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Egypt: 1. Please provide information on the history and status of Jehovah's Witnesses in Egypt. 2. What restrictions or forms of discrimination do they face in practising their religion? 3. How are they treated by members of the community (both Muslims and Copts)? 4. How are they treated by the authorities? Is protection available to them?

4 November 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. Please provide details about the 2008 Abu Fana monastery raid(s) and any action by the authorities since: time of day, scale of attack, duration of attack, profile of the perpetrating party, numbers of people involved, lay people present at the time, etc. 2. Please advise if there has been a series of raids on this monastery or just one in recent times. 3. Deleted. 4. Is it common for Coptic families not to report kidnappings of their daughters/sisters for fear of embarrassment and losing face?

4 November 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. Is there any evidence that state protection is withheld by the Egyptian police or other authorities for Coptic Christians, especially those living in the Upper Volta area in Egypt?

18 August 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. What is the current attitude of Egyptian authorities towards supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood? 2. Are supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood routinely detained and interrogated? 3. Were Muslim Brotherhood supporters targeted before, during, or after the Egyptian Assembly elections in 2006?

30 June 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. Please provide current information on military service obligations in Egypt. 2. Please provide information on whether there are any alternatives to military service. 3. Please provide any information available on the treatment of persons opposed to military service. Specifically, is there any information available on the treatment of persons who have opposed or refused military service because the military has been used to suppress peaceful protests in Egypt?

18 June 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. Have any Egyptian citizens have been denied passports for being sympathetic to the Muslim Brotherhood?

25 May 2009 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. Would the state provide protection to a female who is married but is still a virgin who want to divorce her husband? Does it protect wives from violent husbands? 2. What are the divorce procedures in Egypt, including under Shar'ia law? 3. What are the annulment/divorce procedures in the Coptic Church? 4. What are the cultural attitudes to the suggestion of a divorce in Souhag? 5. Would a woman in this situation be a desirable target of Islamic fundamentalists to rape and kidnap? 6. Culturally, are men seen as superior to females?

19 August 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. Please provide a list of the political parties in Egypt. 2. Are there any reports about the attempted registration of the "Independent party" or the "Young Egypt Party"? 3. Are there any reports mentioning the Independent party or the Young Egypt Party?

12 May 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. What are the procedures for the issue of passports in Egypt? Could a person have to pay a bribe to get a passport? 2. Are persons who have been detained because of their political activities denied passports? 3. What are the procedures involved in leaving Egypt? 4. Are persons who have been detained because of their political activities prevented from leaving Egypt? 5. Does Kifaya have a registered office?

8 April 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: Family Political connections: 1. Please advise who is the President of the Law Society in Alexandria, Egypt? 2. Please advise who is the Egyptian Minister of Interior? 3. Please advise who is the Commander of Intelligence in Ismaliyia province? Arrest in 1981: 4. Please advise whether President Sadat had university students arrested in 1981 who were against his policies, in particular his visit to Israel in 1981? Please provide some background material about the arrests in 1981 by Sadat. National Party: 5. Does the National Party pressure people to join their party? 6. Is there any information to support claims that people would be sacked from their jobs if they didn't join the National Party? 7. Is there any information to support claims that a champion sportsman would be prevented from competing because he didn't join the National Party? 2000 elections: 8. Is it possible to obtain a list of people who registered their names for the general election in 2000? 9. Is there a list of candidates who stood as independents in the 2000 elections? 10. Can you provide information about Kamal El Shazli? 11. Please advise which seat Mohamad Saad Hamed, the Minister of Finance stood for in the 2000 elections? 12. Please advise whether any other candidate stood against Mohamad Saad Hamed in the 2000 elections?

19 March 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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