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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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Afghanistan: 1. In Afghanistan generally, what is the situation for people of Hazara ethnicity? 2. In Afghanistan generally, what is the situation for people of Shia religion? 3. Please supply background to the Wahdat party and the splits within it, particularly the Khalili and Akbari factions. 4. With regard to Yakawlang District of Bamyan Province, can you indicate on a map where this is? 5. What is the situation there for supporters of the Khalili faction of the Wahdat party? 6. What is the general security situation and control there by the government now, and is it an area marked by Taliban and Tajik activities? 7. Are there independent assessments available to indicate whether the security situation at present is improving, stable or deteriorating? 8. What is the situation there for Hazaras? 9. What is the situation there for Shia? 10. Anything else you feel might be relevant

5 August 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: The situation of Sunni Muslims who convert to Shi'ism; the procedure involved in converting (June 2003 - August 2005)

4 August 2005 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. What is the racial, tribal and religious demography of Nasiriyah? 2. How are returnees from the West, particularly in Nasiriyah, treated? Are they viewed as collaborators or targeted for their wealth? 3. How are returnees from Iran treated, with particular reference to Nasiriyah? 4. What is the process for returnees regaining their citizenship? 5. What is the process for returnees regaining their property? 6. What is the current security situation in Nasiriyah with particular reference to extremists such as Zarqawi? 7. Who are the insurgents targeting? 8. Please provide information on the extent of polygamous marriages amongst Shias in Iraq and Iraqi communities in Iran. 9. Please provide information on Abdul Hassan Al Draib, a senior member of the Baath party

28 June 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. Please provide a snapshot of the current security situation in the area of al Rumaitha. 2. What group or groups control the area? 3. If Shi'a, are they conservative regarding the behaviour/dress of women, and how is this manifesting itself? 4. Please provide any information regarding "Mahadi Alwadi" or the "High Council for the Liberation of Iraq", focusing on its attitude towards Shi'a who don't support it

28 April 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. Are there significant numbers of Sunnis in or around Zubayr? 2. Have there been recent instances of attacks on Shi'a clerics or Shi'as generally in or around Zubayr, or of other insurgent activity attributed to radical Sunnis?

11 April 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. Please provide any available information on the Alqrashmah tribe. 2. In particular, any information on the geographical spread of members of this tribe would be helpful. 3. Is there any information on predominant ethnicity and political allegiance of this tribe? 4. Is there any evidence of land disputes or tribal fighting in a place called Alhalaf?

21 March 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Iraq: 1. Please provide an update of the general security situation within Iraq, and particularly in Baghdad, and the effectiveness of the Interim Government. 2. What is the current strength of former supporters of Saddam/Ba'athists? 3. Who are their main targets? 4. What is the current strength of Islamic extremists such as the al-Sadr militants? 5. Who are their main targets? 6. How effective are the security forces in providing protection to potential targets? 7. Is there any evidence that returning refugees are being targeted because they are seen as supporters of the Coalition occupation or for other reasons eg wealth? 8. Are there any reports of insurgents - Baathist, Sunni or Shia - targeting Iraqis who have returned from the West because they are deemed "collaborators"? 9. By what means are Iraqi returnees transported from neighbouring countries to Baghdad? 10. Have there been any reports of employees of transport companies providing information about their passengers to insurgents or any other non-State organisation within Iraq?

18 March 2005 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: Reports of forced recruitment of Sunni Muslims in Karachi by Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP), who are ordered to locate and kill Shi'as; whether there have been any repercussions to forcibly recruited Sunnis and/or their families who refused or opposed doing as the SSP had ordered (January 2003 - November 2004)

18 November 2004 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: The duties and functions of the leader of a Shi'a Imambargah, including whether the leader organizes and/or participates in community outreach activities or whether he/she remains within the Imambargah while volunteers perform such activities

30 August 2004 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

Pakistan: The treatment of Shi'as by the government and the population; the government response to violence against Shi'as; the status and situation of the Shi'a political party, the Tehreek (Tehrik)-i/e-Jafria Pakistan (TJP) (2000-March 2004)

1 April 2004 | Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | Document type: Query Responses

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