March 2015
Title:
The Bahá'í Question: Persecution and Resilience in Iran
Source:
Baha'i International Community
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran: House Churches and Converts
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.; Danish Refugee Council
Date of Document:
February 2018
Accessed Date:
16 January 2019
Title:
Apostasy in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
25 September 2014
Accessed Date:
21 March 2024
Title:
Iran: Freedom of Religion; Treatment of Religious and Ethnic Minorities. COI Compilation.
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
September 2015
Accessed Date:
12 January 2016
Title:
Iran: Capacity and Methods of Authorities to Monitor Online Activities and Religious Activities of Iranians Living Abroad
Source:
Austrian Red Cross. Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation.
Date of Document:
12 June 2017
Accessed Date:
11 January 2018
Title:
Situation and treatment of atheists and irreligious people by society and authorities, particularly in Tehran; state protection available (2014-December 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 December 2015
Accessed Date:
25 January 2016
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Christians and Christian converts. Version 7.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2022
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Situation of atheists and non-religious individuals, including legislation, treatment by state actors and society, availability of state protection.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
17 November 2023
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
“The Boot on My Neck”: Iranian Authorities' Crime of Persecution Against Baha'is in Iran
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
1 April 2024
Author:
Tara Sepehri Far et al.
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Freedom of movement and right of employment for converts from Islam to Christianity, including for returnees.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
9 August 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
May 2019
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
Iran : menaces pesant sur les personnes chrétiennes converties
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
23 November 2023
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Whether Vipassana is practiced in Iran; treatment of Vipassana practitioners by society and authorities (2016-September 2018)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
17 September 2018
Accessed Date:
30 March 2020
Title:
Iran: Christian converts and house churches (1) – prevalence and conditions for religious practise
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
27 November 2017
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
Iran: Christian converts and house churches (2) – arrests and prosecutions
Source:
Norway. Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre, Landinfo.
Date of Document:
29 November 2017
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Situation of returnees from Western countries who converted from Islam to Christianity, including those who have a family with a Christian spouse and children; treatment by the state.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
9 August 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Living in the Shadows of Oppression: The Situation of Christian Converts in Iran
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
12 August 2021
Accessed Date:
14 November 2022
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Treatment of converts from Islam to Christianity by intelligence agents in Lorestan province, including the city of Khorramabad.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
12 August 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Situation and treatment of Christians by society and the authorities (2017–February 2021)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 March 2021
Accessed Date:
26 March 2021
Title:
Religious Propaganda in Iran
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
July 2022
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran: New Penal Code provisions as tools for further attacks on the rights to freedom of expression, religion, and belief
Date of Document:
6 July 2022
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran : Arrestations et condamnations de chrétiens en juillet 2017
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
30 June 2021
Accessed Date:
27 March 2023
Title:
Outsiders: Multifaceted violence against Bahá'ís in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran et al.
Date of Document:
October 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Country update: Iran. State Perpetration of Religious Freedom Violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
July 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Stop destruction of mass grave site and allow dignified burials of persecuted Baha'is
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 April 2021
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
Spirit of Truth Church (STC), Toronto Iranian Christian Church, Summit Community Church, Church of St. Luke - Lutheran (St. Luke's), Mohabat Alliance Church and Richmond Hill Persian Community Alliance Ministry, including how the churches verify ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 January 2021
Accessed Date:
24 March 2022
Title:
Zoroastrianism, including its areas of practice and activities; situation and treatment of Zoroastrians by society and authorities; religious texts; whether all members have access to religious texts (2020–February 2022)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 March 2022
Accessed Date:
24 March 2022
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Religious Freedom and conversion.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
20 December 2021
Accessed Date:
20 March 2023
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: People convicted with religious offences.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
8 February 2023
Accessed Date:
20 March 2023
Title:
Iran : Le mouvement religieux Eckankar
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
9 March 2023
Accessed Date:
21 March 2024
Title:
State of Coercion: The Situation of Sunni Muslims in Iran
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
28 January 2022
Accessed Date:
21 March 2024
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Situation of individuals who have converted from Shia Islam to Sufism, particularly to Gonabadi Dervish order.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
1 August 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Monde : Doctrines, pratiques, rites et branches du chiisme
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
26 January 2024
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Situation of individuals who have converted from Islam to Zoroastrianism in Iran.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
26 May 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Kurds and Kurdish political groups. Version 5.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
October 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Issues concerning persons of ethnic minorities, Kurds and Ahwazi Arabs
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.; Danish Refugee Council
Date of Document:
February 2018
Accessed Date:
10 March 2020
Title:
Iran : le statut légal des réfugié-e-s afghan-e-s
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
4 September 2018
Accessed Date:
25 March 2021
Title:
Kurdistan Human Rights Network's Annual Report – 2024
Source:
Kurdistan Human Rights Network
Date of Document:
16 January 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Protests, discrimination and the future of minorities in Iran
Source:
Minority Rights Group International; Centre for Supporters of Human Rights
Accessed Date:
21 March 2024
Title:
Iran: Upholding Human Rights & Dignity of the Kurdish Kulbar Community
Source:
Centre for Supporters of Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
July 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
“They have dehumanized us”: Minority rights violations during the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council. Independent International Fact-finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Date of Document:
August 2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Grievance and Flawed Governance in Iran's Baluchestan. Middle East Report N°250.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
19 August 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Repression of Azeri Minoritiy
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 February 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Exit and entry procedures at airports and land borders, particularly at the Imam Khomeini International Airport; whether authorities alert border officials of individuals they are looking for; incidence of bribery of Iranian border officials ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 March 2020
Accessed Date:
30 March 2020
Title:
Treatment by Iranian authorities of failed refugee claimants and family members of persons who have left Iran and claimed refugee status (2017-February 2020)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 March 2020
Accessed Date:
30 March 2020
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Illegal Exit. Version 7.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
18 December 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Release on temporary bail, court documents, exit from Iran.
Source:
European Union. European Asylum Support Office.
Date of Document:
21 April 2020
Accessed Date:
25 March 2021
Title:
Iran: Treatment of returnees by their national authorities. COI Focus.
Source:
Belgium. Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Date of Document:
30 March 2020
Accessed Date:
25 March 2021
Title:
Exit and entry procedures at airports and land borders for women, including required documentation; mechanisms for a male spouse or relative to control and/or prohibit international travel of female spouse or relative and children, including access ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
7 March 2022
Accessed Date:
24 March 2022
Title:
Iran: Situation of Afghan Refugees
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
December 2022
Accessed Date:
20 March 2023
Title:
Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Issues Related to Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Migrants
Source:
Global Detention Project
Date of Document:
July 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran : conséquences au retour pour personnes critiques du gouvernement depuis l'étranger
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
26 November 2023
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Return following Sur Place Activities 2025
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
December 2025
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2025:
Title:
Iran (Islamic Republic of). Social Security Around the World: Country Profiles.
Source:
International Social Security Association
Date of Document:
1 January 2022
URL:
https://www.issa.int/sites/default/files/documents/2024-01/Iran%2C%20Islamic%20Republic%20of%202022%20-%20ISSA%20country%20profile.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Iran. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
17 March 2025
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/iran/
Accessed Date:
21 March 2025
Title:
Iran. BTI 2024 Country Report.
Date of Document:
March 2024
URL:
https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report/IRN
Accessed Date:
22 March 2024
Title:
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
9 February 2024
URL:
https://www.undocs.org/en/A/HRC/55/62
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Report of the Secretary General
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
19 June 2024
URL:
https://reliefweb.int/attachments/07176ee6-a9c5-4a49-b528-cd68bbd0956f/a-hrc-56-22-auv.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Iran. The State of the World's Human Rights: April 2024.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
23 April 2024
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/POL1072002024ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Iran. World Report 2025: Events of 2024.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2025
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/iran
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Advanced version. Report of the independent international fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 March 2025
URL:
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session58/advance-version/a-hrc-58-crp-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
26 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Background and U.S. Policy
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
6 September 2024
URL:
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47321
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Human Rights Violations in Kurdistan of Iran. KMMK-G Interim Report on the Situation of Human Rights in Kurdistan of Iran for the period: 1st January to 10 August, 2024.
Source:
Kurdistan Human Rights Association - Geneva (KMMK-G)
URL:
https://www.kmmk-ge.org/_files/ugd/c2499c_abacc80ab5ed496dbf49f963382e2f9b.doc?dn=KMMK-G%20Interim%20Report%20on%20the%20Situation%20of%20Human%20Rights%20in%20Kurdistan%20of%20Iran%20for%20the%20period
Accessed Date:
5 March 2025
Title:
Iran. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/IranIslamicRepublicof.html
Accessed Date:
21 March 2025
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Iran (Islamic Republic of): Islamic Parliament of Iran.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
URL:
https://data.ipu.org/parliament/IR/IR-LC01/
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps)
Source:
Counter Extremism Project
URL:
https://www.counterextremism.com/threat/irgc-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps/report
Accessed Date:
22 March 2024
Title:
The Islamic Republic's Power Centers
Source:
Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
26 June 2024
URL:
https://www.cfr.org/article/islamic-republics-power-centers
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Women – Early and forced marriage. Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2022
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iran-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-women-early-and-forced-marriage-iran-may-2022-accessible
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Women fearing ‘honour'-based violence. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2022
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iran-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-women-fearing-honour-based-violence-iran-may-2022-accessible
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
June 2022
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iran-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-or-expression-iran-june-2022-accessible
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Date of Document:
16 December 2024
URL:
https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/iran/
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Tier 3. Trafficking in Persons Report 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
24 June 2024
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-trafficking-in-persons-report/iran/
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran. Global Organized Crime Index.
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
URL:
https://ocindex.net/country/iran
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Smugglers. Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2022
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iran-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-smugglers-iran-february-2022-accessible
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
Iran's Revolutionary Guards
Source:
Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
12 November 2024
URL:
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/irans-revolutionary-guards
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran. Freedom on the Net 2024.
Editor:
Amelia Larson et al.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/iran/freedom-net/2024
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Iran. World Press Freedom Index 2024.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
URL:
https://rsf.org/en/country/iran
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Social media, surveillance and sur place activities. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2022
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iran-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-social-media-surveillance-and-sur-place-activities-iran-march-2022-accessible
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
Iran. United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. 2024 Annual Report.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
1 May 2024
URL:
https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2024-05/Iran.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Country update: Iran. Religious Freedom Conditions in Iran.
Source:
United States. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Date of Document:
August 2021
URL:
https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2021-08/2021%20Iran%20Country%20Update.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Kurds and Kurdish political groups. Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2022
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iran-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-kurds-and-kurdish-political-groups-iran-may-2022-accessible
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
Kurdistan Human Rights Network's Annual Report
Source:
Kurdistan Human Rights Network
Date of Document:
5 April 2024
URL:
https://kurdistanhumanrights.org/en/news/2024/04/05/kurdistan-human-rights-networks-annual-report
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Iran: Illegal Exit. Version 6.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
May 2022
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iran-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-illegal-exit-iran-may-2022-accessible
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
Country Background Note: Iran. Version 6.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
October 2019
URL:
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2020289/Iran_-_Background_-_CPIN_-_v6.0_-_Nov_2019_-_EXT.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 March 2020
Title:
Trampling Humanity: Mass arrests, disappearances and torture since Iran's November 2019 protests
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
2 September 2020
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/MDE1328912020ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Note by the Secretary-General.
Source:
United Nations. General Assembly.
Date of Document:
26 September 2024
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/A/79/371
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Thousands of Detained Protesters and Activists in Peril
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
3 November 2022
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/11/03/iran-thousands-detained-protesters-and-activists-peril
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
Iran: Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee 139th session, 9 October –3 November 2023
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/MDE1370912023ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
The Supreme Leader and the Guard: Civil-Military Relations and Regime Survival in Iran
Source:
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
URL:
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/media/1179
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
Islamic Republic of Iran. Election for (Shura-ye-Eslami (Iranian Islamic Consultative Assembly) of 10 May 2024 (Round 2).
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/4444/
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Iran: Details of 321 deaths in crackdown on November 2019 protests
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
29 July 2022
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/MDE1323082020ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: People's Mujahedin Organization of Iran.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
30 March 2022
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2022_03_Q21_EUAA_COI_Query_Response_IRAN_People_Mujahedin_Organisation.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 March 2023
Title:
Excluded from the Public Sphere: Freedom of Assembly and Association in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
3 March 2018
URL:
https://iranhrdc.org/excluded-from-the-public-sphere-freedom-of-assembly-and-association-in-the-islamic-republic-of-iran/
Accessed Date:
24 March 2021
Title:
Islamic Republic of Iran. Election for Rais Jomhur-e Irān (Iranian president) of 16 June 2021.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
URL:
https://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/3609/
Accessed Date:
20 March 2023
Title:
Iran's Basij: Revolution Protection Forces Consist of Thugs and People with Criminal Record
Source:
MENA Research and Studies Center
Date of Document:
19 October 2020
URL:
https://www.mena-researchcenter.org/irans-basij-revolution-protection-forces-consist-of-thugs-and-people-with-criminal-record/
Accessed Date:
24 November 2022
Title:
Iran Human Rights Review: Women and Human Rights
Source:
Foreign Policy Centre
Date of Document:
October 2016
Editor:
Tahirih Danesh; Sanam Vakil
URL:
https://fpc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IHRR-Women-Human-Rights.pdf
Accessed Date:
30 March 2021
Title:
Rejuvenating the Iranian Population: Endangering Women's Rights and Health
URL:
https://femena.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Rejuvenating-the-Iranian-Population_eng.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
June 2023 Report: Global Gender Gap Report finds Iran at the bottom of its index
Source:
Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
Date of Document:
5 July 2023
URL:
https://wncri.org/fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Monthly-Report-June-2023_FR-final.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights in Iran: Analysis from Religious, Social, Legal and Cultural Perspectives
Source:
Outright Action International
Date of Document:
6 July 2015
Author:
Mehrangiz Kar et al.
URL:
https://outrightinternational.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/LGBTRightsInIran_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 December 2016
Title:
Iran. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2020: Global Legislation Overview Update.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
December 2020
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos et al.
URL:
https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
Iran: Murder of 20-year-old gay man highlights urgent need to protect LGBTI rights
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
17 May 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/MDE1341292021ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
Al-Ashtar Brigades. Country Reports on Terrorism 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 November 2023
URL:
https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Country_Reports_on_Terrorism_2022-v3.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Country Reports on Terrorism 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 November 2023
URL:
https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Country_Reports_on_Terrorism_2022-v3.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Jaysh al-Adl. Country Reports on Terrorism 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 November 2023
URL:
https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Country_Reports_on_Terrorism_2022-v3.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Kurdistan Workers' Party. Country Reports on Terrorism 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
30 November 2023
URL:
https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Country_Reports_on_Terrorism_2022-v3.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Human Rights Lawyers, Activist to Be Illegally Tried as Their Legal Team is Denied Case Files
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
12 October 2021
URL:
https://iranhumanrights.org/2021/10/human-rights-lawyers-activist-to-be-illegally-tried-as-their-legal-team-is-denied-case-files/
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
Iran: Failing on all fronts. Amnesty International submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review, 34th Session of the UPR Working Group, November 2019.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
20 June 2019
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/MDE1305732019ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Drug Executions: The Politically Costless Victims of the Death Penalty in Iran
Source:
Iran Human Rights
Date of Document:
10 October 2023
URL:
https://iranhr.net/media/files/Drug_Execution_Report_En.pdf
Accessed Date:
20 March 2024
Title:
Iran: Security forces use ruthless force, mass arrests and torture to crush peaceful protests
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
11 August 2021
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/08/iran-security-forces-use-ruthless-force-mass-arrests-and-torture-to-crush-peaceful-protests/
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
Imprisoned Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi Denied Urgent Medical Treatment
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
2 August 2024
URL:
https://iranhumanrights.org/2024/08/imprisoned-nobel-peace-laureate-narges-mohammadi-denied-urgent-medical-treatment/
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
Alternative Report to the Human Rights Committee from Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRA) for the periodic review of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
Human Rights Activists in Iran
URL:
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/TreatyBodyExternal/DownloadDraft.aspx?key=KzddR3ISX+UGm9533MtadhCiOPFpw4XZTI+PiefW+TTgw00rk4llHS77aVI9UtXlZ2xVMDdmWb+R1i3tih8zeg==
Accessed Date:
21 March 2024
Title:
Iran. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2023.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
22 April 2024
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/iran
Accessed Date:
15 May 2024
Title:
The Evolution of Iran's Qods Force Since 1979
Source:
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Date of Document:
3 June 2021
URL:
https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/evolution-irans-qods-force-1979
Accessed Date:
24 March 2023
Title:
Iran summary: legal, social, and political. Queer resistance to digital oppression: Legal, social, and political context of digital oppression in MENA.
Date of Document:
July 2024
URL:
https://www.article19.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/LGBTQ-MENA-Report-1-Background-1.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Gender as a Barrier; Situation of Iranian LBTI Women's Rights to Participate in Sports
Source:
6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network)
Date of Document:
8 May 2024
URL:
https://6rang.org/english/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Situation-of-Iranian-LBTI-women-in-sports-submissions-to-UN-SRs-on-VAW-and-Cultural-Right-26062.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
War on Bodies and Minds: Gender Persecution of LGBTQ+ Protestors in the Context of the 2022-23 Iran Uprising
Source:
6Rang (Iranian Lesbian and Transgender Network)
Date of Document:
September 2023
URL:
https://6rang.org/english/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/War-on-Bodies-and-Minds-EN-FINAL-.pdf
Accessed Date:
12 March 2025
Title:
Iran/Irak : Activités du Parti pour la vie libre au Kurdistan (PJAK) à la frontière irano-irakienne entre 2004 et 2018 : Notamment dans la région du mont Qandil
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
16 September 2020
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2009_irn_pjak_frontiere_iran_irak_126186.pdf
Accessed Date:
21 March 2022
Title:
Crackdown in the North: Suppression of the Woman Life Freedom Movement in Gilan and Mazandaran Provinces. Case Studies from September 2022 to September 2023.
Source:
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
Date of Document:
16 September 2024
URL:
https://iranhrdc.org/crackdown-in-the-north-suppression-of-the-woman-life-freedom-movement-in-gilan-and-mazandaran-provinces/
Accessed Date:
19 March 2025
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Situation of individuals with disabilities.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
27 January 2026
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2026_01_EUAA_COI_Query_Response_Q5_Iran_Situation_of_Individuals_with_Disabilities.pdf
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Growing Evidence of Countrywide Massacres
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
16 January 2026
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/01/16/iran-growing-evidence-of-countrywide-massacres
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Authorities unleash heavily militarized clampdown to hide protest massacres
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
23 January 2026
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/01/iran-authorities-unleash-heavily-militarized-clampdown-to-hide-protest-massacres/
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
US/Israel: Investigate Iran School Attack as a War Crime
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
7 March 2026
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/07/us/israel-investigate-iran-school-attack-as-a-war-crime
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Tehran hit by heavy bombing on day seven of US-Israel war on Iran
Date of Document:
6 March 2026
URL:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/6/tehran-hit-by-heavy-bombing-on-day-seven-of-us-israel-war-on-iran
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Up to 3.2 million people displaced across Iran amid US-Israeli attacks: UN
Date of Document:
12 March 2026
URL:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/12/up-to-3-2-million-people-displaced-across-iran-amid-us-israeli-attacks-un
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Unlawful Strikes Across Gulf Endanger Civilians
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
17 March 2026
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/03/17/iran-unlawful-strikes-across-gulf-endanger-civilians
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 August 2025
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2024-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/iran/
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Authorities Unleash Wave of Oppression After Hostilities with Israel
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
2 September 2025
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/02/iran-authorities-unleash-wave-of-oppression-after-hostilities-with-israel
Accessed Date:
16 March 2026
Title:
Report of the independent international fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
10 March 2026
URL:
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/a-hrc-61-60-auv.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Iran : participant∙e∙s aux manifestations
Source:
Swiss Refugee Council
Date of Document:
9 July 2025
URL:
https://www.osar.ch/fileadmin/user_upload/Publikationen/Herkunftslaenderberichte/Mittlerer_Osten_-_Zentralasien/Iran/250709_IRN_Protestteilnehmende_FR.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
The Crimson Winter: Comprehensive Report on the First 50 Days Following the Onset of Nationwide Protests in Iran (Dec 2025–Feb 2026)
Source:
Human Rights Activists
Date of Document:
February 2026
URL:
https://www.en-hrana.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/The-Crimson-Winter-English-version.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Iran : Mariage des Afghans. Conditions requises et autorités habilitées à enregistrer de telles unions.
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
4 February 2025
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2502_irn_mariages_d__039_afghans_164653_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Unregistered marriages between Iranian and Afghan nationals and their treatment by the state; treatment of women and children in unregistered marriages; documentation for children from unregistered marriages.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
3 November 2025
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2025_11_EUAA_COI_Query_Response_Q37_Iran_Unregistered_marriages_between_Iranian_and_Afghan_nationals.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Treatment of individuals affiliated with or perceived to be affiliated with the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) by the government.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
25 September 2025
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2025_09_EUAA_COI_Query_Response_Q28_Iran_Treatment_of_Individuals_Affiliated_with_MEK_by_Government.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader?
Source:
British Broadcasting Corporation
Date of Document:
8 March 2026
URL:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78xxg05w0zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Violence against Women and Girls: Annual Report 2024
Source:
Stop Femicide Iran
URL:
https://stopfemicideiran.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/VIOLENCE-AGAINST-ANNUAL-REPORT-2024-final-5.pdf
Accessed Date:
17 March 2026
Title:
The Failure of Iran's Population Growth Law Despite the Repression of Women
Source:
Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
Date of Document:
August 2025
URL:
https://wncri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/The-Failure-of-the-Population-Youth-Law-in-Iran_EN-20250824.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Source:
Women's Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
Date of Document:
March 2025
URL:
https://wncri.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/annual-report-2025-EN_2.28.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Translation of the Islamic Republic of Iran's “Law to Support the Family Through Promotion of Culture of Chastity and Hijab”
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
December 2024
URL:
https://iranhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/Hijab-Law-Final-CHRI-Translation.docx-2.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Detainees Ill-Treated and Disappeared After Israeli Evin Prison Attack
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 August 2025
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/08/14/iran-detainees-ill-treated-and-disappeared-after-israeli-evin-prison-attack
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
A Year of Resistance Inside Iran's Prisons Against Executions
Source:
Center for Human Rights in Iran
Date of Document:
January 2025
URL:
https://iranhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/Hunger_strike__1_.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Tsunami of Arbitrary Arrests, Enforced Disappearances
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
24 February 2026
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/02/24/iran-tsunami-of-arbitrary-arrests-enforced-disappearances
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran : Les médias d'opposition, 1980-2024
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
24 December 2024
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2412_irn_medias_opposition_153593_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran's regime has shut down the internet in the middle of war – placing civilians in the crosshairs
Date of Document:
5 March 2026
URL:
https://theconversation.com/irans-regime-has-shut-down-the-internet-in-the-middle-of-war-placing-civilians-in-the-crosshairs-277619
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Situation of individuals who have converted from Shia Islam to Sufism, particularly to Gonabadi Dervish order.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
1 August 2025
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2025_08_EUAA_COI_Query_Response_Q22_Iran_Individuals_converted_to_Sufism_particularly_to_Gonabadi_Dervish_order.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Monde : Doctrines, pratiques, rites et branches du chiisme
Source:
France. Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides.
Date of Document:
26 January 2024
URL:
https://www.ofpra.gouv.fr/libraries/pdf.js/web/viewer.html?file=/sites/default/files/ofpra_flora/2401_monde_doctrines_pratiques_chiites_161665_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
COI Query Response. Iran: Situation of individuals who have converted from Islam to Zoroastrianism in Iran.
Source:
European Union. European Union Agency for Asylum.
Date of Document:
26 May 2025
URL:
https://coi.euaa.europa.eu/administration/easo/PLib/2025_05_EUAA_COI_Query_Response_Q9_Iran_Converts_to_Zoroastrianism.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Grievance and Flawed Governance in Iran's Baluchestan. Middle East Report N°250.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
19 August 2025
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/gulf-and-arabian-peninsula/iran/250-grievance-and-flawed-governance-irans-baluchestan
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Repression of Azeri Minoritiy
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
14 February 2025
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/14/iran-repression-azeri-minoritiy
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Issues Related to Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Migrants
Source:
Global Detention Project
Date of Document:
July 2025
URL:
https://www.globaldetentionproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/GDP-submission-SR-Iran-July-2025.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
Title:
Iran: Return following Sur Place Activities 2025
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
December 2025
URL:
https://us.dk/media/jf3kstxw/coi-report_iran_return-following-sur-place-activities-2025.pdf
Accessed Date:
23 March 2026
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