Acknowledgments

This report was researched and written by Faraz Sanei, researcher for the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch. Joe Stork, deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa division, Bill Frelick, director of the refugee policy program edited this report. Emma Sinclair-Webb, senior research with the Europe and Central Asia division and Mariwan R. Hama, Koenig Fellow with the Middle East and North Africa division, provided additional editing assistance. Clive Baldwin, senior legal advisor at Human Rights Watch, and Tom Porteous, deputy program director, reviewed this report. Jillian Slutzker, associate in the Middle East and North Africa division, provided production assistance. Publications Director Grace Choi, Publications Specialist Kathy Mills, Creative Manager Anna Lopriore, and Administrative Manager Fitzroy Hepkins prepared the report for publication.

Human Rights Watch would also like to UNHCR Turkey and Iraq for reviewing drafts of this report, and the dozens of Iranians who agreed to share their stories and experiences for this report.