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Egypt: 1. Are there members of Mubarak's party still in power? Are they negotiating to stay in power? 2. Is there any information to indicate that participation in organisations such as the Future Generation Foundation would make an individual a target from the present regime?

29 May 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Nigeria: 1. Deleted. 2. Please provide general information relating to the Egor Local Government area in Benin City, including any information relating to political assassinations, other suspicious murders, corruption, connections to criminal gangs, etc. 3. Please provide information in relation to People's Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, candidates, significant events and involvement in elections in Benin City in the period between 1994 and 2008. 4. Please provide information relating to rules for obtaining passports in Nigeria including if it is only possible to obtain a passport in your home state. 5. Please provide information relating to violence against Christians in Kaduna State, in connection with the April 2011 Presidential election.

29 May 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Kenya: 1. Is there information suggesting that police and/or Mungiki extort money from Matatu (minibus) drivers in Kenya? 2. Is there any information to indicate that there is a ‘Thai' religion in Kenya that is distinct from Mungiki? If so, do followers attract adverse attention from authorities? 3. Deleted. 4. Deleted. 5. Is there any general information on the question of a land price boom, and is there information about people muscling in on land owners and harassing them to part with or sell their land?

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

Ghana: 1. Please supply a map of Ghana showing Akim Ayirebi, Akim, Oda and the Jasikan District in the Volta Region. 2. Please provide an overview of Ghana's political and electoral system. Is it correct that the NPP were in power prior to elections in 2008 at which time the NDC came into power? Are there reports that the new government has introduced new financial loss laws since 2008? 4. Are there reports of widespread official corruption in Ghana?

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

Vietnam: 1. Please provide an update of the situation for evangelical Protestant church members since research response number VNM17683 dated 6 December 2005. Are ordinary followers of Protestant Evangelical churches in Vietnam, in particular, in Hanoi, allowed to practice their religion? 2. Please provide an update on the position since research response number VNM17091 dated 9 November 2004 regarding whether a child with a Vietnamese mother and non-Vietnamese father would gain Vietnamese citizenship. 3. Please provide information on whether single unmarried mothers are denied employment. Is there updated information on the general treatment of unmarried mothers in Vietnam since VNM38140 of 21 February 2011? 4. Has there been any update on the ability to obtain household registration for children born overseas to Vietnamese parents on return to Vietnam, since research response number VNM39759 dated 11 January 2012 which deals with household registration generally? 5. Are children born overseas to unmarried mothers denied access to social services? 6. Please provide information on the capacity of Vietnamese authorities to provide protection to women. Are there reports of the denial of state protection on the basis of religious or marital status? 7. Is there any country information on the role and influence of the Vietnamese army in the immigration and passport process?

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

Nepal: 1. Please provide information as to whether the Young Communist League (YCL) seeks 'donations' from businesses in Nepal and, if so, is there reporting of the YCL requesting 'donations' by letter and/or engaging in extortion? 2. Deleted.

11 January 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Lebanon: 1. Please provide a general overview of the current structure and activities of Hezbollah. 2. Please provide a general overview of the current structure and activities of Fatah alIslam. 3. Please provide information on the beliefs, activities and reach of the al-Salafi group, purportedly based in Tripoli, Lebanon. 4. Is there any information to indicate whether taxi drivers or persons in other like occupations have been targeted for harm in Lebanon, particularly on suspicion of being informants? 5. Please provide information as to whether "rogue government officials" are influenced by armed militia in Lebanon. 6. Please provide information on whether militia groups are "more powerful and armed" than Lebanese security forces, and on the ability for Lebanese authorities to provide protection from harm by militia groups.

11 November 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Zambia: 1. Please provide information on state protection in Zambia, with a particular focus on the functioning and effectiveness of the police service with respect to its capability, opportunity and willingness to provide protection.

31 October 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Chad: 1. Please confirm that all new residents to Saudi Arabia have fingerprints taken on first entry. 2. Are there any reports of the fingerprinting system being compromised/bribery occurring? 3. Information about residency permits in Saudi Arabia for Chad Nationals? What is the usual term? Would it expire if a Chad national had left Saudi Arabia for over six months? 4. General information about Chad such as demographics, current government, and security situation. 5. What is the position of a member of the Gorane ethnic group in Chad? Who is also suspected association with the rebels in opposition to the Chad government? Please provide information about the Zaghawa ethnic group. 6. Please provide information about rebel attacks in Adre in April 2006 and the current Chadian civil war. 7. What was the Chadian authorities view on civilians who buried the dead after conflict? Were they suspected of supporting the rebels? Did people disappear around this time? 8. Is it easy for someone from Chad to cross into Cameroon and remain there undetected? 9. Please provide information on the Hajj and the possibility of obtaining a travel permit. 10. What are the possibilities of relocation to other areas of Chad?

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

Myanmar: 1. Are there dated reports of the military or police misappropriating donations to cyclone victims? 2. Is there a public transport business in Burma?

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

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