an activist from Burma

The Asylum Officer asked:
-did anyone help you with Form I-589?
-did someone read it back to you, in your native language?
-What is Date of Birth of 1] your wife? 2] child #1? 3] child #3?
-why don't you want to return to your country?
Why do you fear your government?
What have you done, against your government?
How did you criticize your government?
Does the government know that you have criticies it?
How do you know, that it knows?
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what would happen, if you return to your country?
-do you know the name of one, similarly-situated person, who returned to your country and had problems, in the last six months?
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You say that you were hiding, and that the police were looking for you?
How do you know that?
Mr. X told you? How did Mr. X know that?
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Back in your country, did you join any political organizations?
Did you hold any offices or positions?
Here in USA, did you join any groups or political organizations?
Did you hold any offices or positions? Vice-President, for example?
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Tell me about all of your international travel. Where did you go, why, and for how long?
You say your government hates you? Really? how do you know?
Did your government give things of value to you? such as birth cert, marriage cert, and passport? You went to the airport, showed your passport, and they let you leave the country?
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an activist from Moldova

The Asylum Officer asked:
-show me your passport! give me a photocopy of each page of your passport!
What is the Date Of Birth of:
1] your wife 2] son #1; 3] son #2
Did anyone help you prepare this application? who?
Do you understand the contents of your application?
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did you have any difficulty getting your passport from the Government which you say hates you?
-did you have any difficulty getting out of your country? why weren't you arrested at the airport as you showed them your passport?
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Tell me your complete immigration history here in USA!
Are you afraid to return to your country? why?
-do you know someone, who is similarly-situated to you, who was not harmed? why wasn't she harmed?
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when you lived in your country, did you oppose your government? how?
Does your government know what you did in your country?
How would they know?
Why did you opposed your government?
when did you begin to oppose it?
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Has anyone in your family been harmed?
Your brother told you not to return? why did he tell you that? why does he think that?
If you return to your country, what would happen?
Why would that happen?
Do you CONTINUE to oppose your government?
what did you do here in USA?
Did you join a political party here in USA?
Did you do ANYTHING, just one thing, here in USA to show your oppostion to your government?
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Tell me about all of your international travels!