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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. Are Sunni Muslims working for foreign companies in Basra (particularly United States' and Turkish companies) targeted for harm by the Mahdi Army? 2. Are Sunni Muslims in Basra being targeted for harm? 3. What is the current situation regarding Shi'a / Sunni sectarian violence in Basra? 4. Does the Basra school system work on a staggered roster? 5. Deleted

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

Iraq: 1. Are there references to fundamentalists targeting dentists/medical professionals in Iraq? 2. Provide brief profiles (demography, security) on the Baghdad suburbs of Hayy Al-Jami'a and Hay Saddam. 3. Deleted. 4. Is there a Ministry of Health requirement for a returning to dentist/medical professional to be a Shia in order to practice in Iraq?

9 May 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

Syria: 1. Please provide some background information on the demographics, economics and politics of Syria. 2. Please provide information on "Palestine Camp" in Damascus. Please provide information on "Rukneddin" in Damascus. 3. Please provide information on the level of political freedom and freedom of speech in Syria. 4. Please provide information on Mr Abdul Halim Khaddam. Please provide information on Mr Khaddam's politics, his portfolio and any controversies he may have been associated with. 5. Did Mr Abdul Halim Khaddam quit the Baath party or was he dismissed? What were the circumstances of his defection/dismissal and were there controversies associated with that? 6. Was Mr Abdul Halim Khaddam dismissed from the Party because he was the only Sunni Muslim? 7. Is there any information on whether Mr Abdul Halim Khaddam was declared a traitor, and that he wanted to cooperate with the Americans? 8. Please provide information on the present status and circumstances of Sunni Muslims in Syria. 9. Deleted. 10. Deleted. 11. Please provide information on the "Political Intelligence" or other security or intelligence agencies in Syria, including their political activities and whether they extend to harassment, detention, and torture of suspected political opponents. 12. Please provide information on the interrogation methods used by security police and agencies in Syria. Do they use "rubber tyre torture"? 13. Deleted. 14. Deleted. 15. Please provide information on whether someone who claims to have been arrested as an opponent of the ruling regime in Syria would be expected to experience difficulties or delays in obtaining a Syrian passport. 16. Please provide information on measures taken by the Syrian government to prevent political opponents or people it suspects support the opposition from leaving Syria. 17. Please provide information on whether opponents of the governing regime in Syria would be likely to be permitted entry to Jordan and general information on the procedure for the entry of Syrian nationals to Jordan. 18. Please provide information on the level of corruption in Syria and whether there are any reports of prisoners paying large bribes to secure their release from prison in Syria.

24 November 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. Are converts to Christianity discriminated against? 2. Would the Egyptian Government protect Sunni Muslim converts to Christianity? 3. Would they be able to openly practise their new faith in Egypt?

10 September 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: 1. What are the central beliefs and practices of the Ismaili Muslims? How do they differ from the beliefs of Sunni Muslims? Are Ismaili Muslims perceived to be more "Westernised"? 2. Are Ismaili Muslims subject to harm in Pakistan (particularly in Karachi) because of their beliefs? 3. Is there an Ismaili mosque in Seven Hills?

19 August 2010 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Lebanon: 1. Please provide brief information about Fatah. 2. Please provide updated information about the activities of Fatah-al-Islam in the Nahr El Bared area and over Lebanon in general. 3. Is there any area in Lebanon where Fatah-al-Islam does not operate? 4. How effective are the authorities in dealing with Fatah-al-Islam?

16 June 2010 | 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

Pakistan: 1. Can you provide an update on the TNFJ since February 2002? 2. Is the group still in existence? What are the aims of the group? What are its policies? Who are the current leaders of the group? 3. Is there any information on the student wing? If so can you provide information about the student wing in the period 1998-2000? 4. Is there any recent information on the activities of the TNFJ in Rawalpindi? 5. What is the attitude of the current government towards members of the TNFJ? 6. Anything else of relevance

7 November 2008 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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