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Iran: Information on situation of persons who convert from Shia to Sunni Islam; how are they treated by the State and its organs 6 November 2014 \| Publisher: Country of Origin Research and Information (CORI) \| Document type: Query Responses
Iran: 1. Please list the basic religious beliefs of Zoroastrians and the names of any key religious texts. 2. What is the formal procedure to convert to Zoroastrianism? 3. How would one practice as a Zoroastrian in Tehran? Are there places of worship and if so where? Is there a requirement to attend particular religious ceremonies or gatherings, or is it a matter of purely private practice? 4. Please provide any reports in the last few years of Muslims converting to Zoroastrianism in Iran. 5. If there are any reports, is there any information as to how the government perceives conversions to this particular religion and how converts to it are treated? 9 February 2009 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses
Iran: Status of Christian converts that do not try to proselytize or those who are not active pastors in Iran 24 November 2008 \| Publisher: Country of Origin Research and Information (CORI) \| Document type: Query Responses
Iran: 1. Update on the research requests already done on the topic of Muslim conversion to Christianity in Iran. 2. What is the current situation in Iran for Muslims who have converted to Christianity? 3. What is the situation like for followers of the Armenian Orthodox Church in Iran? 4. Does the Armenian Orthodox Church proselytise in Iran? 25 June 2008 \| Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal \| Document type: Query Responses
Iran: Update to IRN30938.E of 8 January 1999 on the treatment of followers of the Sufi schools of thought of Islam and whether closures of Sufi temples in Iran have been reported since 1999 12 September 2003 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Iran: Treatment in Iran of family members of persons who have converted to Christianity since leaving Iran 1 March 1999 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Iran: Treatment by the government of believers in Sufism; whether public worship is permitted; and number of Sufi mosques in Iran 1 January 1999 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Iran: Information on whether a businessman can be held legally responsible for the actions of a client, and what options are open to a Muslim accused of being an apostate 1 April 1998 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Iran: Information on the situation of Jews 1 October 1996 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Iran: Information on whether the government orders non-Muslims to convert to Islam under threat of the death penalty 1 July 1996 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses

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