In 1992, ARE gained permission to resume operation.

The Iranian authorities contest that there is a wide spectrum of women's rights activists in the country, but that some individuals have failed to gain permission for their non-governmental organizations or have engaged in illegal activities and disturbed public order.

All dismantling projects undertaken for the Olympics gained permission for dismantling in accordance with the State Council's Regulations on Managing the Dismantling of Urban Houses and the legal regulations and policies of the given area regarding dismantling, and prior to dismantling gained project approval from the development and reform departments, planning approval from the city planning departments, and approval of land use from the land management departments; the projects incorporated realistic and feasible compensation and resettlement plans, and adequate compensation funding and resettlement housing resources, to provide guarantees such that persons being resettled were all able to receive reasonable compensation and appropriate resettlement.