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Iraq: 1. Please provide country information on the Shia/Sunni make up of Al Adel city (or district) in Baghdad. 2. Please provide country information on the extent of sectarian violence in Al Adel and surrounding cities. Please also include violence from Al Qaida (if known) in that area. 3. Please provide country information (including latest UNHCR advices) of whether professionals such as engineers are being targeted in Iraq and more particularly in Al Adel city. 4. Please provide country information of the adequacy of state protection through its police and security forces against sectarian violence and attacks on professionals, in Iraq and in Al Adel.

2 March 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. Please provide an update on Country Advice IRQ38510 of April 2011. 2. Please provide country information on the treatment in Iraq of members of the Communist Party.

14 February 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. Is there any information indicating that the Badr Brigade is continuing to commit human rights abuses in Iraq? 2. What is the situation in this regard in Babel? 3. What is the situation in this regard in Kut/Wassit? 4. Were there reports of human rights abuses by the Badr Brigade in Babel in around late 2009? 5. What is the situation for children in Babel and Wassit in particular?

15 August 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. Please provide country information of how persons in inter-religious marriages (that is, Sunni and Shiite (Shi'a)) are accepted or not in Iraqi society, particularly in Baghdad. 2. Please provide country information on the profile and public recognition of the Sunni tribal name of "Al Jabweri" and the Shiite tribal name of "Al Shalabi". 3. Please provide country information of violence between Sunni tribal families and Shiite tribal families. 4. Please provide country information of whether government ministries have a higher proportion of Shiite workers compared to Sunni workers and whether Shiites hold more favourable positions than Sunnis in the government ministries. 5. Please provide country information of the extent (if any) of discrimination of Sunni workers in government ministries either by Shiite colleagues or by Shiite bosses, managers or directors. 6. Are there functioning legal mechanisms set up by government which an aggrieved person can call upon as a legal remedy, if she is experiencing discrimination by way of religion? 7. What is the extent of influence and participation of Muqtada Al Sadr and his followers within the current government and what is the extent of their influence in the security and police force in Baghdad? 8. Please provide current country information on the government's ability (or lack thereof) to protect Sunni's against physical attacks in Baghdad

21 February 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: What is the position for women in Iraq (whether they suffer discrimination or worse)? Please also provide a brief update on country conditions including general information on living conditions and human rights and, in particular, information on the current military situation. Please provide extracts from the usual sources and a couple of media reports on the military/insurgency situations

14 July 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. Is there any evidence that former Ba'athists target Shias and/or those they see as collaborating with the USA and with the current Iraqi authorities in and around Hilla? 2. Is there any evidence that the Madhi Army targets Shias and/or those they see as collaborating with the USA and with the current Iraqi authorities in and around Hilla? 3. Is there any evidence that the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) targets Shias and/or those they see as collaborating with the USA and with the current Iraqi authorities in and around Hilla? 4. Is there any evidence that the Badr Brigade targets Shias and/or those they see as collaborating with the USA and with the current Iraqi authorities in and around Hilla?

20 February 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. Previous research indicates that the governorate of Muthanna is stable and quite peaceful. Has there been any change in the general security situation in the governorate and Al Samawah? 2. Is there any information to suggest there are ex-Baathist insurgents, other insurgents, Sunni Islamists, the Mehdi Army or any other "extremist" Shia groups present in Al Samawah or Muthanna? 3. If any of the above are present, is there evidence that they are harming anyone, and if so, whom are they harming? 4. Are there Coalition forces present in Al Samawah or Muthanna and, if so, how have they been received by local Iraqis?

18 October 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. Have new Iraqi citizenship laws been promulgated? Do they cover Faili Kurds? 2. What is the current status of Faili Kurds in Iraq? 3. Are Shia relatively safe? 4. Are Faili Kurds persecuted by everyone, including other Kurds? 5. How is security in Badra? 6. What is Iran's status vis-à-vis the UN Convention?

18 October 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. What is the racial, tribal and religious demography of Nasiriyah? 2. How are returnees from the West, particularly in Nasiriyah, treated? Are they viewed as collaborators or targeted for their wealth? 3. How are returnees from Iran treated, with particular reference to Nasiriyah? 4. What is the process for returnees regaining their citizenship? 5. What is the process for returnees regaining their property? 6. What is the current security situation in Nasiriyah with particular reference to extremists such as Zarqawi? 7. Who are the insurgents targeting? 8. Please provide information on the extent of polygamous marriages amongst Shias in Iraq and Iraqi communities in Iran. 9. Please provide information on Abdul Hassan Al Draib, a senior member of the Baath party

28 June 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. I would like to get some up-to-date information on the security situation in and around Najaf, including information on insurgent activity. Any available information in relation to the situation in Najaf in the following areas would also be appreciated: 2. Attitudes towards returnees (from the west and from Iran) and 3. The level of support for Moqtada al Sadr and Mehdi Army

23 June 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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