Iran: Reports of opposition groups advocating a boycott of the 1997 presidential election; reports of distribution of literature and display of posters calling on voters to boycott the election; and reports of arrests of persons calling for a boycott of the election
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRN29446.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iran: Reports of opposition groups advocating a boycott of the 1997 presidential election; reports of distribution of literature and display of posters calling on voters to boycott the election; and reports of arrests of persons calling for a boycott of the election, 1 May 1998, IRN29446.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abef78.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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No reports of distribution or display of literature or posters calling for a boycott of the 1997 presidential election in Iran, nor reports of arrests of persons calling for a boycott of the election, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. However, former Iranian president Abol-Hasan Bani-Sadr, in exile in Paris, reportedly called for a boycott of the vote (Resalat 29 May 1997), as did the Political Bureau of the KDPI in a 29 April 1997 radio broadcast.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate 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
Resalat [Tehran, in Persian]. 29 May 1997. "Iran: Sorush's Criticism of Election 'Poisonous Propaganda.' " (FBIS-NES-97-155 4 June 1997/WNC)
Voice of Iranian Kordestan [Clandestine, in Persian]. 29 April 1997. "Iran: Kurdish Radio Calls for Boycott of Elections." (FBIS-NES-97-120 30 Apr. 1997/WNC)
Additional Sources Consulted
The Middle East [London]. December 1996-June 1997.
Middle East International [London]. 20 December 1996-13 June 1997.
Electronic sources: IRB databases, Global News Bank, Internet, REFWORLD.
