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Colombia: 1. What is the status of Islam in Colombia? 2. Is there a Muslim community in Medellín? 3. Are there any reports of Muslims in Colombia being harassed or harmed?

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

China: 1. Please provide information on the current treatment by authorities of Christians in Henan Province, and if available, specifically about Zhengzhou City. 2. Please provide information on the current treatment by authorities of family or relatives of Christians

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

Netherlands: 1. Please provide information on the size and distribution of the Tigrinyan community in the Netherlands. 2. Please provide any available information on the prevalence of domestic violence in the Tigrinyan community. 3. Please provide information on attitudes towards single mothers in the Tigrinyan community. 4. What protection do the Dutch authorities provide to women who face domestic violence? 5. Are there any programs providing protection and support to women from ethnic minority groups such as the Tigrinyan community in the Netherlands?

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

Vietnam: 1. What is the position concerning Catholics in Vietnam? Are they free to practise their religion? 2. Is there any information about land disputes between the Vietnamese Government and the Catholic Church? 3. What is known of participation by Vietnamese in World Youth Day events in Sydney in 2008? 4. Deleted. 5. What is known of the dissident Catholic priest, Father (Thadeus/Thaddeus) Nguyen Van Ly? 6. What was the process for World Youth Day pilgrims to obtain visas to attend World Youth Day in Australia in 2008?

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

India: 1. Please provide some background information on the Brahmin Arya Samag BAS, e.g. its purpose, where it is based, and the nature of its activities. 2. Please provide information on whether the BAS is in conflict and tension with Sikhs in Ludhiana, Punjab, or vice versa. If they are in conflict, what is the basis of their disagreement? 3. Please provide information on whether there are any reports on whether Sikhs in Ludiahana have targeted or attacked BAS members in recent times.

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

Papua New Guinea: 1. Is there evidence that some violence in the western highlands of PNG is religiously motivated? Specifically, is there evidence that individuals and villages are targeted due to their membership of the Assemblies of God? 2. Is there evidence that AOG members are harmed in Port Moresby, Lae, and Wewak? 3. Is there evidence of a dispute between members of the Kinbim Remi and the Kumbu Maip tribes anywhere in PNG? 4. Is there evidence of clans or tribes known as the 'Kundka' or 'Akelka' in the Western Highlands?

3 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

Pakistan: 1. How many Pakistanis are not practising Muslims but also either not followers of other religions or actually agnostic/atheist, where do they live and is there any evidence of them being targeted for harm because of their non-practice of Islam/agnosticism/atheism? 2. Is there any evidence of the blasphemy laws being used recently (in the last five years or so) against individuals who do not practice or follow Islam but also do not practice or follow another religion?

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

India: 1. Please provide information on any reports of DSS followers being targetted for harm in Punjab or elsewhere in India since February 2010. 2. Is there any evidence of the Indian police or security forces denying protection to or not investigating complaints from DSS followers since 2009?

4 August 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

Egypt: 1. Deleted. 2. Are there any reports which suggest that police will fail to act in relation to crimes against Coptic Christians and would falsify reports about such crimes? 3. What percentage of the population in Heliopolis are Coptic Christians? 4. Is there any information about discrimination in the employment of Coptic Christians in universities and in particular whether there are Coptic Christians working at MUST?

26 July 2011 | Publisher: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Document type: Query Responses

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