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RRT Case No. 1213017

19 July 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Muslim - Political situation - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Salafi - Shia - Sunni | Countries: Australia - Egypt

RRT Case No. 1209917

24 April 2013 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Countries: Australia - Egypt

RRT Case No. 1113271

23 October 2012 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Muslim - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Australia - Egypt

Egypt: 1. Please identify any reports indicating that Christians from birth (not converts) have had difficulty in registering their religion as Christian on their National ID. 2. Is there information suggesting that a person who altered IDs for people incorrectly registered as Muslims would attract adverse attention either from the authorities or Islamists such as the Muslim Brotherhood? 3. Deleted.

26 April 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt Election Roundup

2 April 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Country Profiles

Egypt: 1. Please find out whether charges of setting fire to a mosque would usually be heard in absentia if the defendant was outside the country. Also, is a sentence of one year for this alleged offence in the usual range? Would the defendant have any right of appeal against his conviction in absentia and what would be the appeal period? 2. Please advise whether it is usual for local congregations to construct mosques, or is there some central authority.

19 July 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. Do authorities in Egypt target homosexuals? 2. Does this involve raids on private residences? 3. Do any extremist groups or other non-state actors target homosexuals? 4. What will the January ‘revolution' mean for the targeting of homosexuals? 5. Are there any places in Egypt where gays can live openly, without fear of targeting? 6. Are there gay haunts in Egypt where gays can meet and interact with each other without fear of violence?

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

Egypt: 1. Please provide details of all elections held in Egypt between 2005 and 2008. In doing so, please include information regarding the involvement of the Muslim Brotherhood and any matters of significance regarding the Muslim Brotherhood and these elections, such as boycotts. 2. Please provide information about the 2007 referendum in Egypt, including what the referendum was about and what was the MB's reaction to it. 3. Please provide information about Mr Mohsen Radhy (also spelt Rady and Radi I believe) who is claimed to be a Muslim Brotherhood MP in Banha. In doing so, please focus on the period between 2005-2008, including any involvement of Mr Radhy in elections during this period and any other significant events concerning Mr Radhy during this period. 4. Please provide information about recent violence perpetrated by any Salafist offshoot organisation from the Muslim Brotherhood, or any Salafist groups in Egypt. In doing so, please distinguish between violence committed against Muslims and non-Muslims

17 June 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. Please provide information about how marriages between Coptic Orthodox and other Christian denominations are viewed generally; also marriages between a Copt and a foreigner. 2. Are marriages recognised by the Coptic Church? If not, what are the legal consequences of this lack of recognition? 3. Is there any evidence of honour killings being carried out in Upper Egypt in d circumstances where a male marries without his family's consent when a marriage has already been arranged for him? 4. Would the police provide protection in such circumstances?

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

Egypt: 1. Please indicate whether Evangelical Christianity falls under a particular church (Pentecostal) or other grouping in Egypt. 2. Are there any reports of attacks on Evangelical Christians by Muslims in Egypt? 3. Are the authorities willing and able to protect Evangelical Christians?

1 December 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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