Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Religious persecution (including forced conversion)

Argued: 30 November, 1994; Decided: 4 January, 1995

4 January 1995 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Deportation / Forcible return - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion - Persecution of family members - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Philippines - United States of America

Submitted: 8 December, 1994; Filed: 23 December, 1994 The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for submission on the record and briefs and without oral argument. Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); Ninth Circuit Rule 34-4

23 December 1994 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Illegal entry - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Egypt - United States of America

Submitted: 15 March, 1994; Filed: 9 June, 1994

9 June 1994 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Deportation / Forcible return - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United States of America

Submitted: 10 May, 1994; Filed; 6 June, 1994.

6 June 1994 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom of expression - Freedom of speech - Persecution based on political opinion - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Guyana - United States of America

Filed: 18 May, 1994; Decision without published opinion.

18 May 1994 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Deportation / Forcible return - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United States of America

Argued and submitted: 6 May, 1994; Filed: 12 May, 1994

12 May 1994 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Deportation / Forcible return - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - United States of America

Filed: 14 April, 1994

14 April 1994 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Iraq - United States of America

1 April 1994 | Publisher: Human Rights Watch | Document type: Country Reports

Submitted: 1 February, 1994; Filed: 9 February, 1994 The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for disposition without oral argument

9 February 1994 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Persecution of family members - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: United States of America

Submitted: 5 November, 1993; Filed: 9 November, 1993 The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument

9 November 1993 | Judicial Body: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Denial of refugee status - Deportation / Forcible return - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) | Countries: Romania - United States of America