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Iran: Information on the June 2009 presidential elections

20 August 2009 | Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre | Document type: Query Responses

Russian Federation: 1. Can you please provide me with background information on the city of Belogorsk. (population, distance from Moscow Vladivostok etc)? 2. Can you please provide me with details about local government in Belogorsk? 3. How often are mayoral elections held in Belogorsk? Can you provide details of how the mayoral elections are conducted in Belogorsk? 4. Can you provide me with information about the October 2008 mayoral elections in Belogorsk. How many candidates were there for mayor in October 2008. Is the current mayor of Belogorsk Mr S Melyukov? 5. Can you provide some details about the current mayor? 6. Who was the mayor in Belogorsk before the current mayor? 7. Can you provide me with information about the independent mayoral candidate Mr S Melyukov? 8. Is it possible to challenge the results of a mayoral election? What is the process? 9. Who is the Governor of the Amur region? Would the Governor of the Amur region be involved in mayoral elections? 10. Would the United Russian Party be involved in mayoral elections in Belogorsk? 11. Do you have to register if you move to another city in Russia?

31 July 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

Ethiopia: 1. Please provide information outlining the major policies of the Kinijit Party in their 2005 election campaign. 2. Please advise what positions were held by party officials Dr Berhanu Nega, Hailu Shawel, Burtukan Mideksa and Ledutu Ayallu. Please provide any relevant information concerning their profile prior to the 2005 election. 3. Please provide information concerning the 2005 election results, including the number of seats won by parties. 4. Please advise if there is a record of post-election demonstrations and if so where were these primarily held? 5. The military camp at Dedesa was known to be used to house the overflow of arrested protesters in 2005. Over what period of time did the arrests of protestors occur? 6. Are there reports of any major prison break-outs or escapes from Dedesa at the end of 2005? Are there any reports of executions or other deaths of protesters imprisoned there and if so, how many? 7. Are there any reports that failed asylum seekers who return to Ethiopia are subject to adverse treatment on their return? 8. Deleted.

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

Haiti: The role of the General Security Unit of the National Palace (Unité de sécurité générale du Palais national, USGPN); reports of abuse allegedly committed by the USGPN between 1995 and 2002; the USGPN's role in Port-au-Prince during the May 2000 elections

6 May 2009 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: Information as to whether there was violent conflict during the February 2008 elections between the Pakistani Muslim League (PML) and the Muslim League (also called MNA)

5 May 2009 | Publisher: Ireland: Refugee Documentation Centre | Document type: Query Responses

Ethiopia: 1. Please provide information on the policies of the Kinijit (also known as the Coalition for Unity and Democracy or CUD) in relation to housing, youth, education, health and employment. 2. Please provide information on the current leadership group and / or high profile members of the Kinijit (or CUD). 3. Is there evidence of government instigated conflict between Tigrayans and other ethnic groups in Ethiopia? 4. What sort of activities did pro-CUD agitators engage in during the campaign or lead up to the April 2005 elections? 5. Are there reports of demonstrations being held in Addis Ababa in June 2005 and October 2005? If so, what types of people were arrested or held? 6. Please provide information on the Zeway Concentration Camp, including its location, its size/layout/divisions, any other identifying features, what it is used for, and whether demonstrators arrested in October 2005 were held there. Please provide photographs of the camp if available. 7. What is the location of the 4th Division Police Station in Addis Ababa? Does it have a jail on site or nearby?

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

Venezuela: Results of the November 2008 local elections and the February 2009 referendum; reports of violence during or after these events

25 March 2009 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

India: 1. Are there any legal restrictions which would prevent Sikh residents of Jammu and Kashmir relocating to the large Sikh communities which reside in India's Punjab state? 2. Does it remain the case that Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) govern Punjab state as coalition partners? 3. What information is available on the level of security in Punjab state for Sikhs who support the BJP? 4. Please provide a brief background on the political situation of resident Muslim, Sikh and Hindu communities in Jammu and Kashmir. 5. Please provide a brief background on Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) and reports of any recent LeT attacks in Jammu (noting especially any attacks against Sikh communities and/or BJP supporters). 6. Is there any information to indicate that Sikhs face discrimination in terms of employment in Jammu and Kashmir? 7. Please provide a brief background on the National Conference Party (NC) and the Democratic Party (PDP); have either of these parties supported the activities of militant Muslim separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir? 8. Please provide a brief background on the result of the recent Jammu and Kashmir state elections and the new Jammu and Kashmir state government. 9. Are there any reports of an incident where the state government transferred ownership of a tract of land owned by the Amar Nath Hindu temple to Muslims, with protests by Sikhs and Hindus resulting in the decision being reversed?

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

Bangladesh: 1. Is there any information indicating that the Rapid Action Battalion, or other security agencies, have continued to pursue members of the Awami League since the victory of the party at recent parliamentary elections?

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

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