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Query responses are replies to focused queries or requests for Information that are submitted in the course of the refugee status determination process.
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Bahrain: 1. What is the current situation in Bahrain in relation to opposition protests and the authorities' attitude towards the opposition and participants in demonstrations? 2. What is the current situation of and the attitude of the authorities towards Shi'as in Bahrain? Is the Shi'a population in general at risk of harm because the authorities have imputed all Shi'as with anti-government opinion?

21 June 2012 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Syria: 1. Are men born to Lebanese fathers entitled to Lebanese citizenship? 2. If yes, do they have a right to enter and reside in Lebanon without restriction? 3. Is there evidence that Syrian forces have managed to return anti-government critics to Syria and/or Lebanese forces would return anti-government critics to Syria? 4. Is there any evidence that the Syrian secret service is active in Australia? Or that any actions/views expressed in Australia would come to the attention of such services in Lebanon or Syria? 5. What are the chances of the Assad regime being toppled in the foreseeable future and if this happened what would be the risk for Shia Alawites?

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

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. Please provide an update on Country Advice IRQ38510 of April 2011. 2. Please provide country information on the treatment in Iraq of members of the Communist Party.

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

Bahrain: 1. Please provide details of the protest(s) which took place in Bahrain on 14 February 2011, including the exact location of protest activities, the time the protest activities started, the sequence of events, the time the protest activities had ended on the day, the nature of the protest activities, the number of the participants, the profile of the participants and the reaction of the authorities. 2. Is there any evidence to suggest that protest activities had taken place on 14 February 2011 near the Municipality of Manama, the Diplomatic area or the Dower area? 3. What is the current situation in Bahrain in relation to opposition protests and the authorities' attitude towards the opposition and participants in demonstrations? 4. What is the typical profile of those targeted by the authorities for arrest, detention and mistreatment? Have family members of opposition figures and participants in demonstrations been targeted by the authorities? 5. What is the current situation of and the attitude of the authorities towards Shi'as in Bahrain? Is the Shi'a population in general at risk of harm because the authorities have imputed all Shi'as with anti-government opinion? 6. Please provide information on protests in support of the 2011 Bahraini uprising in Australia, particularly in Sydney and Brisbane. 7. Is there any information to suggest that Bahrainis who have participated in protests in Australia are at risk of facing harm if they were to return to Bahrain? Is there any information to suggest their family members in Bahrain have been targeted?

30 January 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

Pakistan: 1. Are Shiite Hazaras targeted by extremist groups in Quetta? 2. Are there any areas in Pakistan where Hazaras form the majority or live in relative peace? 3. Is state protection available for Hazaras in Quetta? 4. Is state protection available for Hazaras elsewhere in Pakistan? 5. Are there any reports of extremists demanding ransoms from well-known wealthy businessmen in Pakistan?

3 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

Pakistan: 1. Are there any examples of members of the Turi tribe being targeted for harm in Pakistan's major cities? Please provide recent, relevant information concerning the relocation of Shi'ite Pashtuns from FATA/NWFP to other parts of Pakistan

14 January 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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