activist from Egypt #2

-did you give food/$/ trash bags to the organization?

If someone videotaped you, what would the video show?  Pretend the video is played with no sound; all you can see is you. What are you doing in the video? Sitting on a chair? Walking on the sidewalk? On the street? On the grass?

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Why did you throw stones? Did you hit anyone?

Did you ever ask anyone else to throw stones?

Why did you protest/?

What did you see with your own eyes? What did you hear, with your own ears?

Why did the officer hit you?

Why did the officer shoot at you?

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You gave food to the men? Did any of the food go to men doing violence?

Did you give anything of value to them? Such as 50 cents, a cold drink, a ride in your taxi? Shelter, housing?

Ever help anyone, even if under duress?

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You departed from your country 3 years ago? In the last 3 years, did your brother suffer any harm? Your mother?  Any threats to them?

Has anyone asked about you, in the last 3 years? NO? so, the government has forgotten about you? You have done nothing in the past three years to bring yourself to the attention of your government?

If you return to your country, what would happen?

Is there anything else?

Is there anything else?

an activist from Egypt #1

Questions asked of an activist from Egypt

   Interview lasted 3 ½ hours; it started 2 ½ hours late

Show me your passport! You were able to re-new it?

Who helped you prepare your app? How did he help you? Did you prepare it first in French, and then translate into English? Was it read back to you in French?

Does your statement contain all of your harm? Really? All of it?

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Was your statement first prepared in French, or what? Did you write it, or did your lawyer?

When did you last depart from your country?

TELL ME ALL OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

For each country that you were in, what was your immigration status?

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Tell me about all the jobs you have ever held, beginning 23 years ago!who was your employer in 1984? Yes, that is 23 years ago; so what?

What was your job in 1990? In 1995?

What were you doing in 2003? Live where? Work where? Immigration status? Political activity? Why nothing?

TELL ME THE MONTH/YEAR/CITY!  If you say, “july 5^th,” then you are going to make me guess the year and the city?  You think I know what year you are talking about?

CAN YOU BE CHRONOLOGICAL?  GO FROM YEAR, TO THE NEXT YEAR, TO THE NEXT YEAR?

Who organized the protest?  The “X” party? Who are they? Are they 100% non-violent?

You “support” the X party? What does “support” mean?

-give $? Tell your friends it is a good organization? Ask friends to join it/

Attend meetings/rallies/demonstrations?  Ask your friends to give $?

What does “organize” mean?  Someone stands up, and tells people where to stand? Walk? Tells them what to say? Arranges for food and transport?

How did the protest come into existence? Who planned it? Where? When? How did you hear about it?