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Pakistan: 1. Are Shiite Hazaras targeted by extremist groups in Quetta? 2. Are there any areas in Pakistan where Hazaras form the majority or live in relative peace? 3. Is state protection available for Hazaras in Quetta? 4. Is state protection available for Hazaras elsewhere in Pakistan? 5. Are there any reports of extremists demanding ransoms from well-known wealthy businessmen in Pakistan?

3 May 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Bangladesh: Is Islamic fundamentalism a problem in Bangladesh? Do minority religions have equality?

29 April 2011 | Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre | Document type: Query Responses

Israel: 1. Please provide background on the demographics of Israel with particular detail on the major religions in Israel and the relative proportions of the population who are considered to be followers of the main religions

28 March 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Bangladesh: 1. Chandanaish/Chittagong District - please obtain a demographic/religious profile for this area. 2. Do reports verify the targeting of Buddhist women and families for kidnapping, conversion and forcible marriage?

25 March 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Angola: Information on whether the following languages Lingala and Bakongo/Kicongo are spoken in Angola

11 March 2011 | Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre | Document type: Query Responses

Czech Republic: Government efforts to integrate Roma in Czech society; situation of Roma in terms of employment, education, housing and health care (2009-2010)

10 March 2011 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Myanmar: 1. Please provide background information on the nature of government and key administrative structures in Myanmar, including the basic history of the current governing regime, and information on the military intelligence in Myanmar. 2. Please provide information on the treatment of Chin Christians in Myanmar, with particular reference to whether they are prohibited from worshipping, whether they are prevented from erecting churches, and whether they are prohibited from celebrating Christian festivals, etc. 3. Please provide information on whether there is state or private discrimination against Christians and ethnic minority groups in Myanmar. 4. Deleted. 5. Deleted. 6. Is there any information to suggest that the military harass or discriminate against Chin Christian Ministers, or that the military authorities would torture, detain, or extract forced confessions from Chin Christian Ministers? 7. Please provide information on whether a Christian Minister who is regarded as being political is likely to be targeted by military authorities in Myanmar. 8. Deleted. 9. Deleted. 10. Deleted. 11. Please provide information on whether there are reports of the desecration of Christian crosses in the hills of Chin land. 12. Please provide information on whether immigration officials are reported as accepting bribes to permit Myanmar citizens to leave Myanmar to travel to the Philippines, or to extend passport validity in the Burmese embassy in the Philippines. 13. Please provide information on the extent to which information on the availability of protection visas in the Philippines is generally available within Manila. Please also provide information on the number of Myanmar refugees accepted by the Philippines from 2007 to 2010. Is there any information on the general level of awareness as to the availability of access to protection visas on the part of Christian pastors in Manila?

8 March 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Kyrgyzstan: 1. What is the ethnic/race breakdown in Kyrgyzstan and what is the percentage of each group in the total population of Kyrgyzstan? 2. What is the religious breakdown in Kyrgyzstan and what is the percentage of each group in the total population of Kyrgyzstan. 3. What country information is there about discrimination against persons of Russian ethnicity and Russian orthodox religion in Kyrgyzstan, particularly single women or single elderly women? 4. Does the Government and/or its authorities prevent Russian Orthodox practice in any way in Kyrgyzstan? 5. Is there any evidence that Kyrgyz males are harassing and attacking single women in Kyrgyzstan? 6. Is there country information showing that the government and its police or security agencies are not protecting Russian orthodox Russians, particularly women? 7. Is there information to show that extortion, ransom and kidnapping is on the rise in Kyrgyzstan and if so, is there evidence that the government is trying to contain it? 8. When did the overthrow of government occur in Kyrgyzstan? Since the installation of the new government, is there country information to indicate that Russian Orthodox are being discriminated against even more so than prior to its installation? 9. Is there any information that indicates that Russian Orthodox members are safer if living in another part of the country?

7 March 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Turkey: 1. Please provide background on the history and characteristics of the Kurdish people in Gaziantep. 2. Please provide information on the treatment of Kurds in Turkey generally, and in Kurdish Hill a suburb of Gaziantep. Are they at risk of being harassed or ill-treated because they are characterised as being terrorists? 3. Please provide information on the major political parties in Turkey and in particular whether there are "pro-Kurdish parties". 4. Are Kurdish people prevented from speaking their native language? 5. Please provide information on the HADEP and whether a member of the Youth Branch of that party is likely to be targeted for harm. 6. Please provide information on Newroz Celebrations and is there information that anyone was beaten by police at the 2000 Newroz Celebrations? 7. Please confirm whether the HADEP was banned by the Turkish Court of Constitution and DEHAP became the new party for Kurds? 8. Is there any information to suggest that a Kurd in Turkey might be terminated from employment because of their political activities? 9. Is there information to suggest the police had members of the DTP under surveillance during the general election of July 2007? 10. Is there any information that the police raid the houses of members of the DTP and that the police take such members to the anti-terror unit of police headquarters? Is there any evidence that the police torture people when they interrogate them? 11. Is there any information indicating that towards the end of January 2010, police arrested many Kurds in Gaziantep and that they were tortured and threatened with killing if they did not cease their political activities? 12. Is there information that the police try to target political activists using "fascist" groups

4 March 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: 1. Is there continuing ethnic tension in Kenya between the Kikuyu and Luo tribes? 2. To what extent do members of the Luo tribe suffer discrimination or harm from members of the Mungiki or from Kikuyu people generally? 3. What is the situation in this regard in the Mathare area of Nairobi? 4. Are there other areas of Nairobi or Kenya where people of the Luo tribe might be safe from tribal violence? 5. Do the Mungiki or the Kikuyu tribe practice female circumcision? 6. Are there any reports of Luo women being circumcised or threatened with circumcision by members of the Mungiki or the Kikuyu tribe? 7. Please provide information on the treatment of single women and their children by the state and by Kenyan society generally. 8. What protection is available to single women who might fear harm (including circumcision) or discrimination?

1 March 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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